Both dramas are short and tackle the societal denial of what it is to be in a same-sex relationship sensibly and realistically. I love that they both did not exaggerate the idea with campy tropes. Very unlike most BLs. In fact, BL is a hard genre to put these in when they're fully just lovely stories about queer life in spaces that make queerness a non-option.
Both are stories of teens coming of age and falling in love, set in beautiful seaside towns. ITSAY is a bit more dramatic and has a lot more going on in the background, but it is also much longer. His is simple, short, sweet and very genuine. Both are very well written and have great conversations about what it is like to fall in love and grow up as a young adult.
