#toxin

[megalophobic-astronomer]

sorry chat we not having a big post on this blog everytime i see this post i get filled with a horrible anger

[yaoigremlin]

Hi! If you don't mind, can I ask something?

a.) Please write your top 3 or top 5 favorite tropes in BL. From each trope, write at least 3 BL that you love.

b.) Who are your top 5 (or top 3) favorite top & bottom characters from any BL media (can be manga/manhwa/danmei/manhua)? The top and bottom don't have to be from the same BL...

Thanks if you want to answer ... 🤩

Hi!! Thank you for the ask! This one was pretty tough! As you'll see, I opted for five rather than three because I need as many choices as possible. Still, it seems no matter what, I'm forced to leave off BLs and characters that I love because there are so many good ones. No danmei to list at this time as I am only recently starting my danmei journey.

Part 1: BL Tropes

Idiots Falling in Love: It’s best when the characters share one brain cell between them but I will gladly accept one lovable himbo paired with a more intelligent and reserved character.

Red Thread Quest by soop2rang - Unsleep by Hyeonoe - Ask and You Will Receive by Niyama - Paws & Claws by Ilju/Duhaem/Marin Code - Scent and Sensibility by Lily

Forbidden/Tragic Love: I tend to enjoy this trope within a historical setting the most since I find that the angst hits a lot harder. Bonus points if there is a revenge plot.

Painter of the Night by Byeonduck - Steel Under Silk by snob - Coyote by Ranmaru Zariya - The Ghost's Nocturne by ANANAS/C.R Jade - Toxin by Doroh/Nunnu/Mechanist

Something Strange is Going On! Supernatural/Otherworldly: Pair this with lots of banter and/or comedic moments and I'm sold. Bonus points if there is an investigation/mystery aspect.

It's Just a Dream...Right?! by White Eared - Love in Orbit by LattePanda - Dreadful Night by moan - Love at First Fright by nangjun/duzza/kouzaki palace - Dreaming of the Dokkaebi by LAPIS

Forced Proximity via Neighbors/Roommates: I have no real preferences for this one. I enjoy a lot of different dynamics here.

The Metalhead Next Door by Mamita - Our Sunny Days by Jeong Seokchan - Can't Think Straight by PANGIN/Hudadak - Virtual Strangers by ANGELA/B_jak/HoneyTrap - How to Deal When Your Intimidating Neighbor is Actually an Omega by Nikuya Inui

Age Gap: Lately I've been especially enjoying the Younger Top x Older Bottom dynamic just because I think this pairing is very cute. It's in three out of my five picks.

A First of Summers by Pppanghouse - My Sadistic Master by Seo byeol/Haseo - 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 by Mamita - Gig of the Day by Danbi - Koi ga Ochitara by Ueda Aki

Part 2: BL Characters

It felt like an impossible task to choose only five each so I cheated and chose five that I love based on their personality and five that I love based on their overall aesthetic. It helped me finally narrow it down enough to make this list.

Top 5 BL Tops (Personality): These are all comfort characters for me, especially Jigu who is my absolute favorite boyfailure. Honorable mention for Dooshik from Pearl Boy (Inking) who lost the battle for the fourth spot to Taeju.

Tae-oh from Scent and Sensibility - Yeoreum from A First of Summers - Jigu from Virtual Strangers - Taeju from Low Tide in Twilight by euja - Chi-young from Paws & Claws

Top 5 BL Bottoms (Personality): Another set of comfort characters. They are all lovely, especially Sung Ho who is actually perfect. Another honorable mention, this time for Jooha from Pearl Boy, who lost the battle for the fifth spot to Euihyun.

Dobin from Scent and Sensibility - Ho from Our Sunny Days - Kihoon from Red Thread Quest - Seo-an from The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace by u-pi - Euihyun from Low Tide in Twilight

Top 5 BL Tops (Aesthetic): Personality technically also applies to each of these characters... except for Garon. I’ll be excluding him from that. Anyone who has read Toxin will know why... lol

Garon from Toxin - TJ from Wetsand by DOYAK - Seungho from Painter of the Night - Bihwan from Dreaming of the Dokkaebi - Jae-shin from The Ghost's Nocturne

Top 5 BL Bottoms (Aesthetic): They could also all fall into the personality category as well with no exceptions this time.

Bada from Dreadful Night - Taekjoo from Codename: Anastasia by Han/Eunbi/Boyseason - Kanae from Pink Heart Jam by Shikke - Yoohan from Payback by Fujoking/samk - Minchan from Dreaming of the Dokkaebi

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists map complete structure of deadly botulinum toxin complex for first time

Researchers at Stockholm University have succeeded in creating a molecular blueprint of how one of the world's most dangerous toxins, botuli

Researchers at Stockholm University have succeeded in creating a molecular blueprint of how one of the world's most dangerous toxins, botulinum toxin, is structured, stabilized, delivered and released. The research, published in Science Advances, paves the way for more effective drugs. Botulinum toxin is the strongest poison known to man—a million times more toxic than that found in cobra venom. The toxin is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The toxin causes the serious illness botulism. However, the toxin also has many medical uses, for treating chronic migraine, muscle spasms and severe sweating, as well as for cosmetic purposes.

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[donutfrosting]

My ponies! (MLP OCs)

[why-i-love-comics]

All-New venom #4 (2025)

written by Al Ewing at by Carlos Gomez & Frank D'Armata

[hydravns]

PATRICK MULLIGAN as TOXIN in VENOM: THE LAST DANCE (2024) dir. Kelly Marcel

[echoes-of-a-memory]

Me when someone recommends me a healthy love story drama, novel or manhwa and gushes about how the male lead is "a complete green flag" for the main character, and I have to smile and pretend that I like that shit and that it doesn't bore me to death:

I'm sorry but I much prefer reading about red flags who remain red flags even in their love, or are even made worse by that love they feel for the main character. I love them even more when they are black flags. Love doesn't intrigue me if it doesn't possess a little madness, a little darkness. It's even better when it's something rotten, twisted, insidious, sinister disguised as love.

I don't want to watch or read a story that just makes me feel all warm inside all the time. No matter how cute and lovely they are, they really get boring fast for me. I want a story that makes me feel like I'm suffocating, like I'm drowning and coming up for air at the same time, I want my pulse to race like crazy, I want to feel sickened witnessing how much a human can desire another and the lengths they are capable of going to, to possess them.

[red-hydra]

I'm not sure where this page is from, but just yesterday I was thinking: what if symbiotes actually carried the little hostless baby symbies in their mouths the same way crocodiles and alligators carry their babies?

And now look at Venom being a good grandpa and carrying Toxin...!