Slowburn But Deep
Unknown isn’t just a BL romance — it’s really a story about life. It gives a raw look into what it’s like growing up without parents and the emotional scars that come with it. The story takes you on a roller coaster of feelings. We see We Qian trying to survive from a young age, doing whatever it takes just to get by. As an adult, he ends up adopting Zhi Yuan and Lili — probably because he knows exactly what it feels like to be alone.
I’m not sure if this counts as “forbidden love” since they’re not biologically related, but I really liked how much Yuan cares for Qian. It honestly feels like Qian is his entire world. Meanwhile, Qian is this selfless guy who works so hard for the little family he built.
I had mixed feelings about this series. I loved the first two episodes — they just hit different. But the super slowburn really tested my patience. Still, I stuck with it because I needed to know if they would actually end up together.
The story is easy to follow, but it’s emotionally heavy at times especially when it comes to Yuan, who falls in love with Qian, but seems to get stuck in the “just a brother” zone. It was kind of frustrating that Qian took so long to acknowledge his own feelings. Either he was too afraid to admit them, or he just buried them deep. Most of the plot focuses on Yuan dealing with those one-sided feelings, and Qian not reciprocating (at least, not right away). It honestly felt like it took forever for Qian to finally show how he really feels — we don’t get that until episode 11 out of 12! 😁
This is actually my first time watching a BL with this kind of setup since I’m usually into Thai BLs, so it felt fresh and different. But the slowburn romance almost made me give up. 😅
That said, the acting was amazing, and while the chemistry between the leads wasn’t explosive, it was believable. One of the soundtracks sounded familiar — I think it’s been used in other Taiwanese BLs before.
If you're into slowburn stories with depth and emotion, and you don’t mind waiting for that romantic payoff, this one’s definitely worth a try.
I’m not sure if this counts as “forbidden love” since they’re not biologically related, but I really liked how much Yuan cares for Qian. It honestly feels like Qian is his entire world. Meanwhile, Qian is this selfless guy who works so hard for the little family he built.
I had mixed feelings about this series. I loved the first two episodes — they just hit different. But the super slowburn really tested my patience. Still, I stuck with it because I needed to know if they would actually end up together.
The story is easy to follow, but it’s emotionally heavy at times especially when it comes to Yuan, who falls in love with Qian, but seems to get stuck in the “just a brother” zone. It was kind of frustrating that Qian took so long to acknowledge his own feelings. Either he was too afraid to admit them, or he just buried them deep. Most of the plot focuses on Yuan dealing with those one-sided feelings, and Qian not reciprocating (at least, not right away). It honestly felt like it took forever for Qian to finally show how he really feels — we don’t get that until episode 11 out of 12! 😁
This is actually my first time watching a BL with this kind of setup since I’m usually into Thai BLs, so it felt fresh and different. But the slowburn romance almost made me give up. 😅
That said, the acting was amazing, and while the chemistry between the leads wasn’t explosive, it was believable. One of the soundtracks sounded familiar — I think it’s been used in other Taiwanese BLs before.
If you're into slowburn stories with depth and emotion, and you don’t mind waiting for that romantic payoff, this one’s definitely worth a try.
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