5/5  nosebleed lvl detail. you can see your reflection's reflection in this porsche... more>>

**this is literally one of the best mature, nsfw danmei i have ever read.**

- explicit

- consensual

- super detailed

- multiple times

- kinda kinky

other details

- enemies to lovers storyline

- idols / entertainment industry

- touches on maths and philosophy

- main characters have mutual respect and adoration for each other

- some level of realism with a scandal that happens / makes some form of social commentary

cons

- shou can be seen as a little cold (but once you get to know him; precious)

- as a POC, reading lit from China, there are a few discrepancies that linger in the back of your mind while you read. such as the obsession with pale, white skin. this is constantly stressed, esp in regards to the MC, and making him seem desirable, attractive, and seductive. (can't escape that with danmei, or any fiction from China really, lol. mentioning it here nonetheless).

- Many references to western society were pretty inaccurate, mostly in regards to the ML and his time in America.

- ML felt a bit more underdeveloped in comparison to the MC <<less

4/5 ... more>>

props for realism!

- s*xual tension is sometimes extremely PALPITIBLE. 

- older, academic gong

- adorable, shou matures (as story goes on) 

- has a funny s*x scene

- gong has so much stamina wtf

- multiple times, but less detailed as time goes on.

- very detailed info when it comes to the architecture subplots. actually interesting too.

cons

- power imbalance (gong is shou's boss at work)

- handled fairly well

- started to get a little boring as the story petered out. <<less

5/5 full on 4-door car, in startling 4k quality.... more>>

though, you'll have to pay to access the later chapters.

- very detailed and kinky

- many non-consensual/dub con moments

- psychological

-  toxic, especially the seme. both of them get, as the title says, too deep in the act, and they're not really acting like themselves. everyone in this book is just really ugly, at heart, kind of. doesn't excuse the seme's behaviour. i really didn't like him as time went on, lol.

- not a happy ever after (more like, it was just kind of unresolved)

- both leads have GFs

- Gay for you :/ <<less

4.5/5 2 pixels short of 4k resolution porsche... more>>

Zhichu DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.(same author of Fanservice Paradox - this is admittedly more tame).

- consensual

- first time is very detailed (i haven't read very far past here, because i binge read up to there then passed out)

- despite age gap, and being a sort of 'role model' (and being the older brother) the gong does his best not to influence shou. 

- shou is also mature for his age

- less s*xual tension than assistant architect, slightly less than A Certain Someone.

cons

- got that mixed race fetishization ;-; | again, comes with the territory, unfortunately. not glaringly so, and if you ignore it, it's a very good read.

- these gongs tend to blend together in my head, because they all follow a similar template. so, Jiang Tian (A Certain Someone) and Song Yu (Lovely Allergen), with the exception of their backstories, are very similar if you put a gaussian blur over them (cold, genius ML)

- if you look at the criteria for in*est not only being blood-related, but being raised as siblings from childhood, this 'faux-cest' could actually not count as faux for you.

-song yu is kinda boring. there i said it. (personal preference)

sidenote, but honestly props to Pei Tingsong (Fanservice Paradox) for not being the standard cold, stone-faced, genius gong. lol <<less

3.5/5... more>>

- smut wasn't THAT detailed, but it definitely wasnt a wobbly pogo stick. more like a bicycle seen with x-ray vision through garage doors.

- consensual

- older gong

- childhood friends > lovers

- separation then reunited.

- pretty vanilla

- BEAUTIFUL drama cd art. *chefs kiss*

- has some a n g s t (but not prolonged)

cons

- just regular. its a really good, standard childood friends to lovers (faux-cest) story.

tbh, I don't remember much from this, besides A.

the description can be a bit misleading. the shou doesnt act entitled at all. both characters are super smart (the shou more as a result of constant hard work). he doesnt act entitled o spoilt at all (i thought this would be a story with a slightly more immature, prince-like, shou, who acts spoilt but in an endearing way). both characters are actually very mature. <<less

3/5... more>>

- s*xual tension is through the roof, and that's half the job.

- gong and shou are very kinky and like to dirty talk.

- actual smut scenes just don't hold up sadly (mostly due to ommission / it happening off-screen).

- no G4U

- gong is hot, and different from the standard cold, straight-faced archetype. very clever, playful, and reads the shou like an open book.

- both of them are rlly h**ny and they're each other's type

cons

- as said above, less detailed smut/implied smut. this isn't a pogo stick, but it's damn near a unicycle. The s*xual tension and chemistry only HALF makes up for it.

- kind of predictable storyline (for the solving the mystery, wise).

- wish the nsfw was actually detailed. probably not due to censorship. I'm not sure of the details. <<less

3.5/5... more>>

I've only read 2 smut scenes so far; both i recall being somewhat detailed, but still not the explicit, smutty level of Fanservice Paradox (at this point everything is eithe above or below FP---except all of them are below. LOL)

- gong falls in love first- shou is gay and falls for the gong- tbh chemistry isn't that high- ok read so far, waiting for updates (54 ch. as of now, stopped at 46). <<less

[didn't finish] 3/5 [The smut...I don't think it's ever explicit, and those scenes always seem really short like the car is scared it'll get slapped with a ticket; the first supposed intimate scene is also EXTREMELY ABRUPT, he's tying his shoe laces then BAM! they f*cked(??????)—really not sure what the yaoi tag is doing here, but maybe full blown smut happens MUCH later.]... more>>

not much of any smut I can remember stands out to me, but the story idea and characters in the beginning are very entertaining.

read for a little laugh~ MC is sort of careless and embarrassing, if you have thick skin you'll be fine tho. Sorta bratty...the standard shou behaviour. <<less

3.5/5... more>>

Come for the s*xual tension, the smut is very much censored, but still detailed enough to give you an idea of things. Unfortunately, they are very few, and are posted on weibo—so. Yeah. Don't get your hopes too high, most things are implied.

still, good s*xual tension. MC is sort of the standard cute, younger shou MC. Gong is an older man with a kid. Same cutout personality of the cool, older hot guy tbh. lol. <<less

2.5/5 [vague, misty car in the rain and fog]... more>>

maybe because its jjwxc but smut scenes are very censored—kiss scenes and s*xual tension make up for the lack of....actual action once things ever progress. They have numerous intimate scenes but none are ever described, it's not a fade to black more like a blur, one sentence, then all of a sudden its over and they're lying next to each other.

good s*xual tension though—but it's sometimes hard to take how spicy they get down with each other seriously when an actual s*x scene has never once been explicitly described. There's also never been a mention of a d*ck or c*ck. <<less

3.5/5... more>>

the nsfw is few, BUT, when it happens it's quite detailed. <<less