Historical BL Webtoons
Left to right: Painter of the Night, The Royal Bridegroom, Bongchon Bride, Haunted by Desire, Steel Under Silk, Under the Plum Blossom Tree, Count Tachibana, A Twisted Fate, Gale of the God, Carry Me to Paradise, Bad Work, Toxin
Painter of the Night by Byeonduck
Na-kyum is a young painter with an exceptional talent: creating erotic images of men. Though he has published a few collections under a pseudonym, he has decided to quit painting. Then Seungho, a young nobleman, barges into his life. A hell-raiser notorious for his insatiable lust, Seungho forces Na-kyum to become his private painter. However, the nights that await Na-kyum are beyond anything he could have imagined…
Status: +129 Chapters (Complete)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Master-Servant Relationship, Nobility/Aristocracy, Painter
CW: rape, violence, non-con, abuse
The Royal Bridegroom by Count Cat
“Anyone who touches this person will have to risk their neck.” The king's son-in-law lost his bride before the wedding and, due to the national law, must remain a widower for life. His two brothers-in-law, however, become rivals for his love.
Status: +50 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Adult, Love Triangle, Widowed mc, Second Couple, Royalty
CW: non-con, dub-con
Bongchon Bride by Son Gaepi
"He bought me for 50 sacks of rice." Soongap is nearly beaten to death by his master when friendly giant Bongchun buys him and saves his life. Bongchun's blind mother is delighted, believing her son has finally brought home a bride. And the more Bongchun treats Soongap like his darling bride, the more things get heated...
Status: +89 Chapters (Complete)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Adult, Age Gap, Brother Complex, Size Difference
CW: non-con, dub-con, incest, violence, rape, etc...
Haunted by Desire by Penguin
Jo Seong-jae has a secret: he’s been spending passionate nights with a ghost that looks like Hong Dohui, the man he’s in love with. Plagued every night by his yearning and the unrelenting ghost, Seong-jae’s health steadily worsens. Concerned for his ailing friend, Dohui offers to help Seong-jae escape his nightmares. It’s a feat no ordinary man could accomplish, but Dohui is no ordinary man. See, Dohui has a secret, too. It just might be the key to saving Seong-jae…or to destroying them both.
Status: +85 Chapters (Complete)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Adult, Horror, Supernatural,Tragedy, Childhood Friends, Dreams, Ghosts, Spirits, Unexpressed Feelings
CW: body horror, non-con, dub-con
Steel Under Silk by Snob
Yeonjo used to have it all: a highly respected family, a kind brother, and a comfortable life. Now, with his father executed for high treason, his last kin dead, and damned to a lifetime of slavery, Yeonjo has nothing to lose. All that is left is vengeance, and his chance comes when the new governor assigned to the region is none other than Kwon Hee-ryang, the man who destroyed everything Yeonjo loved. Now, Yeonjo will do everything to get his revenge…even if it means getting in bed with his greatest enemy. Hiding a blade behind his beautiful smile, like silk hiding steel, Yeonjo waits for his moment to strike. But things are not going to be so easy…
Status: +80 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Mature, Romance, Enemies Become, Revenge, Tradegy, Fallen Nobility
CW: dub-con, non-con, rape, violence, blood, prostitution
Under the Plum Blossom Tree by Barley & Baekha
As the son of a prestigious political figure in Joseon, Hajin has only ever been interested in studying to become like his father. That is, until he meets Namwoo, a young man who takes on various odd jobs as he struggles to pass his school exams. As they overcome hardships together and learn more about each other's history, they soon realize that their lives are intertwined in more ways than they thought. Will their relationship bloom, or will it just scatter like the petals of a plum blossom?
Status: +90 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Betrayal, Coercion, Fallen Nobility, Noble to Commoner
CW: violence
Count Tachibana by Kakki
During the period of Japanese colonial rule, a young Korean boy, Yonghyun, is invited every summer to a royal residence in the mountains behind his village. The residence of one Count Tachibana. The peculiar Tachibana Sho is a complete mystery, as it seems he’s never left his mansion, not even once. But over the summers, Tachibana Sho and Yonghyun have made a strange but solid bond with each other. Now Yonghyun is devising a plan to help Sho escape his mansion but it won't be easy. Adults with their meddlesome ulterior motives and the giant mansion itself all present challenges to their idea. How will the two boys break free and what will they learn about each other...?
Status: 70 Chapters (Complete)
Tagged: Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Tragedy, 20th Century, Childhood Friends, Japanese Imperialism, Noble-Commoner Relationship, War, non-graphic
CW: japanese imperialism, violence
A Twisted Fate by Hyeu
Demi-drake, a mythical creature yearning to ascend to dragonhood, tragically falls short, harboring resentment in its serpentine form. A twisted fate unfolds as Baeksa, a white serpent demi-drake, sees its spirit instead transmigrating into the body of Yehwa, Muyeon's stepfather. This curse thrusts both Baeksa and Muyeon into a complicated situation, with Baeksa grappling with the unfamiliar physicality of a male prostitute, and Muyeon navigating the emotional turmoil of being deeply in love with the man who now houses Baeksa's spirit. As Muyeon grapples with conflicting emotions and the desire to retaliate against Baeksa, another complicating factor emerges – Yehwa's memories begin resurfacing in Baeksa, adding even more to their twisted fantastical tale.
Status: +45 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Adult, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Supernatural, Love-Hate Relationship, Tragedy
CW: violence, prostitution, fake incest, rape, drugs
Gale of the God by Baek Sangeon
In the mystical realm of Hoseon, protected by the tiger deity known as the Sable Tiger, Crown Prince Lee Hyo is born with formidable power but a cold, foreboding aura that forces the palace to hide his existence. Meanwhile, Seo Doram, a disgraced noble turned servant, is unexpectedly summoned to the palace with an astonishing decree: he is to become the Crown Princess. Confused and suspicious, Doram finds himself entangled in royal secrets, while the aloof prince oddly recalls a bond from their childhood… Just what could the Sable Tiger have in store for them both?
Status: +30 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Arranged Marriage, Fantasy, Class System, Memory Loss, Past Encounter, Royalty, Fallen Nobility
CW: dub-con, non-con, rape, violence
Carry Me to Paradise by Bart
OMEGAVERSE “Please…hold me.” “But, sir…” Il-yeon has left home to do a task at his father’s request. He has come back to a place he hasn’t been in in ten years. My, how things have changed. And he can’t wait to see some familiar old faces again. But suddenly, one night Il-yeon is overwhelmed by a debilitating sickness. No, it can’t be…not here…not now… It’s that sickness that consumes his entire body with a burning fire that can only be treated by…the pleasure given by another. By chance or by fate, Il-yeon stumbles upon the commoner, Ungae, and asks for his immediate assistance. Il-yeon has a duty to carry on the family line as a Yin being but he surrenders to his instincts and spends a dream-like night with Ungae. This is the tale of how Il-yeon, the noble, and the mysterious Ungae, begin their unforgettable passion together.
Status: +100 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Romance, Tragedy, Comedy, Nobility/Aristocracy, Class disparities, Fantasy, Supernatural, Omegaverse, Possession
CW: dub-con, non-con
Bad Work by Jun, So Jogeum &Jeongsal (정살)
In the year Grand Prince Lee Taerok turned thirteen, his nephew, Lee Nanyoung, was born. A Grand Prince who, like himself, would never become the Crown Prince, nor the King. Yet, aside from that, Lee Nanyoung was a completely different being. He began teaching Nanyoung at the King’s, his elder brother’s, request, but the boy had no talent for swordsmanship, possessed a frustratingly gentle nature, and trusted people with an almost pathetic naiveté. Despite being a Grand Prince, no one held any expectations for Nanyoung. Not even for him to survive to adulthood. “I want to be a man like you, Uncle.” From the moment they met, Nanyoung admired Taerok and saw him as the epitome of the man he wished to become. His uncle, Taerok, was unique and irreplaceable to him. However, as his feelings for Taerok deepened beyond admiration, he became consumed by confusion. And Taerok ends up witnessing a kiss with another man, a kiss meant to confirm his own feelings—. “You will become a source of scandal for me, young prince. And this uncle will become a source of scandal for you.”
Status: +17 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Drama, Historical, Age Gap, Based on a Web Novel
CW: non-con, fake incest
Toxin by Doro, Mechanist & Nun Nu
An Imae born to a human father and an Imae mother endures various persecutions and grows up without ever obtaining a name. One day, the notorious Black Martial Emperor, the merciless king of the Baedal Kingdom, destroys the Imae village. After his beloved mother dies at the hands of the cruel emperor, he is determined to seek revenge, posing as a painter to paint his portrait…
Status: +50 Chapters (Ongoing)
Tagged: Adult, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mature, Revenge
CW: abuse, rape, violence, extremely toxic relationship
Like a Fever Dream (열병) by Lee Hyeon, So Jogeum & Larkspur
Myungha, cast out by his family and forced to live a lonely life as a gravekeeper, is suddenly tasked by his father with a peculiar “errand.” What seemed like a simple task brings him to none other than the estate of Grand Prince Howon, Yi Sa-hwon. In the blink of an eye, Myungha goes from being a gravekeeper to the wife of the enigmatic prince. Alone in an unfamiliar place, the only warmth Myungha can rely on comes from Sa-hwon’s kindness. Yet that kindness proves dangerous to trust, for the Sa-hwon of the night is an entirely different man…
Status: +90 Chapters (Complete)
Tagged: Adult, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural, Ghosts, Cursed
CW: abuse, dub-con, violence
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