Theory of Love

In Theory of Love, there is a pile of movie references, among them, Dear Dakanda. TOL's first episode name is because of this film.

On the other hand, both productions tell a story about secret unrequiment love for a close friend in a college ambient.

Both series have main characters who start of as friends (with one liking the other as more) and evolving into uncertainty once the second friend realizes that they too like their friend as something more. This inevitably leads to the back and forth doubt and attempt to win his friend over.

Both have MLs who have a crush on their friend who dates a ton of girls in school but never gets serious with any of them.

Similar trope of unexpectedly falling in love. Both have a star couple with great chemistry as main focus. Also a really amazing well made stories.

Both series have very similar plot lines between the main characters. Love to hate to inevitable destined love and learning what it means to love. Theory of Love would be PG-13 where as History: Obsessed gets a solid R rating. Both are entertaining with the Theory of Love being more of a RomCom where History:Obssesed is a full on drama.

Similar themes of young adult love, school, exploration, relationship drama and coming of age.
University students in similar situations.

Both are school setting BLs with an unexpected endgame pairing.
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both pictures take place in university, have a main character who wants to work in the film industry, focus on a bittersweet friends to lovers story & have a jaded but sassy voiceover. they both have extremely similar vibes in my opinion.