Both are GL series based on GL novels, Call me is from Japan, ClaireBell is from Thailand. Both series have a very artistic visual style, they both deal with serious themes and are darker than most GL series.
Prison setting.
Female led/driven.
Strong sister bond the driving force behind characters (Claire in CB, Mo Eun in TPOC).
Female leads framed/falsely convicted for the crimes they're sent to prison for (Bell in CB, Ahn Yun Su in TPOC).
Both series thrive outside the bounds of a typical GL. It almost feels like story comes first and the GL aspect comes second which makes it even more satisfying to experience. Both are not just great for a GL, but a series in general.
Both Are Thai GL series.
Both have a dark and artistic aesthetic.
Oxytocin is a coming of age story set in high school
Clairebell’s main character just graduated from college so both have coming of age themes in them.
Both are Thai GL. One of the authors that wrote the Petrichor novels also wrote ClaireBell. Both have darker subject matter than usual GL series. They both deal with criminals.
Both are unconventional Thai GL series. They both take place in an environment where there are only females (All-Girls School and women's prison), many of the characters are flawed, have committed some type of crime or possibly dangerous.
Both are Thai GL. Both are darker then the usual GL. Both have a romance that starts with the protagonist not knowing whether she can trust the love interest. Both have crime in them.
