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From: Our Sunny Days
𝔹𝕃 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ✦ 𝕎ℝ𝔸ℙ-𝕌ℙ
happy new year!! ✨ °˖✧🥂✧˖° ✨
I enjoyed so much BL this year ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝ thank you to all of the authors, artists, & creators for your hard work and dedication. I promise every little detail you include we see and appreciate ♡♡
For all of the BL stories I’ve read this past year, I have a winner in 13 categories and 5 overall 2024 winners.
Enjoy!
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✰ FUNNIEST
And the nominees are…
Punch Drunk Love (2023 winner)
Killer Crush (2022 winner)
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi / The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera
Lucky Paradise
Happy Crappy Life
And the winner is…
LUCKY PARADISE
I re-read this one this year and despite some emotional moments in the series, I laugh out loud every single chapter!! This one has ~layers~ to it, it hits so many different types of humor for me. Ho-in and Woojin are absolute clowns (bffs ♡) and Chunwoo is always so deadpan... I love them so much ٩( ᗒᗨᗕ )۶ Idc how many side chapters there are, I'll be reading them all ♡
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✰ MOST INTRIGUING
And the nominees are…
Night Fragments
Gig of the Day
Liveta
Dawn of the Dragon
Scent and Sensibility
And the winner is…
LIVETA
Ahhhhhh ♡ I love Liveta ♡ Despite this one being ongoing since 2021 and being on hiatus a lot of this year, when it comes back -and honestly every single chapter- I'm pulled into this unique world all over again.
I'll definitely be re-reading this series before it ends. I feel like it's one of those where we don't register certain information the first time or understand the meaning of things, like the side characters, characters' history or traumas, context as to what happened when. I've already re-read it twice? three times? and I feel like there's more I missed! I love the complex characters, the inner & outer conflicts, I love the overall tone and balance of soft and dark scenes. This author can do it all!
We're on chapter 76 and I want to see so much more of their world and their stories. I can't wait to keep reading and I hope we still have a long way to go ♡
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✰ BEST SEX SCENES
And the nominees are…
Coyote (2023 winner)
Honey Bear
4 Week Lovers
Pearl Boy
The Ghost's Nocturne
And the winner is…
HONEY BEAR
A very difficult choice... but this year specifically I was drooling over the spicy scenes in Honey Bear ʕ >ᴥ<ʔ
After that amazing author's note at the end of season 1, I knew. (If you haven't read the author's note, please do! These creators are hilarious, I love them so much ♡♡) They teased us a bit in the beginning and then fed us so well!! We got the BAKERY scene! And then they topped that ;) with the dom/sub scene - THE FREAKING BREATHE PLAY!!!! The hot springs scene... literally every single sex scene \(0_0)/
I love when the bottom is so horny, enthusiastic, and desperate for their (future) bf!! And what makes it even better is that they're so cute together and so sweet to each other ♡♡ I love them so much ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE FLUFF
And the nominees are…
Our Sunny Days
Boyfriends
To the Stars and Back
Sasaki and Miyano
Hirano and Kagiura
And the winner is…
SASASKI AND MIYANO
THE SLOW BURN IS KILLING ME!! I really just melt reading about these two ♡ they're so soft and sweet to each other ♡ I'm obsessed ♡
I want to see them continue to grow on their own and together, I want to see them bond over more BL (specifially I want Sasaki fudanshi moments haha), I want to see more of them happy and in love, and seeing each other's family & friends. I want them to go on a double date with Hirano and Kagiura hahaha ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و
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✰ FAVORITE BOTTOM
And the nominees are…
Park Seon-Woo | Punch Drunk Love (2023 winner)
Victor Luna | Liveta (2021 winner)
Shin | Shutline
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
Dohu | Between the Lines
And the winner is…
YEOMIN | GIG OF THE DAY
Yeomin!! Oh my god, he's so cute!!
The thing I love about Yeomin is that his character is set up as a stereotypical bottom we see often where he's poor, in debt, has no family/the family he does have is awful and takes advantage of him, and he must work hard just to survive. But unlike other characters, Yeomin is outgoing, cheerful, and surprisingly positive. Even after scary moments, he bounces back pretty fast. We see him smiling a lot with friends, and of course, with Tae-seo.
One of my favorite parts in the beginning of the story that made me fall for this little cutie was when Tae-seo took him out to eat for the first time and Yeomin talked his ear off about school, and other random things in his life (,,>﹏<,,) he's so precious we must protect him (งᓀ‸ᓂ)ง Tae-seo, you better step up and be nice. (I trust this author to do him right ♡)
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✰ FAVORITE TOP
And the nominees are…
Juwon | High Clear
Minwoo | Topsy Turvy
Dooshik | Pearl Boy
Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Jae-hee | 4 Week Lovers
And the winner is…
DOOSHIK | PEARL BOY
I love Dooshik so much ♡ always have, always will. This year he's been suffering... as have I while reading Pearl Boy... but I hope he gets his happy ending ♡
I want to see him carefree dancing in the club again ♡ I want to see him being silly and dorky and singing in the car with Jooha ♡ I want to see him being submissive (haha, just me? I liked seeing him cry tho)
The way this man hasn't wavered one bit and tried to be so strong for Jooha ♡o(╥﹏╥)o♡ he deserves all of the happiness.
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✰ FAVORITE COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Dooshik & Jooha | Pearl Boy (2021, 2022, & 2023 winner)
Skylar & Cirrus | Lost in the Cloud
Sasaki & Miyano | Sasaki and Miyano
Taeman & Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Suyong & Jaehyun | Topsy Turvy
And the winner is…
DOOSHIK & JOOHA | PEARL BOY
4th year in a row ♡♡ I JUST LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR!!!
。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。I love them both so much - as individual characters and especially together ♡♡ The way they've both had their own and intertwined character development that continues even now, the way they're so ride-or-die serious about each other but also silly stupid in love. They really saw each other at their lowest rock-bottom moment in life and said... 'yup, he's mine'
I don't know how much longer we have left of their story but I hope we get to see them going about their new life together ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE SIDE COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Sys & Randolph | King's Maker: Triple Crown
Ichikawa & Kikuchihara | Twilight Out of Focus
Minwoo & Norman | Topsy Turvy
Seolho & Hyunshik/boss | Killer Crush
Mi-Rye & Kyungbin | Merry Marbling
And the winner is…
MI-RYE & KYUNBIN | MERRY MARBLING
I don't even know where to start with these two... this author really fleshes out their characters and these two are no exception. It's so interesting to see them from their first interactions together up until now. They're so high school shy silly cute!! The time when Mi-Rye secretly followed Kyungbin to his away practice camp thing (˃ ▿ ˂) Mi-Rye is a fool for him HAHA
One thing I'm dying to know even though we may never find out... is who's top and who's the bottom!! I can't figure these two out. If it was up to me, I would definitely make them vers, pretty equally. That's how I see them right now anyway.
Looking forward to reading more of their story ♡♡
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✰ COUPLE I MOST WANT TO BE IN A THROUPLE WITH
And the nominees are…
Karlyle & Ash | Define the Relationship (2023 winner)
Ye-gyum & Jooin | Lovesick Dog
Taeman & Kahyeok | Killer Crush
Deisel & Ein | Wolf in the House: Nightfall
Joowon & Aiden | Bend over Backwards
And the winner is…
YE-GYUM & JOOIN | LOVESICK DOG
Them ゜・。。・゜゜・。。・゜♡
First, they're so cute and domestic ♡♡ can't beat being lazy at home together. Another couple who are so sweet to each other and care about each other so much ♡♡
Second, the switch vibes are immaculate. They don't actually switch :/ sadly, because I know this author has done that in their past work, but there are side chapters coming out! So maybe there's hope?
Regardless, I've loved these two from the beginning and I would be so happy in this relationship ♡
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✰ FAVORITE MAIN CHARACTER
And the nominees are…
Taeman | Killers Crush (2023 winner)
Park Seon-Woo | Punch Drunk Love
Shin | Shutline
Juwon | High Clear
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
And the winner is…
SHIN | SHUTLINE
I love all of these characters so much (>ω<) but Shin... he just cracks me up. Tough-guy mechanic, smarter than he looks, vers king, self-proclaimed lowlife, and in too deep... I mean, he recognized Jake from his -footsteps- alone. He's so funny without even trying. And these overalls (●//▽//●) finally we get to see him in sexy overalls!!
I love Shin's smile ♡ I hope we get to see more of him smiling ♡
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✰ FAVORITE SIDE CHARACTER
And the nominees are…
Sys | King's Maker: Triple Crown (2023 winner)
Seolho | Killer Crush
Woojin | Lucky Paradise
"the kid" | Our Sunny Days
Kyungbin | Merry Marbling
And the winner is…
SYS | KING'S MAKER: TRIPLE CROWN
I didn't even read any of Kings Maker this year (/ω＼) (I'm waiting for the mature version to be complete and then I plan to re-read the entire series) but Sys is such an icon ♡ I haven't read any of season 3 yet but I'm so freaking excited!!!! I want to see him and Randolph, I want to see more of him and his two guards ♡♡ and just Sys being his badass fashionable self ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BOY
And the nominees are…
Juwon | High Clear (2023 winner)
Sasaki | Sasaki and Miyano
Cirrus | Lost in the Cloud
Yeomin | Gig of the Day
Minwoo | Topsy Turvy
And the winner is…
CIRRUS | LOST IN THE CLOUD
Oh my god Cirrus... I don't know what to say. Honestly, I love how messy this boy is. I love his regular high schooler side, his flirty side, when he was begging for Skylar's attention and was pouty when he didn't get it. I love his silly and innocent side. I love his dark side and his anger. I love everything about him ♡♡
This poor boy has gone through so much. He really went through hell as a child and -then- had to deal with psychological warfare in his own home for years :( I want to see him living on his own with Candy (his dog) again. I want to see him happy and silly with Skylar ♡♡
Despite everything lol I think they're so good for each other.
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✰ FAVORITE TOXIC BL
And the nominees are…
Twittering Birds Never Fly (2023 winner)
Lost in the Cloud
Boss Bitch Baby
Gig of the Day
Jinx
And the winner is…
GIG OF THE DAY
Yay!! Even though Gig of the Day doesn't have a very unique plot, I loved this one from the very first chapter!! It felt refreshing, I think because of Yeomin's character but also because of the overall tone.
When I first started it, I thought that it was going in a slightly different direction... I thought Tae-seo would basically be one of those 'I'm an asshole to everyone but you' characters and Yeomin wouldn't know about his other side as a director (or as an asshole lol) until much later. I thought Tae-seo would fall for him and get swept up in his feelings - even if he didn't realize them yet - and not be able to treat him poorly. Like, he would want to because that's typically what he does, but he would just give in to whatever Yeomin wanted. I got that vibe (just like Yeomin lol) when he stayed the night, took him out for food, etc. in the beginning. But despite doing those things that could be seen as caring, he didn't treat Yeomin the best... haha (although he was honest & upfront about what he wanted so it wasn't completely awful).
Even though it didn't go like how I was imagining, I trust this author with the redemption arc and turning him into a simp (ㅅ´ ˘ `) we're seeing glimpses of that already haha I love it. Plus, I LOVE how Tae-seo is always there at the right moment for Yeomin and is his protector. Idc about practicality, I love all of those scenes.
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✰ SUING FOR EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
And the winner is…
PEARL BOY
... again. I'll stop choosing Pearl Boy when it stops giving me anxiety!! Even though I didn't sob like last year, I'm always on edge reading this one because when they're happy I think something bad is coming and we're already on the side chapters so I don't know how much longer we have until the end! One chapter? Thirty?? They're still crying it can't end yet!! (つ﹏⊂)
Some lucky bastards will discover this a year or two from now and have a whole completed work to enjoy while we suffered and stressed since 2021!!
Worth it tho ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE NEW BL
And the winner is…
A FIRST OF SUMMERS
Oh my god, y'all, I just started this like last month and it's so freaking cute (●//▽//●)
The art is amazing & original, these two are adorable!! An age gap where they both question the age gap?? Unheard of. Younger top x older bottom, younger guitar teacher x older guitar student ♡♡♡ fluffy & smutty (˵ᵕ̴᷄ ˶̫ ˶ᵕ̴᷅˵) my heart is so full ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE ONGOING BL
And the winner is…
TOPSY-TURVY
AHHHHHHHHH!!!! Okay, if you're not reading Topsy-Turvy or you tried it and you didn't like it in the first few chapters, I'd give it another try if I were you!!!
Starting this, I didn't take it too seriously and thought it was just going to be another little goofy college story. BUT NO. It's a glorious mess of love triangles that I can't get enough of!!! I've already read it twice!!
First, the main couple is FREAKING ADORABLE!!! They're hilarious frenemies? in the beginning and then super sweet ♡♡ switch energy but don't switch (yet. I swear the author is teasing us) I love their dynamic so much ♡♡
One love triangle turns into another ~ it's driving me crazy!!! I ship Minwoo & Norman but I don't know if they're endgame (☍﹏⁰)｡ Norman's friend/fwb gives off creepy vibes to me (not in a good way) and now this new guy from the past just showed up in season 3!?! :/
I'm open to the author changing my mind. Whatever they give us I'm thankful for ♡♡ We're getting at least 50 more chapters from here (the korean is at ch. 152 and ongoing, we're currently at ch. 103). I'm happy we still have a long way to go (≧◡≦)
I've had so much fun reading this one so far!! ♡♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BL THAT ENDED THIS YEAR
And the winner is…
UNDER THE GREEN LIGHT
I'm sad to see this one end, but it was time for them to get their happy ending ♡ Under the Green Light has been consistently amazing since the very beginning and I've had such a great time reading it over the years.
The ending was amazing in my opinion ♡ I would have liked to see a bit more of them happy & living together & obsessed with each other... but that's how I always feel lol
The REVEAL at the end... got me so emotional and when I inevitably re-read it again, it'll make the story even better ♡♡
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✰ FAVORITE BL OF 2024
And the winner is…
CHERRY MAGIC! THIRTY YEARS OF VIRGINITY CAN MAKE YOU A WIZARD?!
I can't stop looking at this volume 11 cover art (⊃//˶̫ //⊂)
Okay, I've loved Cherry Magic for a few years now but this year we got three volumes of them being newlyweds & living their happy life together ♡♡♡
We got the anime series!!! (loved it!!)
And we got the thai live action series (I'm currently watching and will be posting my thoughts later)
♡:.。ღ˘◡˘ற.。.:♡
Watching their story in all of these adaptations just makes me love them more ♡♡ and honestly makes me want to re-read the manga again. We get so many more small insights and moments in the original that I want to see again... one of my favorites is Kurosawa remembering that he wrote 30 songs about Adachi before they got together when he was crushing on him HAHAHA (✿>ꇴ<) omg I will never get over that.
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Thank you for reading!
Someone please end this guy right now...not 2 years later.
my hate for him goes beyond belief.
upon first meeting Victor he literally says; "Does a manwhore who's a gray*(see note at bottom if u need explaination abt what a gray is) have special talents?" LIKE WHO THE FUCK.
Not to mention the fact that Jin – Victor/Noah's ex – hinted that he himself didnt even trust Peter. dont get me wrong i hate Jin too, just based on the little snipets we've seen of Jin x Noah(Victor)'s relationship, but i somehow trust & tolerate him more than i do Peter.
ALSO; the way the dude just grabbed his face so...idk possessively? creepily? idk it just felt like there was alterior motivates with the way he grabbed Victor's face. it creeps me out. i hate him.
gray meaning, in Liveta terms: a person who lives without a tattoo to determine which district they r a apart of. the main 2 districts are the Luna & Formicarium.
Merry Christmas 🎄
liveta
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