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I appreciate the author for showing why tj and young are so attached to each other. This puts so much into perspective, the writing is so good. The character and plot building is amazing, really enjoying this
A comment which actually recognises and addresses the depths of the writing? A rare sight. Thank you, my eyes didn't bleed all the way today.
Thank you!! I just feel like it's especially important to acknowledged the authors that are clearly working hard to do more with their talent than smut. I'm not at all putting down smut authors, their talent is valuable as well, but in a genre saturated with sex and rape, it's refreshing to stumble upon good writing and complex characters
I entirely agree. It pains me when people can't recognise that and try to apply the same logic to stories that are actually thought through that they do to smut. Complexity is sadly
something which isn't generally appreciated.
Random ass nobodies with no legitimate reason to hold a grudge coming in and starting trouble, rapists repeatedly attacking their victims until they apparently "want" it, people keeping dumb ass irrelevant secrets from their partner to not "burden" them which ends up causing more problems and ruining relationships that were actually good... Like i get it, conflicts that need resolving helps push the narrative forward or whatever, but the stuff happening in some of these titles right now is just utter bullshit
Welp they're common tropes in trashy bl and josei so we have to dig deeper for the good ones unfortunately. The majority of the ones that use those tropes are shallowly written with no complexity so I tend to dnf them since the chances of it being a quality read are abysmal.
I think once I stumbled upon good ones like Love Sick Dog and Our Sunny Days, I just can't gloss over and ignore trashy tropes for the sake of the read anymore. If you got any good recs please lmk
Okaay so u might've asked the wrong person because i am fond of some toxic angst but I'll try my best:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/iki_dekinai_no_wa_kimi_no_sei/ (shounen ai, musician lovers very cute and healthy relationship)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/off_the_plate/ (I think the writing is amazing also I like food competitions what can I say, pretty angsty)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_last_step_on_the_way/ (angsty hurt/comfort)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/nerd_project/ (I forgive everything bcuz of the unbelievable tension)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/fangs/ (very cute also grapples some deep themes bcuz immortality so angsty)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/exclusive_no_love_zone/ (interesting omegaverse discourse I think most non toxic omgvrse)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/love_for_sale_1/ (ppl pleaser × workaholic, ok this may be iffy but they get there)
Sorry for the subpar descriptors lol I'm half asleep
fr girl im so tired,,
Please name your BL faves!! We're looking for healthy relationships here, even if they're complex with some redemption archs. Second chances are welcome, but for the love of consent, please DO NOT put a trashy rapist on here.
There's so much more going on with tj than him just being a "possessive top", and young's sexuality has been influenced by past traumas. My thanks to the author for creating characters with depth
Lmao if it was just a possessive top, one example is the ML from Love Jinx. Lack of depth, just possessive. That’s why I dislike it when people label any character here as green flag, black flag, or red flag, yellow, etc.
I actually haven't read that one, but I've got no desire to now after seeing this. thanks for the heads up. And "flags" mean nothing on this site cause ppl be defending the wildest shxt
Exactly! I personally can't stomach the amount of grape and stuff in the bl that people read casually. The moment I see any red flags it's a straight NO.