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[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

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Ongoing BL manhwa that I’ve stayed caught up with and that aren’t on hiatus/season break (not in order)

Top 5 (actively looking forward to and obsessing about each episode):

Youth Report: 1995

Red Thread Quest

Master-peace

Backlight

Sugar Trap

Other 5 (clearly invested, but currently not in full obsession):

Virtual Strangers

Viper

Mr A’s Farm

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High School Salty Heart (I just binged all the new eps this morning so kinda on the list by a technicality; I like it but we’ll see if it holds my interest)

Shoutout to A Lovely Meal and Melting Point that I’m caught up with and looking forward to next season

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[ilgneunda]

UNSLEEP, Episode 13

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One of the funniest panels I've come across in a yaoi in a while

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[blconnoisseur]

Why is Chaejun’s whole scent thing giving omegaverse anjdjf it’s reminding me of Mangjong

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