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Hiya there! Whew, it’s been a long time. I think it’s been 2 weeks maybe? Not sure but sorry for taking so long :)

Premise: Carnival setting with a ML who hasn’t figured out his sexuality yet going to the carnival’s psychic. The psychic says that ML is going to fall for someone close to him. He thinks they’re talking about his girl friend, but he shouldn’t have forgotten about his best guy friend.

I have another of yours waiting but my brain has been so flighty while I've been on my little break from work (yay working in an elementary school!) that I haven't managed to sit down and plot it out. But let me just... see if I can get myself to do something for this. I definitely like the idea. I think writing fanfic took some of my creative energy away, alas.

So, ML is basically unsure who he's actually attracted to or, frankly, if he's even interested in romance at all. He knows he's supposed to be but he's never really felt that way about anyone.

So when his friends, Girl and Boy False and True along with the rest of their friends, drag him to the carnival and everywhere, he isn't thinking much about romance. At least until they reach the tunnel of love. And suddenly he realizes that he has no idea who he wants to be with on the boat, let alone who might want to sit with him.

He manages to get out claiming to get seasick and that's when he finds the psychic. And, well, why not? His friends are all busy and he's got time to spare and she's free... so he walks in, sits down, and waits.

She looks up, smiles and goes 'So, you haven't been in love, have you?" And when he looks shocked, she grabs his hand and starts a list of predictions.

You will fall in love and you won't know it.

You are loved and don't know it.

Who you love and who you loves is close to you

Don't be afraid of love

And then she sends him out, refusing to answer any questions or make another comment.

So he goes back, meets up with his friends right at the end of the ride and laughs about the weird statements with them. Because, seriously? So weird! But both False and True seem very interested in what she said and they chat with him for a while, even going off together to try and find her.

(Much later in the show, we'd get to see them walking together and find out that False knows that True has had a crush on ML for years and been quietly pining after him and just wants to help them get together if she can and how amused she is by the entire situation.)

ML is thinking about that idea the whole rest of the time in the carnival and even that night when he gets home. He already knows the person he loves? He just needs to be brave about it?

And he remembers how all his friends tell him that False probably likes him and constantly teases him and maybe that's what she meant? Considering he has no idea how he feels about it... he decides to try.

So he tries to flirt with her: buys her treats, buys her little presents, buys her meals... but, honestly, he feels bad picking her over True, his other best friend. So he mostly ends up buying things for both of them? He sees True and he can't help himself. He ends up treating him almost more than he treats False. It's just so good to see his smile.

But he doesn't think about that. He's trying to woo False! And if True is somehow there every time they get together... if True is always first in his mind... well... that doesn't mean anything, right?

(This is another flashback later on, to False always texting True where they're going to be and the two of them giggling about how ML is way more worried about True than False and, in fact, often seems to forget she's there and not realize it.)

Finally, he works up the courage to ask False out. But she just stares at him and asks him if he really wants to ask her out? ML has no idea what she's talking about until she nudges him and points out the approaching True.

And ML just... stares. True has a bouquet of flowers and a pair of sunglasses on and it's like getting hit by a goddamn freight train because he suddenly knows why he's been enjoying the time so much.

He rushes over so True can push the flowers at him and look over his sunglasses and ask him out and ML can't do anything but nod.

And the show ends on the sweetest, softest kiss.

Well, it doesn't end. There's a scene in the middle of the credits of them back at the carnival, talking to the psychic, who laughs and congratulates them the moment they walk in the door and snaps a picture for her wall of successful love stories.

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Hiya there! The scenario with the realization of their feelings was just.. soft.. and warm. Not going to lie, it kind of makes me sad, but in a good way. Shows rarely ever have those type of intimate scenes that are quiet like that.

Premise: Everyday life setting (house settings, school settings, etc.) + dream settings with a ML who keeps having strange dreams of a man. ML tries to tell other people but no one listens, so he talks to this dream guy and they can do whatever they want in these dreams.

That's one thing a lot of the Korean BLs do well, I cannot deny. There's a lot more small, soft, quiet moments than we see in some of the others. Still not quite everything, but good. I mean, Oxygen and Tossara are some of my favorites and I love them so much because they're soft and slow and gentle and filled with love and respect.

Anyway!

ML is the most typical guy you've ever met. He's kind of boring, has a small group of friends, studies engineering and mostly just goes about his life without much change from anything. He's very, very average and he's happy with that. He's never wanted to stand out. Think an anime opening except you pass over all the people with bright hair and interesting earrings and painted nails and end up on a guy with plain hair, a plain uniform and a blank expression on his face.

But he dreams brilliantly. All his life ML has had bright and vivid dreams about anything and everything. They're fantastic and he loves sleeping. He's never had a boring dream in his life. But he learned early on not to talk about them.

And all his life he's dreamt of another person. At first he was a kid like him and they ran around in this vivid fantasy world together and everyone laughed about his stories and his imaginary friend. But the older he got without anything changing, the less patient everyone got.

Then the dreams stopped. Not the dreams, they were still vivid. But his friends vanished from the dreams and ML found himself wandering around alone. It was lonely at first but he grew used to it and assumed that he'd just imagined the friend, like everyone had told him, and that he'd finally outgrown that.

So, here he is. ML, boring but with vivid dreams, walks into his second year at the university, dressed casually but in uniform and sees a familiar face in the crowd. Only... only it's not familiar in a way he can place. The sense of deja vu keeps happening.

When he goes to sleep, when he opens his eyes to his vivid dream world... he's not alone.

For the first time in nearly a decade, he's not alone.

There's another young man, the same age as him, sitting in front of him and just staring. Dream is of the anime protagonists we saw earlier, well, styled like one. He has brilliant blue hair, multiple earrings and he's grinning ear to ear.

ML flips out a little bit. But Dream just keeps repeating ML's name excitedly and trying to talk about missing him and how sorry he was that he vanished and finally ML calms down enough to listen.

Dream's family, it turned out, had moved to the United States for several years due to his father's work. And it meant that Dream and ML had no longer shared sleeping hours. But Dream was finally back in Thailand and so, so excited. He'd been worried that the dreams wouldn't be shared again. But he'd never forgotten ML.

So their nightly adventures return. Dream shows ML all the experimenting he's done in the dream world, all the ways he figured out to change things in his search for ML, things that ML never really tried because he was too worried, too nervous, too shy to take those extreme steps.

It's fine, though. They resume their friendship almost as if it had never paused. And ML starts to realize exactly how... boring... he is. Dream's been traveling the world, both IRL and in the dream, seeing all kinds of things and experimenting and ML has just been in the same place, in the same home, in the same everything.

Dream's enthusiasm is hard for ML. He's not jealous, honestly. He's just worried that he's not good enough. He's never met anyone like Dream and soon he's spending most of his waking hours worrying about what he'll say in the dream to Dream. School's getting harder, everything's harder, and when ML finds himself doodling Dream on his workbooks and he realizes that he's in love.

But how can he be in love? How can he even imagine living up to the fascinating person that Dream is and that he isnt?

Now, all through this, in the university scenes, he keeps getting deja vu around this one student who looks and acts almost as boring as he does. ML has no idea how to handle this immense familiarity, especially when his classmate seems oblivious to his existence. ML is struggling both in the university and in his dreams and his friends are worried.

One night, it comes to a head. ML can't handle it and he ends up in a huge fight with Dream about nothing. Literally just... nothing. ML's upset and feels like he can't be good enough and so he fights about everything because he has no idea how to express that feeling. And Dream leaves the dream, he leaves in tears and ML's regret cannot be measured.

Several nights of dreaming without Dream send ML spiraling... and he hasn't seen Deja Vu around either, not that he's ever spoken to the other student. But ML suddenly feels alone and isolated and like he's never felt before...

Finally, he goes to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon, nothing better to do... and sees Dream there. It has to be Dream. But it looks like Deja Vu there in his dream world, just another boring university student ant not the anime protagonist he'd grown used to seeing.

He calls out to him, rushing over to apologize and Deja Vu tries to stay away from him. He's obviously been crying and he keeps trying to hide himself from ML.

ML apologizes again and again until Deja Vu... until Dream looks at him and finally lets himself be pulled into a hug. And they talk. Well, ML talks. And Dream asks questions that ML forces himself to answer, no matter how painful.

Dream goes from crying to laughing very quickly. Because the idea that ML thinks he's boring, thinks he's not worth Dream's time, is just funny. Dream spent the past near-decade searching desperately for ML anywhere in the dreamverse. Finding him again was the best thing that ever happened.

And ML listens, finally. He listens to Dream and he believes him. He believes, he realizes, that he doesn't need to be everything, to be the most interesting person or the best to deserve to be more than just average, to not be overlooked.

Then comes Deja Vu. Who Dream suddenly looks like. And the full realization hits ML when Dream starts to blush...

Less than hour later they're standing together in a parking lot, eye to eye for the first time in the real world, two average looking young men, two average students, sharing something so beyond average there's nothing that can stop their kiss.

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Sorry for the long break, I’ve been trying to think of some good premises :’)

Premise: Laundromat setting where our introverted ML likes to relax at once every week late at night. He normally is there alone until someone starts showing up and seems very determined to annoy him as much as possible.

Oh, my apologies as well! Dark is not my talent and I'm still staring at the other one with a slack jawed expression of uselessness.

Okay, ML lives at home still. He's the middle child of five and all of them live at home, as well as his grandparents, one uncle and two aunts. He is constantly surrounded by people, always. There's nothing quiet at home. Ever.

So, almost every other day, he finds an excuse to go to the laundromat after dinner. There's enough people and enough laundry that all he has to do is volunteer and someone else will take him up on the offer. And then he gets quiet time because no one else is ever there right then, not that close to dinner and bed. It's quiet and stays quiet. He brings a book and his phone and he just... relaxs.

Until, one night, Wash shows up. Wash goes to the university as ML but they have different majors and really have only seen each other once or twice on campus. Wash is also a big sports star, one of the university moons and generally a well-liked and popular guy who shouldn't be at a laundromat during dinner.

But there he is.

And ML hates him instantly. Because Wash just wants to talk. The entire time. He wants to chat and converse and joke and nudge and ML just wants to be quiet and to be left alone.

It takes less than an hour before ML explodes at Wash to just leave him alone, to stop talking, to just get away.

And ML instantly feels bad because Wash is basically a scolded puppy. He folds up in on himself and nods and steps away, completely unexpectedly.

But a week later... Wash is back. And he instantly starts chatting with ML again, talking about nothing and everything and ML snaps again. But this time, Wash just pauses and then starts talking again.

Ml is pissed. He no longer feels bad.

Soon, this starts happening at the university as well. Wash pops up whereever ML is trying to be quiet and alone and starts talking. How does he find him? No idea. ML hates it so much. He's so stressed. He can't get any time by himself. He's losing his mind.

And the next time Wash shows up, ML explodes before he can get a word in edgewise. It's all about wanting to be alone, wanting some quiet time and why Wash is so determined not to let him have any and it's a real explosion, words and tears and anger and hurt.

Wash goes quiet before he explains that he thought ML was lonely. He knew that ML didn't have many friends, really any friends, and had seen him sitting alone all the time. After seeing him alone in that laundromat when he'd gone in to do an emergency load, Wash had decided to befriend ML to make sure he wasn't alone.

ML feels guilty and vindicated and annoyed and like a bad person. He sighs. Wash is still looking like a dejected puppy, squatting on the ground and pouting at ML.

This time, at least, ML agrees to talk. He sits down with Wash and tries to explain himself... but meets a wall. Wash is a huge extrovert who just cannot wrap his mind around the idea of not wanting a huge group of friends and, frankly, Wash is way more stubborn than ML.

So they make an agreement. ML will spend time with Wash's friends on campus but in the laundromat, they're quiet. No talking unless ML starts it. And no more following him around.

Thus begins a really awkward friendship. Wash introduces ML to dozens of people all across campus, multiple sports teams, huge social groups and ML... deals with it. He does make a few friends along the way, despite himself.

And Wash starts spending a few quiet hours in the laundromat with ML one or twice a week. ML would still rather be alone sometimes... but it's not so bad when all Wash is doing is playing on his phone or reading a book or napping.

Wash starts to get more possessive of ML when they're out with his friends. He's quicker to sit at his side, wrap his arm around him and monopolize ML's attentions. He's really like a puppy now, clinging and all over him. ML's pretty confused.

Until Lime, one of his new friends, points out that he's pretty sure Wash has a giant crush on him. ML had never considered that an option. But the more he thinks about it, the more likely it seems. And the more ML admits that Wash is pretty cute. And very kind. Even if he is a bit overwhelming.

The next time they're alone in the laundromat, ML finds himself watching Wash. Especially because Wash has figured out that ML won't stop him from sitting at his feet and leaning against him. So now they sit in the laundromat with Wash snuggled against ML's legs and typically napping.

And ML watches him sleep. He slowly reaches down, touching his cheek and his forehead and then, ever so gently, his lips. He's never felt like this before. Never. And he's also never felt the absolute panic before when Wash opens his eye and crosses them at the sight of ML's fingers on his lips.

Shared panic sends them apart at that and Wash is bright red and ML is still staring at him in return. Wash opens his mouth, remembers their agreement about the quiet laundromat and covers his mouth with both hands.

But ML knows they need to talk. So he sighs, groans and comes to sit down beside Wash for a real talk. It's awkward. It's painful. ML hates it and Wash keeps giggling and blushing and scooting closer.

But, in the end, there's an agreement in place. ML will try very casual dating and Wash gets his wish of being able to wrap his arms around ML and sit on him and just generally cuddle with him.

Yeah, the first fight is the next day when Wash bounces over, flops into ML's lap in front of the rest of the school and beams up at him. ML flushes, grumbles and a moment later he's lecturing Wash about appropriate boundaries and Wash is pouting, lip trembling, and everyone is staring.

This time, Wash runs off in tears. And ML watches him go, watches everyone turn to look at him disapprovingly and groans. He goes after Wash and finds him, eventually, in their laundromat.

Wash is hurt and sitting at the foot of the chair ML normally sits in and looks up at ML... and says he doesn't want to go out any more. Not if it means getting yelled at. Not if it means walking on eggshells.

ML accepts, as much as it hurts. Agrees to go back to being friends. Nods and exhales and steps back out in the world when Wash says he wants to be alone.

But ML doesn't expect how much it would hurt. And Wash withdraws more and more each day. And Wash looks sadder each day. He's a hurt puppy and ML hates seeing him like that.

Worst of all? Wash stops coming to the laundromat.

It only takes a few days before ML finally breaks down. He stops Wash, tugs him off away from the crowds and talks to him. Asks if he's okay. Asks how he feels and expects an honest answer.

He gets tears. Wash hates pulling away from ML. But he wants a relationship where he can be open and he doesn't want to see ML uncomfortable with that either. He wants them both to be happy, as hard as it is to say that while being friends.

ML stares at Wash. Then he asks why, exactly, Wash didn't say that when they talked about trying dating? Why he didn't say he wanted to be open and public?

And ML wraps Wash in his arms in a hug, pulling the soft jock into an embrace. He sighs, admitting that he had never thought about going public. Or what that could mean to Wash. He'd really only been thinking about himself in the relationship, not both of them.

So they sit down again. And they talk. Really talk. ML forces himself to listen and Wash has to be honest. And new ideas are laid out. Wash wants to be public. He doesn't care about much else, but he wants to be able to affectionate in public, wherever they are. ML just needs Wash to still respect his quiet times and to let him leave a group when he's tired. There's more, but those are what's truly important.

And then there's a little epilogue of a postgame party where Wash and ML come out to the team via Wash plopping down in ML's lap, kissing his cheek and looking at his teammates.

No one cares.

Ooof, this one just did not quite wanna come together. BUT THERE. I definitely picture Wash as looking like a jock but really just acting like a puppy. Sweet as sugar and soft as can be and nothing like what you'd think while ML is more petite but very quiet and very stiff.

Lime is a goofball when he's on screen and he has a bestfriend named Coconut who's the sweetest girl in the world who adores Wash but doesn't have a crush on him and is one of the ones who comforts him when he breaks up with ML.

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Hiya there! I finally got some creative juices and decided to base off a premise on that one childhood legend that if you blow a dandelion, a wish will come true!

Premise: High school setting with 2 childhood best friends that shared a ritual of blowing dandelions to wish for magical solutions to anything that upset them. When they eventually had 1 flower left, they ended up having an argument and separating. Both end up attending the same high school years later with lots of conflicted feelings.

Ooo, nice one! I didn't know this one as a kid but I do love dandelions. They're just so nice and bright and cheerful! Onto the prompt!

Okay, so we've got ML and Dandelion (obviously) who were childhood friends turned enemies. They would get the start of every episode, a scene before the theme song every time that went backwards, showing them from the last fight all the way back to their first meeting in reflection of the story of them going from enemies back to friends.

Basically, they met as kindergartners over finding dandelions in school field and Dandelion tells ML about the legend of the wishes. They both blow, make their wishes and then a pinky promise to always be friends. Their wishes continue, from friendship to good grades to winning a contest... and then they get to around 12 years old and they're fighting over their sports and their academics (ML has higher grades but Dandelion made it onto the better team) and they end up fighting so much that they shake the seeds off the dandelion before they can blow or make a wish and they blame each other and stalk off angrily.

Dandelion moves at the end of the year without resolving anything and ML stays upset... but he's honestly almost more upset that Dandelion left without a word.

And four years later ML is the top student at a top high school far from where he grew up. He lives in a dorm and currently has it entirely to himself.

Until he's pulled aside one morning and told that a sports scholarship roommate. ML isn't overly worried. It'll be fine, he's sure, the sports scholarship guys are always busy and he can just... avoid them. He's been avoiding sports guys ever since Dandelion.

And then Dandelion is unpacking in his room when he goes back and it's like getting slapped in the face. ML sees his back but hears his voice and then the moment Dandelion turns around... ML leaves. He rushes over to the dean and begs for a room change. But there's nothing, no other rooms are at partial occupancy and so he's stuck with Dandelion until further notice.

ML returns to his room to Dandelion sitting on the bed and staring at the door. He stumbles to his feet and rushes over, greeting ML excitedly. It's obvious that he had long forgotten their fight. He's all smiles and excited to see an old friend and it's like a dagger in ML's heart. Because he's been carrying all this anger and this hurt and it turns out that... no one cared.

So he gives Dandelion the cold shoulder. Pushes him aside, ignores him completely, refuses to acknowledge that they ever knew each other and basically just rudely ignores him. Dandelion is hurt and confused and keeps asking what's going on and is increasingly ignored.

He finally gives up when ML puts in earplugs and settles in to go to sleep. Dandelion quietly shuffles to his bed and sadly turns off the light as ML curls up on his side and muffles years of pain into his pillow in the darkness.

The next month or so is horribly uncomfortable. ML refuses to acknowledge Dandelion at all beyond what's required to live in the same room. He throws out garbage, sweeps, so on. But never speaks to him. Never says his name. Never makes eye contact.

After a month, Dandelion corners ML in the room one evening and just demands to know what's going on. He knows ML, he knows ML knows him so... why are they ignoring each other? Dandelion might be a little drunk when he does this.

ML explodes. All that anger, all that hurt, comes out as he loudly explains how Dandelion abandoned him after their fight, never spoke to him again, never said good-bye, never apologized, nothing. By the end ML is sobbing and gasping and the more-than-a-little drunk Dandelion has tears on his cheeks as he stumbles out of the room.

The morning brings a very subdued Dandelion back into the room. He steps in, looks at the red-eyed ML... and apologizes.

He'd truly forgotten about leaving without saying good-bye and the fighting. He'd moved to a new country and had struggled to make friends and had ended up idealizing his friendship with ML in his memory. He'd really forgotten the bad moments in a desperate bid to remember a time when he'd been happy and had a close friend.

ML... is surprised to say the least. Because Dandelion was always more popular than him. But he's still hurt... at least until Dandelion apologizes again. More specifically. For leaving him, for not saying good-bye. He hadn't been given a lot of warning and they hadn't talked for months and he'd lost ML's phone number when they'd last fought. Dandelion remembered how hard he'd tried to get in touch with ML but had completely failed.

And ML finally decides to forgive him. At least enough to live with him more civilly. He's still upset and hurt but that's more because he'd been nursing that ache for so long that it's hard to let go.

Slowly, they start to rebuild a friendship. It's a bit colder, there's still distance ML won't let go of. Dandelion, though, has nothing but joy. He's so happy and he's all over ML, constantly, hugging and bringing him food and gifts... he's like an overager puppy now that he has his friend back.

ML struggles with maintaining the distance and finds himself falling face first into a huge crush on his old-new friend. The food, the touches, the gifts, the constant attention... what else is he supposed to do? They spend all their time together, just like old times.

One morning, walking into class, ML spots some dandelions. And he pulls them out, handing one to Dandelion to blow for the wishes, just like they used to do... and realizes that his wish is to be loved by Dandelion. And that's like an arrow through the heart. This is the same boy that abandoned him all those years ago.

ML shuts it down again. He doesn't go as cold but he goes back to civil rather than friends. And Dandelion is obviously heartbroken. The gifts and the food increase, the care increases. Their dorm is spotless, there's always food in the fridge, everything is perfect as Dandelion tries to show ML that their friendship isn't a mistake.

It takes about a week before Dandelion's constant asking about what's wrong wears ML down. And, late at night, when a drunk and sad Dandelion drags himself in and crawls into the bed to snuggle ML and beg forgiveness again... he admits that he's in love. And that he can't bear to lose Dandelion again.

ML doesn't think Dandelion remembers.

He's wrong.

The next day, Dandelion starts a new plan. He shows ML everything he can have with him. He cooks and he cleans and he WOOS ML and ML is already lost... but now he just has to work up the courage to say yes.

It takes just over a month, just to the point that Dandelion starts to give up hope, right when Dandelion sits on the edge of the bed and tells ML it's okay if he doesn't love him anymore but he has to say something, anything, to let Dandelion know what's going on...

And then ML breaks down. Admits his love and his fears and Dandelion gathers him up in his arms with promises and love.

There's a follow-up episode of them together for several months when Dandelion has to go to his internship and ML panics over it but they get to reassure each other and their friends get dragged in but, in the end, ML realizes that he has to trust Dandelion and that he does and sends him off with a flower crown he made of silk flowers that will never blow away.

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Hiya there! Simple plot this time cause I can’t think of anything else :’)

Premise: University setting with a financially struggling ML who got a huge scholarship for a very, very elite school. The moment he enters, he takes interest in a guy from the golf club (cause why not?).

Simple is fine! Let's do this!

Okay! So ML is struggling but determined. In fact, he's a bit... too determined. He's focused and he's determined and he will not be distracted from succeeding at this elite school. The problem? He's from a rural area where he's spent his entire lifetime struggling for food. He'd helped his parents at work after school and then stayed up doing homework.

To put it simply, ML is a hardass, serious student who doesn't have any need for relaxation. But now he's earned a full scholarship and doesn't actually need to work. On the other hand, his parents and his younger sister need money and he can't abandon them.

So how does he meet Golf? Because he takes a job as a caddy at the golf club because the tips from his fellow students, the spoiled ones, are amazing. And ML doesn't care that everyone looks down on him. He's poor already, he doesn't even like his classmates and he doesn't need to be liked in return.

Golf starts out like all the rest, looking at ML and mocking him. (Enemies to lovers, y'all, enemies to lovers) And ML just glares but keeps doing his work, head down.

And then they're assigned to a project together in class. Both of them BEG the teacher to change the partners but there's no change at all. So suddenly they're forced to work together and to do so civilly because the teacher makes it VERY clear that they will continue to work together on everything until they make a good project.

So they sit down. And ML takes over. He's brilliant and he's organized and Golf is blown away. He had no idea. No one did because no one took the time to talk to ML before mocking him for being poor/different.

ML doesn't care. He's closed himself off entirely and isn't going to take a chance on anything. He's done.

But Golf is determined and, with the stubbornness of a spoiled young man with truly nothing better to do, he starts to work on creating a friendship. First it's during the project. He constantly compliments ML, constantly makes sure he knows how good he's doing, listens to his instructions and does his best to help out.

Then on the golf course. He always requests ML as his caddy and treats him kindly. He defends him when his friend start to make fun of him. He tips well and he makes sure that ML is working but not hard.

And ML finds himself softening, bit by bit. He doesn't really want to soften but Golf is genuinely a good person. He's a bit snobby, a bit stupid, naive as can be and quick to change his mind but beneath all those faults is a good heart.

Slowly they become friends. But it's not smooth sailing. None of Golf's friends are as willing to try as him and most just can't get past poking fun at ML. And ML tries his best to ignore them and tells Golf to ignore them as well.

They're becoming more than friends at this point. Golf's feelings have been steadily growing and ML can't resist his charms. Though he's trying. But Golf's flirting is reaching the point that ML has to give him a yes or a no soon... and he's starting to lean towards yes.

Only it bothers ML more than he cares to admit. And Golf has a hard time ignoring without joining in and even his much gentler teasing, followed by flirting and friendship, starts to grate. But ML doesn't want to admit it. So it builds up and builds and builds...

And he explodes during a golf game, screaming at ML and leaving, running off. Golf freaks, chasing him and apologizing profusely. All the frustrations come out and Golf begs ML to be honest more often because he doesn't want to hurt him like that even again.

They rebuild their friendship from that and Golf, in fact, loses several of his other friends over ML. But he's willing to sacrifice that to keep his friend and giant crush. It makes ML rather uncomfortable, though. He doesn't want to see Golf in the same state he's been in, without friends and isolated.

But every time he tries to push Golf away, he fails. Golf just won't let that happen. He's not pushing the romance but he's not going to give up their friendship either.

And the longer they're friends, the more ML falls for Golf. And when Golf finally asks him to be his boyfriend... there's no choice in ML's mind.

(Why, yes, parts of this are me rewriting FUTS into the story I want... is anyone surprised?)

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Hiya there! x2 because I forgot to add it last time! Fair enough, I’ll try to make less dark premises then :)

Premise: Pool setting where there’s a lifeguard and a ML who’s very, very passionate about swimming. When they meet, ML and their friend make a little trouble and Lifeguard approaches them. Lifeguard and Friend coincidentally go to the same school and are talking while poor ML’s just watching them awkwardly. Lifeguard is quite impressed with ML’s skill and asks if ML could teach him after his shift until one teaching leads to 2, then 5, and so on..

Oh man, I have been meaning to write this and then getting distracted by... existence. I don't even have a good excuse, honestly. I just thought about it, had ideas and then wandered off. Summer is getting to me, okay?

ML is a swimming star. He's the kind of guy who basically lives swimming and his friend is as well. They're both highly competitive but still best friends. That's why they get in trouble. They're racing in the public pool and Lifeguard blows the whistle on their antics.

When Friend recognizes Lifeguard, he's super excited. Lifeguard was on their swimming up until an injury took him off the team. He's working right now but just hasn't managed to get back into competitive shape. And that's what he asks for help from ML and Friend for: to get back to where he was and to be able to compete again.

Friend has to back out, he's too busy, but ML agrees to help him out. He's more than happy to work with Lifeguard and to get him back for the next season.

At first, all they really do is practice swimming. ML gets very focused and doesn't really have a life outside swimming, so he's always available and makes sure Lifeguard knows that. So they meet up at odd times to work out together. Like, really odd times, since Lifeguard can open up the pool whenever.

And then Lifeguard starts to question why ML never had any plans. They're been working out for weeks and their friendship has grown. ML admits that he really doesn't do anything else besides swim and exercise and, rarely, do something with Friend when forced.

Lifeguard finds that sad and becomes determined to force ML to have fun. Their next practice ends with an invitation to the bar and ML reluctantly accompanying him. And soon that's the routine. Swim practice and then hanging out, partying and drinking and talking until wee hours.

And, soon, Lifeguard starts calling ML even when he doesn't want to practice. Just to talk. Just to chat. To check in on him. ML's mostly used to his swim friends, like Friend, who might hang out with him and swim with him but don't really bother with.. checking on and hanging out without a reason.

Hanging out turns out to be fun. But ML struggles with feeling like he's wasting his time... but he's also struggling because he's finding spending time with Lifeguard is amazing. It's worth the 'wasted' time. They hang out almost every night, drinking and dancing and ML finds that his favorite thing to do is to sit in Lifeguard's lap and just listen to him talk.

Then school starts. And then ML loses a swimming race. And he freaks out more than a bit. He loses by more than he usually does and he blames it on his newfound life.

So he flees. He can't stand the idea of losing or of not being the best and he starts to practice again, all the time. He still practices with Lieguard but there's no more hanging out, no more drinking, no more parties.

He misses it so much. He misses Lifeguard and he misses being held and he misses sitting in his lap and he misses it so, so much.

And then he loses again.

He loses even worse. He nearly comes in last because he's thinking about Lifeguard the entire time.

After the race, he sits in the locker room and cries. He's lost both the things he loves, the races and the affection.

Lifeguard comes into the locker room and, before ML can say anything, picks him up and into his lap. He holds him silently, just letting ML sit with him and his lose.

After a little while, Lifeguard convinces ML to come with him. They go for a walk, a long walk, and they talk about what it means to lose and how much they miss hanging out and just... everything.

In the end, Lifeguard walks ML home and asks him out on a date.

ML is rather disbelieving. He's a loser. He's a failure. He keeps losing at the races and he stopped hanging out with Lifeguard and lost him too.

But Lifeguard just makes it very clear that ML has never lost him. And can't lose him. Because he loves him.

ML agrees to date sheepishly, awkwardly, with a yes that he needs to repeat several times because Lifeguard can't hear him and then can't believe him.

The scene cuts to a race later. ML loses, again. But Lifeguard is right there, waiting for him to come out of the water and to gather him into a hug and a kiss that they both smile into.

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Hiya there! I love ML standing up for Anon and not getting pissed at it. There’s so many times when characters get pissed at another for being scared to open up, or at least more times than there should be. Some (rare) times it could be reasonable, but damn give them some space.

Premise: Cafe setting with a barista ML who accidentally makes mistake with a customer’s order. The customer ends up really enjoying the drink and soon becomes a frequent customer for this mysterious concoction that brings them

I am very tired of characters getting pissed for things like keeping a secret that could affect them hugely and other reasonable things. So I try to avoid that, most of the time. But sometimes it does make sense character wise or plot wise, I must admit.

ML is actually known by all the regulars in the coffee shop for making mistakes. He's... not the best at following directions. In fact, the only reason he's still working is because his mistakes often turn out better than the original did. It's kinda his gimmick. (Note: If a customers mentions allergies, ML is required to let someone else make the drink.)

This is because ML has ADHD and severe executive dysfunction issues alongside a host of other symptoms, obviously. He's just also, luckily, very good at mixing flavors regardless.

But Coffee knows none of this when he walks in and orders a fairly complicated drink. And receives something... different. Different but better. And when he asks about it, he recieves the explanation of how ML never gets an order right but always seems to make it better.

Coffee starts coming more regularly. He gets his not right but better drinks and he watches ML. And he chats when he can. ML is enthusiastic, bouncy, friendly but distracted.

Coffee is the exact opposite. He's always been the studious and serious type. He wears thick glasses and tends to take everything a bit too seriously. ML is fascinating in his light persona, always flitting from topic to topic.

But Coffee notices other things. He notices how everyone calls ML stupid behind his back. That many of the regulars love his drinks but mock his personality when he isn't looking. That even the other employees join in the mocking whenever ML is busy or not working. Everyone says he's stupid, a drop-out, useless outside of the coffee shop.

And Coffee has a chance to see this when he runs into ML in the grocery store one day. He sees ML standing in an aisle, struggling with a shopping list because he'd gone out of order and forgotten to check things off. So he's standing in the middle of an aisle trying to figure out what he's gotten and what he still needs. It's obviously a struggle for him to coordinate the list, the groceries and the people constantly trying to pass him by and jostling him.

So Coffee stops and offers to help. ML goes slack-jawed at the offer. But Coffee efficiently pulls the cart to the side, checks the items on the list and hands it back to ML with everything checked off and a few suggestions on how to organize the list better.

ML thanks him and laughs and is obviously both grateful and touched and amazed. Coffee is in love. He's gone. That's all it took to push him from a vague liking to absolutely gone in love boy. ML's gratitude and positivity is contagious.

And then Coffee offers to give ML a ride home after ML mentions a long walk. ML takes that right up and Coffee is given a chance to see his absolute disaster of a condo. It's... it's beyond messy. There's piles everywhere of everything imaginable and ML sheepishly admits how hard cleaning is for him.

Suddenly, Coffee finds himself helping ML with everything he can. He realizes that ML is brilliant at art and flavors and can get sucked into baking or cooking or creating for hours on end without noticing. But that ML is lost when it comes to a lot of the basics of life, like cleaning and neatening and keeping track of time.

Coffee is a horrible cook and baker and better at math than art. But he's very neat. So he starts coming over every day. He cleans and he neatens and he drags ML away from his hyperfocus and sits with him when nothing at all helps the overwhelming sense of boredom or when he just can't start anything at all.

And he's just falling deeper and deeper in love the entire time.

Then he hears a regular and a coworker at the shop making fun of ML one day.

Coffee stands up and defends ML. Vigorously. Loudly. Talking about how ML is doing everything he can and the best part of the store and that if he wasn't there none of them would be and he's ranting at these two rather shocked people when ML walks out.

And ML is shocked in the best way. Especially when Coffee wraps an arm around him and keeps on defending him. This is the moment when ML falls.

So now we're onto mutual pining. They're both in love but they're both also sure that there's no way the other person could love them the same way. ML because he thinks he's too flighty and distracted and messy and 'stupid' and Coffee because he thinks he's too stiff and nerdy and neat.

It's adorable, okay? And they're getting closer and closer to each other, coming together so close and so deeply in love but so unwilling to risk their friendship.

Coffee is at ML's house every day, constantly, hanging around him, cleaning up and taking care him. He's really only going home to sleep, honestly, and leaving for work. Otherwise they're together. And they both love it.

And then, one night, it's pouring. And ML asks Coffee if he just wants to stay. Yes, he drove, but the storm is horrendous and the condo is comfortable and Coffee absolutely cannot say not to anything from ML. So he agrees.

They stay up late, talking and laughing and ML bakes them treats and, eventually, they find themselves tangled on the couch. Coffee is stroking ML's hair and ML is snuggled against his chest. They're comfortable and happy and...

Coffee can't help himself. He presses a kiss to the top of ML's head. And then to his forehead. ML's eyes are closed and he's almost holding his breath. There's another kiss, between his eyes. And then on his nose. And then, finally, the softest touch and lips.

They don't need to talk. They meet eyes and they know.

And it's happily ever after. There's an epilogue/special episode about ML opening his own bakery with Coffee's support where they specifically hire employees with varying disabilities who struggle to find work and respect otherwise. All the recipes are clear but there's always the surprise drink option, where you tell ML your top three flavors and he makes you the perfect, personal drink.

[heretherebedork]

Hiya there! YES the iconic spoiled brat trope, such an underrated one with sooo much more potential in BLs.

Premise: University setting with a ML who’s able to morph into other people. He decides to morph a random but very good-looking university student to get a taste of that school life again. He ends up befriending this guy there who keeps giving him strange looks. Little did he know, this guy is childhood friends with the person our ML morphed into but had a huge falling out.

I love a well-done spoiled brat! They can be so much fun. (SunNuea is SO GOOD and SO CUTE.)

Okay, honestly, I can do this but it's not the kind of show I'd probably enjoy. I do not handle embarassment/misunderstanding really well, lol. I'd probably end up skipping big parts to avoid it. But let's write it anyway~

Okay, ML can morph into people. This has, kind of ironically, given him cripplingly low self-esteem. Because why be yourself when you can be someone else? Honestly, ML no longer really has any idea who 'he' is. He's spent his entire life being other people, from being a sibling after they passed at his parent's request to being just... who people think he is when they see him. He's tired. He's exhausted.

So when he sees a random handsome stranger in college, the chance at just being someone else is overwhelming. So he takes it. He takes that form and the first person to greet him and he just... tries to live.

And so there's Friend. Friend, who sees someone who looks like a former friend but also... doesn't. Because former friend never looked that lost or that hurt. Friend approaches, greets and instantly knows Something Is Up. This person may look like their former friend and sound like their former friend but absolutely nothing else is similar.

They start to talk more and Friend is hugely intrigued by ML. He's fascinating, has huge amounts of experience, strange ideas and all kinds of little weird things. ML has never just tried this before and he's absolutely obsessed. He falls in love basically instantly. Someone giving him attention because he's just being himself? Unrealistic.

And then Friends starts nudging to try to figure out his connection to former friend. Only for ML to freak out because he thinks Friend thinks he's someone else again and it's just... it breaks his heart all over again.

ML vanishes. He stops meeting up, stops morphing into that face, basically runs and hides. Except that Friend has his phone number. And ML is still deeply in love with him, regardless.

It turns into cat and mouse. Friend constantly trying to find ML, to get together with him, talking to him via text and line and occasionally a phone call while ML desperately tries to get out of it again and again.

Until Friend sees ML in another form, hears him talking and feels like he knows him. Friend walks over, ML sees him (ML being in a completely different persona) and ML freaks out. He tries to hide it as he flees. But Friend catches up.

The secret comes out. ML shows Friend what he can do and just... breaks down. He literally hasn't been himself with anyone else for most of his life. It's too much.

And Friend holds him. Friend doesn't let go and asks to see his real face. ML admits that he's forgotten. He hasn't used his real face since he was a child, since his older brother died and his parents asked him to be his older brother instead.

But Friend doesn't let up. He's not going to let ML keep this up forever. And, finally, ML lets himself be himself.

You know, originally, I listed tropes. But now I just tell y'all what happens. lol. Should I go back to a more trope focused version of this?