Heartwarming BLs
Contain angst and possible trigger warnings, but overall healthy relationships with happy endings and scenes that will make you smile or laugh.
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1. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Loner x popular boy go on a school trip with friends, loner ends up really liking the popular guys, basically becomes part of the group across the trip, whatever...Stay friends afterward, go to next school yr, occasional romantic scenes and buildup that lead to a confession. Loner takes time to think, and they then make it official.
Popular dude is super possessive, not really red flag material but it's... noticeable LOL
Minor angst, possessive behavior, mostly pretty happy -
2. Our Youth
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
GOATED
Delinquent x nerd, delinquent is being abused and nerd has an absent family, they get to know each other and each other's traumas, form a bond until delinquent has to move away after his abusive dad dies and orders no contact. Nerd goes to delinquent's old house, finds an undelivered letter to him confessing feelings inside the DVD case of a movie by nerd's dad they'd watched together.
They meet again in college, get to know each other over again, and get gay! Woo.
Hard fought relationship, angst, homophobia, abuse, neglect, time skip, sex scenes -
3. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Two best friends in high school, one is so super in love with the other, develops into a romantic relationship. In love best friend is jealous because they go to a mixer and best friend 2 meets a girl, plot develops. bla bla...Not a super complex plot but such a good watch.
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4. Cosmetic Playlover Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
Two dudes in the cosmetology line of work get gay at their job. Minor angst, nothing crazy, it works out well for them.
Guy goes to Paris for more makeup experience. More angst with his family also.
Non-graphic sex scenes
Good, easy watch. Would recommend. -
5. Duang with You
Thai Drama - 2026, 12 episodes
Guy tries to win other guy over, it eventually works. They get gay and uncover each other's pasts. High comedy, angst, hard fought relationship, dcrfv4bythgv. College setting.
Abuse, sexual scenes, crazy ex -
6. Cosmetic Playlover
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
Two dudes in the cosmetology line of work get gay at their job. Minor angst at the start, nothing crazy, it works out well for them.
Only possible TW is that some dumbass makes advances on one of the dudes, but it goes nowhere. Pretty healthy relationship. Also one of the dudes has a bad relationship with his family, almost forgot about that. They have a major fight over it but it is resolved.
Non-graphic sex scenes
Good, easy watch. Would recommend. -
7. Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
Guy from city goes to train taekwondo in a little town. Housemates with other guy and his dad. Dad abuses them. They train together, get gay overtime, run away together, then shit happens and other guy/guy 2 runs away fr and is never seen again...for 12 years.
They meet again at dad's funeral and do a push and pull relationship thing idk. Sex and drinking and events and then a big scandal about college and they have a conflict about the dad also. Idk. I'm done writing summaries help
It's really good i promise my summary isn't doing it justice
Violence, angst, abuse, homophobia, sexual scenes -
8. My Love Mix-Up!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
Misunderstanding about a love charm turns into a real relationship. Cool. A little forgettable, but pretty good.
I think there might be some homophobia in this, but I honestly don't remember LOL. Minor angst, relatively upbeat, comedy or fluff focused scenes







