emeraldarrows

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Both are movies set in high school in which the ML is the popular bad boy of the school and the FL has a crush on or is looking for a boyfriend and ends up forming a quirky partnership with the ML that turns into love. Both movies have a similar vibe and last minute happy endings.

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Both are school set BLs in which a misunderstanding leads to the one ML believing the other is in love with him.

Both involve the FL being rescued as a child by a man and dedicating herself to some quest, becoming entangled with the ML as a result. Ultimately it's revealed the man and the ML are the same person because of time travel.

Both movies are fantasy/historical and explore the complexities and trauma of the MLs who are kamikaze pilots in WWII.

Both are Republican Era dramas, set during the Japanese occupation, with the ML undercover and fighting against them.

Both are Thai BLs about parallel worlds, with one ML crossing over to the other's world.
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Both are BLs with a restaurant setting and a similar vibe between the main couple.
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Both are BLs with a restaurant setting with a uniquely focused menu and a seemingly mismatched couple.
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Both are BLs with a restaurant setting and one of the MLs a chef.
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Both MLs are firefighters and of a lower social class than the wealthy FL with whom they have a past connection.