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Season 1 to this follow-on. Its a human procedural drama that doesn't focus on the firefighters running into buildings or the doctors in the ER; instead, it focuses on the Command Center—the invisible first responders who take the calls.

Both FL are Generals, and have lost their actual families, but have built families with their military brothers.

MLs are princes, who doesn't realize their affection for the FL right away.

They start out as transactional relationships, which then delves deeper into love, but is challenged with all the political details.

Both about teams trying to succeed while those in power around them are trying to pull them down and ruin them.

I feel like both of these leads have similar motivations and the shows are both gripping and relentless.

While Enigma Black Stage (and its first season, Enigma) isn't a GL, both are horror thrillers that deal with Thai supernatural beliefs. It also stars several GL actresses, including Namtan Tipnaree and Jingjing Yu in Enigma Black Stage; and Piploy Kanyarat, Earn Preeyaphat, and Prigkhing Sureeyares in the first season.

* historical political romance with power games
* strong, resolute, and determined leads
* male lead holding an official government position
* noble-born female lead
* cunning, sharp-witted, and intelligent protagonists

Both stories revolve around hidden identities and fallen or undercover protagonists navigating dangerous power structures, with characters forced to conceal their true selves to survive while becoming entangled in larger political or sect-based conflicts, and in both narratives unlikely alliances form through rivalry and mistrust, gradually turning into cooperation as the characters investigate deeper conspiracies, balance personal motives with greater causes, and uncover truths that powerful factions want buried.

Both stories are set in a historical Chinese setting and center on strong, self-determined female leads who refuse to conform to traditional expectations. In both narratives, love and marriage are not obligations but conscious choices made by the female protagonists, who maintain agency and control within their relationships. The male leads do not overpower the story; instead, they respect the women’s independence and gradually form partnerships based on mutual trust, intelligence, and emotional growth. Both dramas highlight a balanced power dynamic in romance, combining social or political intrigue with character-driven relationships.

Both are Mango TV dramas.

They have a similar setting to Dream of the Red Chamber.

Both are female-centered stories.

Each has a female lead.

There are multiple male characters in both dramas.

Both Fl lie first to ML to get married
Fl family problems like giving importance to sister
Fl being loved by in laws more than parents
Ml is rich
Both Ml after knowing the truth still love Fl.

wenderellas dairy is sweet and fluffy compared to Love ambition

Both FLs suffer from a trauma related mental health issue, but have no memories of the event that caused it. Both couples knew each other as children and went through the event together, but FL has forgotten and ML doesn't realize it's her. There's another man who has an unrequited love for the FL.

Both are xianxia dramas in which the MLs are demon lords, and the FLs immortals who have a past life connection to the ML. Both SMLs are the FL's master who she is devoted to but has secrets of his own. Both plots have the FL thinking the ML betrayed her and later discovering the higher immortals are manipulating her, pushing her into killing the ML as she did in the past.

- Both MLs get accused of murder
- MLs got drunk and can't remember what happened
- Both are being accused of killing their friends

Uhm I'm not exactly sure how it's similar cuz I didn't even watch enemies with benefits but it's lesbian romance

In the martial world, mysterious cases occur one after another. To maintain peace, the Wu Wang Pavilion commissions Lu Xiaofeng to solve these extraordinary cases, using a miraculous medicine that can cure blindness as leverage. Thus, in order to heal the eyes of his best friend Hua Manlou, Lu Xiaofeng accepts the mission and sets out.

From the exotic flower poison of Shuzhou to the Silver Hook Gambling House in Xuezhou, from the Six-Play Phantom in Lingzhou to the ephemeral Whale Sea in Quzhou, from the Hidden Hero Island in Lingzhou to the eerie inn amidst the endless yellow sands of Liangzhou—wherever Lu Xiaofeng goes, the cases grow stranger and the number of victims steadily increases.

Yet he never backs down. Beyond his sharp mind and the technique known as “Lingxi One Finger,” he has friends—many, many friends. Hua Manlou, with his heightened senses, is his strongest support; Ximen Chui Xue, whose sword strikes the throat in a single blow, truly deserves the title of Sword God; Sikong Zhaixing, a master thief and disguise expert; together with Zhu Ting’s ingenious inventions and the assistance of Yu Luosha, leader of the Wan Gui Sect.

With these allies, Lu Xiaofeng solves one seemingly impossible case after another. In doing so, they not only preserve peace but also thwart a long-brewing conspiracy in the martial world, protecting the weak and innocent, and safeguarding all living beings.