Kinda same experience here. I like BL because somehow.....the mc has a motive?
On the other hand (I know this is a gross generalisation) the females in straight romance....forget anything except her love.
I don't hate hetero relationships, but these authors (from oriental culture- very conservative area) just don't know, that taking all the perso...... reply
Recommend me some top-tier stuff that made u realise that the characters in that story are quite smart.
Like it could have some really heavy politics with people scheming behind each other's back or have a very complex crime scene, paired up with a smart detective (or maybe a criminal ??).
It could literally be anything, any genre is fine.