1) https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/our_relationship_is/ both mls are decent. it's pretty obvious who the fl ends up with (because the end game ml has his own pov. and is on the cover.) but i remember feeling really sad for the second ml that he wasn't picked
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/hirunaka_no_ryuusei/ don't read the comments if you don't want to know who the fl ends up with. but it was hard to guess who she would end up with when the manga was still being updated
2) https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/from_points_of_three/ not really a "lost a bet" thing but more like a "i'm just using you to pass the time" thing. but i would always recommend this if anyone is after a chasing/ carthasis arc. the mc's hurt, fury, and resentment is depicted satisfactorily, and the ml's regret is also depicted satisfactorily, and is not over the top or undercooked
3) there'd be lots of these types of manga/manhwas, like here's a random list https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/156446/ . shout out to https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/skip_to_loafer/ though
Thank you so much!!
So I recently read a few manga/manhwa that lowkey pissed me off because I liked some of the concept but hated the execution, I feel like they had potential but it was kinda wasted by the route the author went down. There were several and sadly I cannot remember the names off the top of my head to give for comparison, but I’ll write like a small summary of what I’m looking for and if anyone knows anything that’s even slightly similar to either of these three descriptions that would be amazing! Also these can be either BL, GL, or het, I have no preference in that regard, and I also don’t mind whether it’s nsfw or totally wholesome, I’m good with whatever.
1) Any love triangle series where EITHER: both leads are actually really decent people and it’s hard to tell who the MC will end up with, OR where the “main” one is a typical douche but contrary to the love triangle norm, the MC actually goes with the kinder one (I’m tired of getting my hopes up just to watch the MC end up with the one who sucks).
2) I read a manga where someone started dating the MC because he lost a bet or something, so like a fake dating thing, but the MC knew all along and went with it anyway, and things got sorted out pretty quick once the lead confessed that it started as a prank but turned into real love. It made me wanna see if there’s any prank-date “lost a bet” kind of thing where the MC genuinely doesn’t know and is actually hurt when they find out, and the lead actually has to WORK to earn back the MC’s trust instead of the “real” confession being accepted right away. (I feel like this will fuck me up emotionally but I want angst).
3) Lastly— is there a romance manga/manhwa where one of the leads is conventionally unattractive (whether it be weight or facial appearance or anything else) BUT doesn’t have to change themselves to make their partner or love interest like them? I read one recently where the MC had to lose weight for the ML to even respect her basically and it left a bad taste in my mouth lol— I just wanna see someone get accepted rather than force themselves to change. This can be purely fluff, or angst, I’m good with either.
Omg that was long. If you read this all, I love you.