What’s a niche/specific trope you really like

WHERE DO I EVEN START.. 1.BLs where the mc and ml are actually friends, like they’re have a typical straight teenage boy friendship and it isn’t like one of them is secretly in love at first, (fake slackers) 2. BL where there isn’t a dramatic love confession, like the build up is perfect but when they find out they like each other they don�......   reply

story where they specifically met in high school and at least one of them didn't know they were gay until they met the other and they were eachothers (or at least ones) first everything but for some tragic reason they separated and years later as adults they reunite   reply

A mature type of yuri story about women who are rivals/opponents/professional business partners/etc. - who are attracted to/ fall in love with each other. It’d nice if it’s not a love-at-first-sight or childhood friends or fateful past encounter tropes (which I do enjoy tho), and more about how they strive in their respective fields, collide an......   reply