Gay shit I watched

mlm, wlw.  ~550 minutes

big budget time travel period drama that is honestly just brilliant in every way

cw: non-explicit non-romanticized rape, but he gets his come-uppance.

mlm. ~670 minutes

Blind guy x caretaker. This is genuinely excellent representation of and advocacy for disability. And it's also really adorable.

cw: off-screen suicide of a supporting character (not a bury-your-gays trope)

mlm, T, GNC, wlw, intersex. ~280 minutes

This is the queerest, realest, most wholesome thing. It has so much to say.

Flamboyant gay guy with an activist streak gets sent to a conservative Island and tries to change it for the better while falling in love with the student body president who has a name to uphold.

mlm. ~490 minutes

beautiful genuine representation of realistic gay relationships and disability

mlm. ~570 minutes

Mad plotting skills. I've never seen a time loop done this well.

cw: sleep kiss

mlm. ~470 minutes

Genuine attempt at progressivism, both feminism and gay rights. Time travel is well done.

Has some benevolently acephobic messaging that I don't appreciate but you can't have everything in life.

mlm. ~370 minutes

This should not be your first Thai BL. It honestly shouldn't be among your first ten Thai BL's. 

The story is complex, with hidden layers of meaning, and relies on some understanding of the nuances of how referring to others and yourself works in Thai. There are many versions of 'I' and 'you', and the differences are important here.

cw: age gap, but if you understand what the characters represent on the second layer of meaning, then actually no age gap.

mlm. ~650 minutes

Slow burn. Interesting plot and setting. Lots of yearning and indirect flirting.

cw: bunch of guns

wlw. ~190 minutes

Girl tries really hard to get her crush to see that she likes her, but crush is under the impression that girl is straight and will do anything to avoid her. 

This is hilarious and authentic and adorable and makes me giddy and it's an absolute blast to watch.

mlm, wlw. ~660 minutes

A successful attempt at destroying the ubiquitous top/bottom distinction. Lots of mutual pestering. Good acting.

mlm. ~540 minutes

Incredibly adorable and wholesome. Excellent demonstration of how communication is supposed to work in relationships. They say what they mean, and they assume the best in one another. It's refreshing.

Spoiler: This is an adaptation of a Japanese manga. I heard one character was supposed to be aro ace in that. This character is strongly hinted to be aro ace in this adaptation as well, but ends up in a relationship by the end.

mlm, GNC, background T and wlw. ~400 minutes

This is not at all your standard BL.

Life in the information age is cramped, crowded, colorful, tacky, fast, everchanging, casual, and full of endless cheap little joys, and maybe all of that can be a good thing. The setting is almost more important than the story. The camera doesn't focus on the main characters. They are hard to find in the busy crowds scuttling about around them. 

Four boys are into one another, or maybe not, decisions are hard, and it turns out that not making decisions hurts the people you're flirting with.

mlm. ~500 minutes

Mafia x cop. It's fun, what can I say.

cw: kidnapper x kidnappee, but it's not anywhere near as fucked up as in KinnPorsche

mlm. ~400 minutes

Beautiful cinematography. The lead has a frustrating personality, but this is still really good.

Also, PP Krit is a pop star with a YouTube channel that you should check out because it is very gay.

mlm. ~800 minutes

Robin-hood kinda guy does an enemies to lovers thing with good guy forced to do bad things. I love how every character, including background characters, gets agency, a chance to influence the story, and I love how distinct and internally consistent they all are.

cw: transphobic charicature, graphic violence

Ace, background wlw. ~240 minutes.

Two aro ace people who feel alone in the world become each other's found family while helping each other deal with the world's lack of understanding.

I admit that my ace ass is biased here, but OH MY GOD. I didn't expect this to be so good and so relatable. Why do we keep settling for ambiguous one-off lines when this is what representation could look like? It's unapologetically and politically ace. I've never seen anything like it. I don't usually feel like media applies to me, but this makes me feel like people like me exist.

The sub quality is not ideal, but not the worst.

mlm, wlw. ~440 minutes

Overly dramatic soap opera, but the plot is good, the characters are fleshed out, and it calls out structures of political and economic power pretty harshly, so what's not to love?

The special effects are terrible, and the sound effects a bit obtrusive but I promise it's worth it.

cw: murder, torture, death of a child and a dog, not overly graphic but definitely pulls on your heartstrings.

mlm. ~630 minutes

Murder mystery, speaking truth to power, good plot.

cw: murder, non-romanticized sexual assault, not graphic

mlm. ~130 minutes

Not a BL, but definitely 'gay shit'. Homophobic police officer is forced to marry an effeminate gay ghost and find out why he died.

Very campy. Really funny. I had a blast watching this.

mlm. ~660 minutes

Singing high school students are whipped for each other.  Excellently fluffy.

mlm. ~420 minutes

Good communication, mental health themes, character growth. Idk man, it doesn't do anything revolutionary, but it just does what it does well.

mlm. ~630 minutes

The political storytelling and visuals on this one are EPIC. The dynamic between the leads is pretty classic for a Thai BL, as in trope-y, top/bottom, which is why this got a 9 instead of a 10.

mlm. ~370 minutes

A complex plot about the ethics and illegality of euthanasia. Doctor who secretly practices it seduces cop who's investigating him. There is an excellent amount of real substantive conflict between the leads that in no way relies on misunderstandings or jealousy. 

Sammon's plotting skills are just simply better than anyone else in the BL industry right now. I mean, she wrote Triage and Manner of Death too. She's proven herself. I will watch anything she produces from now on.

mlm, GNC. ~540 minutes

This is so wholesome. A breath of fresh air. It breaks several BL norms that need to be broken. The ex-boyfriend gets to be an okay guy, the effeminate gay gets to have an actual sympathetic and significant role that isn't just comedic relief, and he gets a loving boyfriend, the top/macho man gets to be insecure and cry, they get to have actual issues in their relationship with how they treat each other, and resolve them through effective communication. There is no 'we are fated to be with each other and all other relationships were insignificant and issues can't really matter because in the end we'll definitely end up together.' It's refreshing. But it's also a really slow slow-burn and some people don't like that.

mlm. ~430 minutes

The first Japanese gay dating reality show. This is an excellent blend of authenticity and storytelling. I love how the members were given a long time to get to know each other, how they were given time and space for rest and reflection, rather than putting them under lots of unfair pressure to increase the likelihood of drama, and how there was no need to villainize any of the members. This dating show stands out far above the rest.

mlm. ~540 minutes

This was made by queer people and you can tell. Has serious themes of suicide, internalized homophobia and struggling with self-acceptance, oppression (school and curse are allegories for society and religion) and finding community. But don't worry no sad ending.

mlm. ~640 minutes

This is dramatic, funny, heartfelt, and it has a competent plot, but the special effects are not amazing.

Copaganda. Special military unit guys. One has premonitions and constantly has to save his love interest from dying. Plot twist, they're both reincarnated magic creatures.

mlm. ~85 minutes

Follow-up in the same vein.

mlm. ~500 minutes

Rookie actor likes his co-star a lot, but co-star mainly sees him as a rival trying to take his place in the spotlight.

Excellent pacing and drama. Not a moment feels like wasted time. If you ranked all BL ships' chemistries, this one would come out as number 1, no doubt.

cw: sleep kiss, implied rape

mlm. ~770 minutes

The plot is excellent and dramatic. The dynamic between the leads is stiff and uncomfortable. Very angsty. Soulmates and reincarnation.

cw: suicide, pretty dang intense. Ending  of show is not tragic.

mlm, background ace. ~580 minutes

A heartbroken doctor slowly learns to love again with a sweetheart of a boxer who has some trauma of his own to sort through. This is silly, hilarious, heartfelt, progressive, sex positive, emotionally mature, and so sweet.

The ace guy didn't get a story arc or character arc. It's one step up from nothing I guess.

wlw, GNC. ~106 minutes

Tomboy roommate x homophobic roommate. Both have internalized and societal homophobia to overcome. It does a great job pulling on your heartstrings. This really does have its charm. Gay people made this.

mlm, mlm, mlm, mlm, mlm, mlm. ~120 minutes

This is possibly the campiest show in existence. This is ridiculous and self-aware about it. It makes fun of the outrageous unrealistic-ness of classic Japanese BL tropes by exaggerating them, using them one after another, and having the main character name them explicitly, but I promise there is nothing homophobic about this. This is hilarious. All of the BL couples constantly inthe background of every scene is what makes this the best thing.

~79 minutes

~144 minutes

mlm. ~360 minutes

The production value on this is epic, the plot is brilliant and the acting is great.  This is not my style of media, in terms of the amount of graphic horrible shit on screen, but I can't not give this piece of art the recognition it deserves. 

I just learned that one of the actors was only 18 while filming this and given the scenes he did, I don't think that's cool.

cw: nudity (butts), sex scenes, guns, murder, lots of main character death, implied rape. Still, the ending isn't sad, mostly.

mlm. ~200 minutes

Taiwanese Heartstopper. It's sweet.

mlm, GNC. ~470 minutes

Dating show. Format copied from the Korean show 'His Man'.

They keep making me cry. This is more like therapy than like a dating show. Friendship for the win. 

mlm. ~600 minutes

Guy's lover dies so he uses a magic rock to live 100 years longer so he can meet her again when she reincarnates, but oops, she's a guy, now what?

I love this old-fashioned stern guy being flabbergasted by his attraction to a modern twink who doesn't believe in all of this magic and 'love at first sight' crap.

The drama and plot of this are EXCELLENT. Really pulls you in from beginning to end. Acting is great, cinematography is decent, special effects not so great but not to the point that it's annoying.

wlw. ~90 minutes

This deals with internalized homophobia. It feels true to life. Feels unfinished without season 2

cw: lead cheats on her husband

wlw. ~300 minutes

After having spent 7 years apart, they reconnect. Will they be able to make it work this time, or will they still be thwarted by internalized homophobia, or a poor work/life balance? 

I love how real the characters and interactions feel. 

Autistic kid rep is mid.

mlm. ~240 minutes

He ends up in a dating game/novel and has to make one character happy. Or that's what the plot seems to be in the beginning, but twists and turns abound. Excellent. Some parts were confusingly edited, but overall, this is angsty and sweet and well written.

mlm, GNC. ~400 minutes

Not a BL. This is queer media in the style that western gay stories often take. Not a romcom but a 'slice of life' that includes romance. This is revolutionary representation for South Korea. It is really funny from time to time, but sometimes also a bit slow. Definitely very much worth watching.

mlm. ~720 minutes

This is a mainland Chinese story, adapted by a Thai company, but with a Chinese director. You can tell it's largely Chinese rather than Thai. It's less fluffy, less silly, less campy and more angsty, dark, fucked up and complex. 

Stuntman gets toyed with by rich asshole, dies, gets body swapped, and gets back in the same position with the same rich asshole. Is rich asshole redeemable?

Yeah it's fucked up, but the plot is interesting and I was hooked from beginning to end.

cw: terrible consent politics, guns and death.

wlw. ~540 minutes

Messy drama involving cheating, lots of deceit, and twins switching places. Excellent twists and turns. And blind advocacy. Also it's so ridiculously pretty.

mlm. ~80 minutes

Mellow realistic rural romance that's mostly soft and warm but also deals with fear, doubt and internalized homophobia. Really excellent. Has special episodes.

The actors are the same age, but there is an implied age gap between the characters, not sure how big.

mlm. ~60 minutes

A lengthy happily ever after for the Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island couple. Pure fluff, but I'm sure that for China showing that queer people can have a happy life is an entirely political act.

One thing I don't appreciate is how they physically push and pull at each other, not always in a playful or consensual way. 

wlw. ~120 minutes

Bi girl who can't keep a relationship due to trust issues meets cute radio host. 

Well-acted, funny, great cinematography, feels based in real experience, disability representation (sleep disorder + wheelchair). 

mlm. ~360 minutes

Orphaned teenager adopts homeless boy. Years later, homeless boy has grown up to be upstanding man who is very into his adoptive 'brother'.

Excellent acting, well-written. Overall just competent, solid. 

cw: fairly graphic streetfighting match. Bunch of guns.

wlw. ~540 minutes

She likes the girl that she helped her brother pursue as a girlfriend, also, ulterior motives and plots to dethrone an evil dad.

This show, it hits me in the feels so hard. The way it resolves all of its conflict feels so fresh, so unexpected, in such a good way. It says  that you can't win by screwing others over, by lying, by manipulating. Radical kindness will get you much further in life. The communication skills in this one are exemplary.

mlm. ~660 minutes

Nothing revolutionary here, just a well done classic BL. Funny, good communication and cooperative problem solving. It's got a supernatural gimmick and I'm always up for those.

mlm. ~650 minutes

This is pretty standard Thai BL. It's just well-executed.

cw: kinda femme-phobic

mlm. ~430 minutes

Strict boss x manic pixie dream boy intern. They have character development, backstory trauma that actually impacts the story, actual communication, discussion of healthy boundaries, they got me to get emotional. But it is pretty slow and I think that's why it's not generally very popular.

mlm. ~135 minutes

Excellent campy humor. He gets a job costarring along a certified star in a BL, and unbeknownst to him, the star has a major crush on him. Also they have to live together.

wlw. ~200 minutes

Flirty girl keeps chasing aloof artist almost twice her age. The acting is excellent, the plot is coherent, the production value is good.

I wasn't really comfortable with the age gap, but it gets addressed, and the younger girl is absolutely 100% in the driver's seat the whole time. IRL it would still be a no, but this is fiction.

Related to GAP the series.

cw: mild physical abuse from parent

wlw. ~360 minutes

Continues where season 1 left off, because it was originally one season, but it got cut in two to hastily edit some stuff due to its unexpected popularity.

mlm. ~300 minutes

Autistic coded lead meets kiddo with brother. Kiddo is extremely adorable. This is very very fluffy. Lots of social anxiety. The dad gets the 'subtle wingman of the year' award haha. He's the only reason these two manage to communicate at all.

mlm. ~470 minutes

I love this so fucking much. Hilarious from start to finish. So fluffy and silly.

A penguin turns into a human, escapes zoo and enters high school. There he meets ex panther with social anxiety and a big crush on him, and they adventure through the human world together.

wlw. ~200 minutes

Either watch it twice or do not watch it at all. Every second is filled with symbolism that won't necessarily make sense on your first watch. An exploration of trauma, what it does to someone's personality and self esteem, and learning what love is from scratch. 

cw: SA, child abuse, not graphic.

mlm. ~165 minutes

Depressed dude's dead cat and dog show up in human form to cheer him up. I know that premise sounds fishy, but I promise this isn't a fetish thing. This is silly and funny and fluffy (not a pun) and they did manage to make the dog guy seem dog-like and cat guy seem cat-like.

wlw, T. ~180 minutes

Rich foreigner with rebellious princess syndrome sweeps cutesy bartender off her feet. Rich girl's family then throws a bunch of shit their way.

Apparently based on a story from a call-in to a radio show. 

Episode two features a trans woman wielding a garden hose to shoo her daughter's dick of an ex-boyfriend away, and I just think that's epic.

mlm. ~720 minutes

This is not actually brilliant in terms of plot, but it's just visually stunning. You can pause this show at any point and chances are you could print the image out and hang it on your wall as a painting. Very trope-y and commercialized, but still thoroughly entertaining. 

Plot and character motivation for Hia Lian are confusing on the first watch, but things actually do fall into place on second watch. He is not as fickle as he seems, he is just cunning.

mlm. ~540 minutes

Reaper versus doctor. Other than the excellent plot, this isn't very special.

mlm, intersex. ~310 minutes

Ghosthunting youtubers. It's and silly and fun  and angsty and the plot is good.

cw: getting outed

mlm. ~150 minutes

Reincarnation, oh no she's a dude in this lifetime. Good acting, good plot.

mlm. ~300 minutes

Up and coming artist gets to be in a band with a washed up singer who used to be his role model. A solid BL with an excellent sound track. 

I do need you to know that when they ask 'are you in highschool' in Mandarin he replies 'I'm in second year of university', and the actor is 25. He just looks young.

mlm, wlw. ~460 minutes

Ghost hunter influencer visits family and doesn't realize they're all ghosts. Watching the ghosts' attempts at normalcy is wonderfully awkward and weird. Dynamic between the leads is natural. It does start to drag a little in the later episodes, but that doesn't justify the fact that it's somehow not very popular.

mlm. ~240 minutes

This is not a BL, but it is definitely 'gay shit'. It's a bunch of gay guys who got their hands on a camera and decided to write a webseries, and they're good at it, it's hilarious. Has subsequent seasons which I haven't watched yet.

mlm. ~180 minutes

Two guys who couldn't be more different have to cooperate on a group project for class through zoom. Has an indie feel. Lots of gay panic.

mlm. ~600 minutes

Ghost x medium, mystery for how he died. University setting. Good natural dynamic between the leads, good plot. Contrary to expectation, no sad ending.

mlm. ~360 minutes

Impulsive broke dude meets shy deaf classmate and strikes a deal, note-taking for bento lunches. 

This is really solid. Hits me right in the feels. Very convincing.  Excellent disability rep.

The one thing that bugs me is that the queerness of this has been toned down and invisibilized as much as possible (e.g. the camera angle kisses, straight-passing actors, and not having their relationship change at all after getting together). It makes me feel like the production and actors are uncomfortable with the gayness of the show. I don't want queerness to feel taboo in BL shows.

But the disability rep is really excellent. That's what got this an 8.

mlm. ~200 minutes

Dude has major crush on fellow volleyball student. It's sweet. 

cw: romantic relationship between brothers, but they're not the main couple so it's fairly skippable.

mlm, dating show. ~660 minutes

Very wholesome, activist, queer, healthy.

mlm. ~840 minutes

Ace. ~100 minutes

An aro ace woman deals with amatonormativity, featuring several other non-normative characters to help her along the way. 

Mellow, down to earth, relatable.

mlm. ~325 minutes

sequel to 'I told sunset about you'. Equally cinematographically stunning. The lead is still a frustrating personality.

cw: the lead cheats.

mlm. ~570 minutes

Dude has a best friend who teases him just a little too much. Then dude starts having prophetic dreams about bestie getting hurt, so he busts his ass saving him every time. And he's confused about the dreams in which he's kissing bestie, are those prophetic too?

The plot, pacing and acting in this are excellent. Their friendship dynamic feels very natural.

mlm. ~540 minutes.

Hapless scaredy-cat tutor accidentally gets in trouble with young gangster, who then has fun ordering him around.

This is silly and campy and entertaining, and it gets more charming the longer it goes on.

mlm. ~210 minutes

This is a long advertisement. It is exclusively saccharine fluff, and it will give you diabetes.

Jeff Satur is a pop star with a YouTube channel and he has flair, go Google him.

mlm. ~180 minutes

Total memory loss right after breakup, thinks they're just roommates, reconnect. Just a solid BL.

mlm. ~500 minutes

Sweet guy has to take an assassination job for money but hides the victim instead. It's solid. Just a well-executed BL. Mental health theme. 

A lot of people are disappointed with this because the trailer promised a questionable power dynamic between the leads, and that did not materialize.

mlm. ~240 minutes

He borrows his crush's eraser, but it has another boy's name on it. That boy misunderstands and thinks he has crush on him, and he is incredibly considerate about it. This is an adorable show.

mlm. ~115 minutes

Insecure gay boy with self-destructive habits and a shield made of humor finds the greenest flag in history and falls for him. At times this feels almost autobiographical. It deals with internalized homophobia and how it can make you betray yourself, and dealing with teenage confusion about what feelings mean.

cw: starts with a scene in which a minor has just had sex with an adult, but there is nothing graphic about it and this does not continue.

mlm. ~325 minutes

Excellent acting, excellent plot, excellent visuals, excellent angst, excellent fluff, excellent teasing. You will enjoy this.

Medical student taking in injured gentle gangster who likes to tease. Gangster does great as a mock househusband. The age gap is not really ok, but the 17 year old is the aggressive one and the top, and the gangster is nothing but gentle. 

There's a scene in which the sister walks in on gay kissing, and instead of freaking out about her brother being gay, just smiles and walks away, and I think that's an amazing way to subvert the 'a gay couple can barely kiss once before they get walked in on and all hell breaks loose for them' trope, which is so common, and honestly kinda traumatic. 'Maybe it should actually be totally safe and okay to be ourselves', is what this show says. 

One of the four guys gets to dress stereotypically gay and still be a badass gangster, and not the butt of the joke, but an actual fleshed out character, and I'm sorry to say but that is still SO rare in BL.

This show has the intention to change the genre and make it queerer. I love this, but it also does have issues. 

There's one scene in which one guy is too drunk and emotionally vulnerable to consent, and the other guy knows it's wrong and still has first time sex with him. He heavily regrets doing that, but given the lighting and slowmo of that scene, it is romanticized.

cw: it's a mafia show, there's going to be murder. Age gap. Consent issues.

mlm. ~600 minutes

Brand new roommates. One of them is rich and tells them he'll pay them if they can hook him up with his crush. Hijinks ensue and of course they all end up pairing up and falling for each other instead. Mostly a comedy.

I like that the four main guys have such different attitudes towards their queerness. One is very confident and promiscuous, another is monogamous and recently heartbroken, another is too shy and sheltered to have explored much at all, and the fourth is in the denial closet.

There's sex positivity and queerness in here that is done through characters talking about the topc, rather than showing a bunch of explicit sex on screen, and I really appreciate how that normalizes the topic instead of idealizing it.

not a BL. ~540 minutes

Reality show in which five aspiring BL actors compete and test chemistry with each other.

They start out really awkward, but don't give up just yet, because they really grow close to one another. Weirdly, because they were all clear that they were here for work, that let them be fully honest and be really authentic and trusting. Their dynamic feels very cooperative and good-natured.

mlm. ~540 minutes

Warning: simply skip the first episode. It sucks, adds nothing to the plot, and has a completely different tone from the rest of the series.

The Thai BL that opened the flood gates way back when. It's interesting to see where the tropes originated, and honestly, they are better executed here than in most subsequent Thai BL's. It's sweet and innocent. But there is a lot of uninteresting straight stuff to skip through (which can easily be done without missing any plot concerning the gayness), and if you want to keep track of all the characters, you had better note down their names and key words because dang there are a lot of them.

It deals with some heavy teen themes. I know someone had a sex tape leaked but I don't know if that was season one or two of love sick.  I know there is classism, cheating, slutshaming and a toxic straight relationship somewhere in these, although the show judges all of these things negatively and does not romanticize it.

mlm. ~1620 minutes

It's too long, but there is wholesome communication in here, and a lot of it is skippable unrelated straight storyline.

mlm. ~160 minutes

Law student rebels and goes to country side, meets cute bumpkin. Motto is do what you like, not what is socially acceptable. Just a solid BL. Nothing else to say about it.

mlm, GNC. ~780 minutes

Critique of BL industry standards that forbid dating. Pretty classic top/bottom dynamic between the leads. Not as revolutionary as it could've been, but it's a solid BL nonetheless.

RR side couple that's really sweet.

mlm. ~640 minutes

Rich boy x bodyguard, but also they're classmates. Murder plot, on the run. This has all the dramatic elements of a fanfic. It's fantastical, not based in reality, but is that a bad thing? It's sweet, it's angsty, it's got everything you need. This knows what the BL genre is about and does just that.

cw: support character gets killed

mlm. ~125 minutes

39 year old boss dude feels old. His subordinate likes him and wants to make him feel young again. This is sweet and genuine.

Consent politics could be better but could be much worse.

mlm. ~200 minutes

Guy travels back in time to see the student who saved his life as a kid and died in process. It's about coping with survivor's guilt. This is really good but I knocked off a whole point for that sleep kiss.

Spoiler: The ending is sad, but it is justified.

mlm. ~145 minutes

Ex gangster gets stabbed, wakes up and now has an angel tagging along. They stick together. Great plot, great acting, emotional.

cw: suicide due to homophobia

mlm. ~540 minutes

My School President was successful, so GMMTV decided to do that again, but with dancing instead of singing. It's sweet and silly and convincing and funny. The songs and dancing are pretty good too. Typical high school BL.

GNC. ~240 minutes

Painfully shy guy gets a job as a cross-dressing café host and learns to overcome his fear of girls. 

It's got that cozy and understated feel that quite a few queer Japanese short series have. No dramatic lighting, shocking plot twists or epic betrayals, just life unfolding, and people slowly healing by being quietly kind to each other. 

mlm. ~540 minutes

Slacker gets pursued by his boss and his roommate, and he's not comfortable with either. Which will he choose? 

This is hilarious, but it knows how to drop the humor when real feelings are being explored. It does that really well. 

Adaptation from Japanese show of the same name. The changes they made are good. The boss is less creepy.

mlm. Not a BL. ~150 minutes

His recently deceased brother's Canadian boyfriend shows up and he isn't entirely comfortable with the gay thing. Raising kid together. It's funny, endearing, true to life.

mlm. ~120 minutes

Nothing revolutionary here. Just a well executed classic BL. Good angst, good fluff, good happy ending.

mlm, wlw. ~150 minutes

Not really a BL, but more of a gay slice of life. Divorced dad meets new boyfriend and together they cope with society, homophobia, raising a child, and just life.

Spoiler: At the end they're really mad at each other but there is a season 2 that I haven't watched yet.