Our story begins... in a novel, comic or game that the Protagonist consumed prior to there transgression. Our dear Protagonist thinks that there are laws to being a Main Character, mob, supporting character, second male lead, villain...  ... more>>

There is a quality meta, 4th-wall shenanigans to be had. These are curated titles that are dependent on whether or not our dear protagonists, "they follow self-imposed rules"

(comics) The Stereotypical Life of a Reincarnated Lady, Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs. Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko,  Ore ga Otome ge de Kyuuseishu, Inso Law, Heart Throbbing Conquer, I Think I Have Transmigrated Somewhere

(honorable mentions) Beware the Villainess, I'm No Heroine, Resetting Lady <<less

Who said that only the ML could be unstable, possessive, or violent? A collection of BL novels with certifiably crazy MCs for those who are tired of innocent, white lotus protagonists.... more>>

Works are sorted in a very subjective order of increasing to decreasing madness, factoring how extreme the MC’s personality is in the context of their situation, and the genre of the story. For example, yandere kidnapper in modern world > unhinged killer in apocalypse > two faced fake lotus in QT genre, something like that :/ <<less

when you’re sad and you want more reason to justify your tears

Something of a graveyard, I suppose.... more>>

Here lies some novels awaiting a chance opportunity with a TL willing to take them on and finish what must be done..
That said, you can call it a museum too if that's not as morbid?

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Here's some good news. There's been 5 novels that have restarted since I made this list!

The novels in question are mentioned in the comments and I have taken them off the list. <<less