Sauce for chapter 15 and 16 endnotes?

If you're talking about the image at the end of chapter 16 it's a hetero manhwa called "I found a husband when I picked up the male lead" it's ongoing at chp 55, kinda slow placed with the romance so I'd let it marinate for awhile lol.

Sounds good thanks, that’s exactly what I was looking for. I knew it was a hetero one cuz the whole fantasy empire troupe is a unicorn in the bl slide of things but the most common trope EVER in straight romances lmao
But ay, the art looks really good so thanks for the heads up and the name, at least I’ll be able to add it to my “want to read” list haha(๑•ㅂ•)و✧

Omg I know right fantasy empire is one of my favorite troupes, would love to see more BL versions. The hetero ones get really repetitive after the first 20 but love them regardless lol And just thought I'd mention it's hetero cause most people on here are usually pretty dead set on BL. This one is super cute with decent plot so I'd def recommend. ╮(￣▽￣)╭

FACTS, like omg I love a straight romance here and there but why is it all the same plot and stuff, like the whole reason I turn to bl so much is because at this point it’s more original than hetero these days so I might as well while waiting for something good to come to my attention (I’m just a sucker for anything romance, gay or straight haha) I totally get people being dead set on bl so I appreciate the thought, but they are missing on some PRETTY good hetero ones. Like omg, any manga got me squealing like a kindergartener over the cuteness, which surprisingly happens more often on hetero versus bl (so many dark ones these days)
But yeah this one so far is pretty good, I’m actually shocked with how simplistic it is but hey at least they get straight to the point and don’t beat around the bush

Literally that's why I started reading strictly BL for like 4 years straight. Hetero just got sooo predictable. BL stories have so much creativity, usually because their relationship is taboo lol. But I've been getting back into hetero tho, been super into strong female leads lately. But yeah there is a problem with normalizing red flags in BL, only way you can really avoid it is shounen ai otherwise you're basically guaranteed a red flag or two, I've gotten so desensitized -_- but I'm a sucker for the 18+, shounen ai usually lacks passion and feels more bromancy, def some good ones out there for sure though. I'm also a romance nut, basically, if not actually, the only genre a read, rom-com, horror romance, phycological romance, sci-fi romance, if it got romance I don't really gaf what it's mixed with. I've read everything lol and I also agree this ones pretty good, I little unusual with the plot but it is entertaining haha

Oh my god you’re literally reading my mind HAHA I try to like go back to straight romance here and there as a way to like check on the genre so I try not to stay away from it for too long and honestly sometimes I find some historical genres that are actually REALLY good and unique. I’m a fan of string female leads but I started hating how they started taking away from the male leads because of the female lead being strong, like, I kinda just enjoy them both being strong and tackling the world together, like making up for each others’ weaknesses type stuff. The red flags in bl like I can KINDA enjoy if like they do it correctly, like I think Waterside Night was pretty good when it came to dealing with red flags and his redemption but yeah there’s some like Jinx that I’m like “why are people reading this?” Where it like doesn’t even feel like a romance but some weird torture porn. I like yanderes and tsunderes as much as the other guy but like, I feel like there’s a point where it stops being a romance and that’s been like a majority that I’ve read, there ain’t no Stockholm syndrome in that. I also totally agree with liking yaoi more than shounen ai, you literally took the words outta me, like I don’t care for like porn or whatever but they really do go so hard on making the romance amazing and deepening the relationship if they do. I actually straight up avoid Chinese manhwas because of that cuz not only do they avoid 18+ stuff but they also avoid kissing and it’s like, there ain’t no romance at all at that point, at least shounen ai can have kissing and insinuate 18+ stuff. I’m so glad to meet another romance person cuz I’ve read it all too HAHA and you can tell it’s been a while since I’ve talked about this LOL (sorry for my paragraphs) also glad to know I’m not the only one who saw some odd parts in this but I’ve just been shutting my brain off and laughing at them at this point, I’ve seen weirder

Lmao don't worry about it, I was worried I was talking to much haha but yeah I can kinda agree with female leads taking away from male leads. And sometimes they make a female lead too tsundere like and it's just makes me feel bad for the ML. Might as well just not make it a romance and just make it a badass action story where the female is the savior or something. I'm mainly a fan of the redemption arc, for both hetero and BL. And I totally agree that waterside night dealt with the toxicity really well, like it's still very much toxic and it's not at all realistic for real life but it's fiction, I mean it is Omegaverse lol The author made it work the best way possible with actually reflection, regret, and redemption, but in real life it just wouldn't be possible as he probably wouldn't have actual reflection, regret, or redemption. So even though I usually try to stay away from SA, Waterside Night is an exception of mine. And don't even get me started on jinx I was so excited for it because I love BJ Alex but omfg it's actually horrible, there will be no valid redemption I hope the ml dies, I stopped reading it so fckn fast it was horrendous. Kinda similar to "Love History Caused by Willful Negligence" which had a good plot and potential for redemption only for it to turn to actual disgusting rape, not dub-con just straight up rape. Or another one "Beware of the Full Moon In March" this one is a little better with redemption but author didn't pull it off well and I hate the ML, he acts like a spoiled brat and kinda blames MC a lot, love the MC though. But yeah sex just really depends the relationship but sadly there's not a lot of stories without some sort of weird dub-con section that throws me off, or the bottom constantly saying "no" or "stop" like why can't authors ever make bottoms actually enjoy sex -_- but when you find a good one story with everything having the perfect balance of drama, angst, redemption, consensual sex, it's just chefs kiss. And I also avoid Chinese manhwa one exception of mine is "my father in law is my wife" though the story has gotten a little strange, and I feel like the translation just keeps getting worse They actually do kiss and insinuate sex and the couple is so cute I'd recommend there's an age gap obviously but everything's consensual and legal. Side couple though, is weird ASF haha And I also haven't met a romance person either or someone with the same views of Romance it's really refreshing to talk about this haha and yeah def seen weirder this one is just a good laugh with a bit of confusion ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌

Okay I kinda take back "my father in law is my wife" cause second couple just got so crazy, id recommended to stop reading after the first couple

Nah man if anything it’s refreshing to find someone who talks as much as me HAHA makes me feel like I’m not onesidedly excited about something. And like I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU like oh my god I’ve been praying for a romance where the mc is a guy because like I’m so sick and tired of the same weird strong female lead (the wrong type of course, the right type is of course always in my list of favorites but yknow how rare that is) and like honestly as long as it’s not the weird harem trope I would much prefer the girl being weak and innocent cuz like AT LEAST ITS REFRESHING rather than guy being princess carried like 30 times in 30 different manhwas, like PLEASEEE, especially when they make the ml like “omg he’s the strongest in the empire” like it’s cute the first few times when it’s the tough guy everyone’s scared of is weak to the smallest girl with brains of the next Einstein because she reincarnated or isekaied, but holy moly it’s the same trope. Honestly I’m even just tired of the whole reincarnated or isekai trope because like a majority of the stuff I’ve read doesn’t even like, use that information like “father I don’t want this marriage” (which is my pfp) literally starts off with the mc isekai into a novel and THEY FORGET ABOUT IT AFTER 15 CHAPTERS LIKE??? THEN WHY WAS IT ADDED??? But hey at least it was really good and the ending got me tearing up every time I reread it so I can’t hate it too much. And I agree with your point on Waterside Night, like it really sucked at the beginning because of the obvious reasons but I think they did a semi-more realistic take of SA turn into romance where like, there was no forgiveness, trauma did turn into scars, and they were able to find happiness through all that while keeping that with them and I think that it was perfect ┗( T﹏T )┛at least compared to the other SA listed LOL, like I try to give them a shot especially since I can mentally handle a majority of them in HOPES of a good redemption but yeah there have been ones where it was like NAH, Jinx, Killing Stalking, and fuck it more recently, Unfinished Business I mean I LEFT it to marinate for a bit so I didn’t have to torture myself with every new chapter and I check in and BRO LITERALLY SNAPPED HIS ANKLE LIKE IT SHOWED IT while SAing him and it’s like bro, there ain’t no redemption for that. Stuff like that I can’t handle reading passed 10 chapters, like I can handle just regular SA like Willful Negligence which is why I keep reading it (and the art is gorgeous unfortunately ;-;) but hardcore physical abuse like that just, it haunts my mind for the rest of the week with how uncommon (thank GOD) I’ve seen it. I also hate how authors making “no”s and “stop”s consensual sometime like, at this point I can’t tell what’s SA and what isn’t（/TДT)/ like is this the author trying to make it sexy or scary??? Totally agree we need more consensual fluff though like god why did I have to read all of the (apparently) uncommon cute fluffy stories like Cherry Blossoms already. THATS crazy that you read my father in law is my wife cuz that’s also actually my only Chinese exception too, but to be honest I kinda dropped it when it started being a little weird, it had such an interesting plot but it got too crazy for me, based on your recommendation I’m glad I stopped(づ￣ ³￣)づ (I think I stopped when the father in law became a child because LOL) On a side note I’m glad I met ya, you seem a lot more chill than a lot of people I met on here (no offense to them of course, still great people, just too hyper for me and you actually read a lot of the ones I read too HAHA)

I don't mean to interrupt y'alls conversation, which i love by the way! A d i agree to everything y'all are saying. But I want to know if yall read the Manhwa, "Define the Relationship". I found it so good. On par with cherry blossoms after winter, if not better. The art was just chefs kiss. Also "Hold Me Tight" was another one that I just absolutely found fantastic.

Again, I do apologize butting into the conversation.

Ay no need to apologize, we’re the ones having such an interesting convo in public I’d be shocked if no one else replied if they wanted to LOL. I DID read Define the Relationship it was SOOO good, got frustrating with the misunderstandings sometimes but it wasn’t annoying, rather it was like good misunderstandings if yknow what I mean. I tried getting into Hold Me Tight when it first came out but I probably got bored of waiting for the chapters and dropped it but you totally just reminded me I gotta go back and read it, thanks for the recommendation! Keep em coming cuz I need some more warm fluffy romances like the ones you mentioned ლ(´ڡ`ლ)

You're not butting in at all, I actually totally forgot this was in a comment section people can actually see lol an dyes I LOVE define the relationship and hold me tight is actually my first bl manhwa!! Was basically why I started reading bl lol both are so great, I'm glad other people think so too!

Yeah I second their opinion I absolutely adore hold me tight so much lol

Oh fr? Then I just gotta go back and read it HAHA, honestly I might do it now considering I’m currently on boredom levels of out of romance mangas to read so, here it goes. Whats funny is it was actually one of my first bls too which is probably why I was so impatient cuz knowing me I was probably like “why bother waiting when I can just read a completed one,” I don’t even think I had an account to keep up with the updates.
Also I too completely forgot this was in a comment section but yknow I’m completely vibing so LOL but if any of yall wanna hang out outside a comment section, I got a discord (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

Lol same I talk way too much and it's nice to have someone talking as much, agreeing with me and equally excited. And omg I do not like harem tropes at all, I've always found them so weird and uncomfortable, and also so unrealistic. No one got 5 people in love with them and all willing to basically fight to the death for them. And usually the MC is kinda just leading all them on and I just don't like it at all. Idk about weak and innocent FLs I see that enough in bl bottoms tbh┐(´ー｀)┌ I just prefer a equal relationship, like a relationship where one isn't all

Wtf they got rid of like 2/3 of my comment༎‿༎

Yeah it does that sometimes. And yeah if yall would like to keep talk to each other out side of a comment section I have discord as well. Though I don't want to put my discord here in the comment section... lol. I just usually read and comment. I don't know how to send message to people on here lol.

Oh please do, go back and read Hold me tight, it's now completed and I love how the story just evolves. Sure it's got lots of sexy time. But it has a good plot. At least I think so. And I completely agree with harem tropes. I'm not one for those. I have a few that I have in my list that I read for giggles cus their outrageous, and I need a chuckle. But I mostly go for bl/hetro romance or if I find a good one fantasty/action. I loved solo leveling.

Oh my god it’s like I’m looking in a mirror cuz you TOTALLY GET ITTT!!! Like what’s upsetting is that I’ve only seen one romance do harems correctly where the mc just is unaware, loves the fl and the others give up when they realize he has feelings for her (IKR? THEY GIVE UP CUZ OF A CRUSH AND THANK GOD) cuz what i hate the most is when the mc and the romantic interest are quite literally dating, MARRIED in some cases I’ve seen, and there’s just love interests refusing to give up on the mc like WHY? It’s also why I can’t stand poly a little bit because every time I feel like there’s some weird harem going on, like harem trauma. I also am just not a big fan of rivals in general, sure have rivals but I hate it when they intentionally try to break up the main couple. Romance is NOT that deep in real life holy moly
Haha yeah you’re right I see the weak and innocent type a lot in bls and it is def annoying, I prefer equal too, it’s just at this point, in regards to straight romances, I’d rather see weak and innocent seeing how more uncommon it is. Like on a tier list, equal first, weak and innocent next, empowering third mainly because I don’t see it enough in hetero. BL it’s the same both ways so I’d want equal for them lol

HAHA yeah I totally get it, I just put it out there in case yall wanted to move. Weird how it just cut out Roses’ comment like that, haven’t seen that happen to me yet so I hope you’re wrong and it’s not common (￣∇￣") don’t wanna rewrite the essays I’m sending, I do that enough as it is. I’m reading it now and yeah I was not prepared to be first chapter into a sex scene but yknow at this point I’m used to it LOL. AND OH MY GOD SOLO LEVELING I’m so GLAD you also read action and fantasy, I never see any of you guys here in the romance genre!!!! I read solo leveling when it first came out and am now forcing my non manga reader friends to watch the anime cuz I’m so glad it’s getting the love it deserves!! I’ve been on a streak lately of reading solo leveling knockoffs because ngl it’s really funny how similar it is but the nonsense they get up to to make it different. Also the classic knockoff Jinwoo’s are hilarious cuz they make the mc badass right off the bat and they always literally look like Jinwoo too. I do have to ask, have you guys read the beginning after the end? It’s my replacement for Solo Leveling atm and I love it, they do the overpowered mc trope RIGHT