Healthy Relationship BLs

Healthy Relationship BLs
The title says it all. BLs with a healthy power dynamic (mostly, since those are pretty rare), well-developed leads, great storylines, almost no unhealthy and unrealistic characterisations like yandere MLs or MCs with questionable IQs. Some exceptions are there, though; I've added the novels I liked despite them having somewhat yandere character(s).

I've added all the novels that checked off most of the boxes and noted everything I might have liked/disliked about those novels while reading. 

The rankings on each novel don't really matter (except for the ones at the beginning). Don't forget the ones at the bottom, although they're the ones I personally didn't like much! But you might! 
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IndusEla
Created: Feb 18th, 2020, Updated: Jan 19th, 2021
Created Feb 18th, 2020
Updated Jan 19th, 2021
CN (4.6)
67 Chapters Every 118.9 Day(s) 11952 Readers 354 Reviews 07-02-2019
The MC, after getting betrayed by his lover, dies of a heart attack and only one person comes to visit his grave (ML). When he returns ten years into the past, he gives ML the chance to be with him out of gratitude and becomes his kept lover. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
30 Chapters Every 134.7 Day(s) 3236 Readers 39 Reviews 11-02-2018
The ML is an acclaimed actor with a lot of fame and awards but this doesn't mean he's a better actor than the MC, he just had the luck to get famous, I guess. The chemistry between them both is amazing although you'd have to bear with the angst. It's a damn good read with a surreal feeling to it, you would feel apprehensive cause I did but it's SO GOOD that it'd be hard to stop. Very addicting. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
74 Chapters Every 64.5 Day(s) 8137 Readers 111 Reviews 10-21-2021
It's been a while since I read this but I remember really liking this one. The MC is reborn and through a lot of efforts, accumulates wealth while working in ML's company as an assistant IIRC (till chapter 29, no one knows he's rich). ... more>>
CN (4.3)
49 Chapters Every 63.4 Day(s) 3552 Readers 19 Reviews 05-19-2022
The rating is very well deserved, I really liked this novel. The MC has the power of eating nightmares and stumbles upon the perfect source of food, the ML. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
0 Chapters Every 1880 Day(s) 8186 Readers 91 Reviews 03-02-2019
This novel was unlike anything I had ever read before. It was such a unique read that dealt with topics such as psychology, consciousness, dreams, personalities, life, realism, and so much more. I can't do justice to the sheer thinking and planning that went into this. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
244 Chapters Every 50.1 Day(s) 11732 Readers 230 Reviews 01-02-2021
MC was a supermodel in his last life but died because of some illness only to be reborn in another world where he strives to regain his original position through hard work. This is another one of my favorites since the entertainment industry (mostly modeling) is presented in a very interesting way - the magazine shoots, the fight to be on some magazine's cover, the race to be on the World's Top Models ranking list, etc. although it's might not seem as interesting to some as it did to me. It shows the journey in an entertaining way, with a great blend of comedy and drama. ... more>>
CN (4.2)
113 Chapters Every 7.6 Day(s) 8503 Readers 71 Reviews 04-21-2024
An adorable read (I've read this twice or thrice, I like this that much). The MC transmigrates into a book and agrees to an arranged marriage with the ML (who is also the book's ML). I was honestly not expecting much but this was a damn good read. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
216 Chapters Every 54.5 Day(s) 6641 Readers 47 Reviews 04-21-2024
After getting mu*dered by his lover on the day of achieving his childhood dream of performing at the globally famed Golden Hall, the MC is reborn as a fallen Violen prodigy. He started climbing back up the music ladder, building relationships, and further enhancing his skills in Violen. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
175 Chapters Every 79.5 Day(s) 14654 Readers 350 Reviews 02-11-2021
Really good! ... more>>
CN (4.7)
17 Chapters Every 176.5 Day(s) 25006 Readers 546 Reviews 04-01-2024
I haven't read this yet because the cover looks freaking gorgeous and the reviews are sky high, if I start reading this, I'd go down... more>>
CN (4)
234 Chapters Every 50.1 Day(s) 3734 Readers 68 Reviews 04-09-2022
Why is this novel so underrated?! This novel deserves to be rated above 4.5!... more>>
CN (4.3)
179 Chapters Every 0.1 Day(s) 4778 Readers 37 Reviews 02-14-2024
The MC's aim in life is to become the best teacher ever and that's what his system is for. He goes to different worlds and every time, he's a teacher. Every world's setting is different with a lot of unruly children adding drama to every arc. This might make the setting appear small, seeing the fact that his role is limited to handling teenagers. But that's not so. Students are the future pillars of the world and him teaching them actually amounts to personally building and shaping these pillars. ... more>>
CN (4.2)
206 Chapters Every 23.6 Day(s) 8072 Readers 97 Reviews 06-21-2023
Almost the same as Quickly Wear The Face Of The Devil in terms of pace and writing. I felt like I was reading an alternate version of FOD with different and original storylines. Some events do hold similarities but not in the sense that it's copied from FOD. The arcs are original and both the leads are OP. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
150 Chapters Every 4.5 Day(s) 5946 Readers 41 Reviews 04-16-2024
The first three arcs were really good. The MC is a genius and goes from weak to strong, this has six arcs but isn't a world-hopping novel. While he IS in another world, he skips over 600 years in the blink of an eye and meets the ML's reincarnation. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
14 Chapters Every 109.9 Day(s) 2070 Readers 15 Reviews 06-09-2021
Totally doesn't deserve a rating of 3.9!! I don't know why this is so underrated, damn. I've read the entire thing and it's suuuuper sweet. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
30 Chapters Every 130.7 Day(s) 7622 Readers 130 Reviews 12-25-2018
Everyone at college misunderstands the relationship between the leads when the MC's girlfriend walks in on the MC kneeling in front of the ML. Within a day, everyone knows MC 'gave' ML a BJ. This isn't the end, ofc. A normal situation somehow always leads into both of them getting into a compromising situation which creates rumours. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
131 Chapters Every 45.7 Day(s) 17384 Readers 408 Reviews 06-22-2023
One of the best thriller, mystery and survival novels on NU. The games all the characters play to survive the invasion of a foreign, highly advanced technology is complex and very well thought out. Hands down one of the best novels on here. The chemistry between the characters is *insane*. ... more>>
CN (4.7)
1 Chapters Every 809.5 Day(s) 12003 Readers 259 Reviews 09-21-2023
Really liked this one! The MC enters a - because of lack of a better phrase - survival game/simulation and a series of things happen which unravel a much bigger conspiracy! ... more>>
CN (4.7)
115 Chapters Every 20.7 Day(s) 5946 Readers 36 Reviews 02-19-2024
This is another survival novel but isn't similar to others. It has arcs, different and original worlds, and a SUPER SMART SEME MC. The uke is also hella smart, cheerful, narcissistic, and kind. Both of them are principled people and the development of their relationship was super nice  The side characters were awesome, well-developed, and went through character development. All the worlds were really interesting and mysterious, I highly recommend reading this. Anyone who scans the game's QR code would enter the game, they acquire new skills through QR codes, enter worlds through QR codes, etc. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
0 Chapters Every 2165 Day(s) 11700 Readers 101 Reviews 07-15-2018
Reborn, Strong, Imperial Prince (seme) MC x Super Cool, intelligent, elegant, and handsome (uke) ML... more>>
CN (4.2)
211 Chapters Every 118.3 Day(s) 9590 Readers 128 Reviews 06-27-2019
Contains: Mildly Yandere ML who's yandere-ness is limited to a couple of lines on 'locking MC in a room so that no one can see' every so often, nothing serious. His original personality is normal. ... more>>
CN (4.4)
66 Chapters Every 54.3 Day(s) 6309 Readers 57 Reviews 10-03-2023
It's a good read! It has a similar premise to some other reads in this list in the sense that the MC transmigrates into a book, the love interest is the ML of the book, there is entertainment industry involved, and it has mpreg! This doesn't mean it doesn't have any originality, it actually does! The first 6 - 7 chapters may appear fast-paced but it quickly stabilises to a more moderate pace. ... more>>
CN (4.5)
18 Chapters Every 107.1 Day(s) 3559 Readers 52 Reviews 12-20-2019
A beautiful read. The MC (seme) is reborn as a dog after getting into a staged accident. The ML is the guy that adopts him as a puppy. ... more>>
CN (4.5)
178 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 9562 Readers 71 Reviews 04-23-2024
It's a great read with an MC striving to get to the top of the entertainment industry; he's highly talented in both acting as well as singing. He's reborn into another China. The ML shows up pretty frequently and he's such a cutie. He is cold and aloof towards others and is aloof towards the MC too, even though internally he's really, really into the MC but can't express it. It's really cute. The love between both the characters is super sweet when it comes to fruition, and the s*x scenes are numerous but not too detailed, you do get a few juicy details tho. ;)... more>>
CN (4.6)
52 Chapters Every 26.9 Day(s) 6414 Readers 110 Reviews 03-24-2023
Description--- On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table while drinking. The person he shared the table with was a cool man who fit all of his aesthetic desires. It was practically love at first sight.... more>>
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  1. Lascie
    Lascie· Feb 21, 2020 03:52 PM
    For healthy relation you should try Death Progress Bar (by the author of one useless rebirth) and Seizing Dream (+  Fei Tian Ye Xiang others novels). The works of the author Priest, and Huai Shang (the author of Undead) also fit the bill. 
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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Feb 21, 2020 03:58 PM
      Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate it. I'll definitely check them out! 
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  2. lost_talez
    lost_talez· Aug 13, 2020 10:10 PM

    thank you so much for this list <3 clear.png 

    im so sick of overbearing possessive yandere MLs and poor innocent MCs who gets taken advantage of. It doesn't make me root for the relationship AT ALL and I just end up dropping it (or continue reading in some fruitless hope that the MC will somehow one-up the ML at least once.. which of course never happens). either that or we get pampering ML in a one-sided relationship with an MC who only knows how to throw tantrums and argue. -.- 

    Now i just need someone to make a similar list for female protagonist novels.

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  3. Bellilelly
    Bellilelly· Feb 15, 2021 05:26 PM
    Three more: since I just realized how long my explanation is trying to highlight the good pts and reason why u should check them out sighsss and since we could only comment Max of 2500 character oh deae

    “Those years in the quest of honors of mine”—> some people compared it to golden stage since they both are historical and have political scheme going on. I just feel it’s quite realistic in the sense of mistrust and vilgilance between the characters. The relationship is slow but understandable, and it’s mainly build from trust before into life and death partner honesty. IMO it’s also pretty heavy theme so I also took a break from reading this  I guess I’m not fit for angsty yet I still want to read them




    How to survive as a villain —> tragedy, drama, comedy. Let’s see there’s angtsy, there’s plot, there’s conflict, and there’s relationship like Romeo and Juliet except mc in denial of his feeling since realistically it can’t work out w his identity and ml’s identity with blood feud from previous gen. The relationship development is nice and fun to see them overcome obstacles. Oi masochistic tendency showing its tent**les again...

    100k volts electrocute you to death—> cute story w actions. The buildup and their chemistry is not bad and fun to read. The story is interesting hmm I’m being vague but I don’t want to spoil too much since I realize I kinda did w my few other recs smh ... but it’s also a relationship that started out from trust then to life and death partner. And it’s also one of my fav that I always keep checking for updates



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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Mar 10, 2021 04:56 AM

      Sorry for the late reply. 

      I am very, very thankful for your recommendations and as surprising as it may be, I've only read one from all your recommendations lol so it is indeed of help to me. Thanks~ clear.png

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  4. Bellilelly
    Bellilelly· Feb 15, 2021 05:15 PM

    Heyy I’m back w more novel rec tho idk if they fall under your “healthy relationship” category and if u like them

    Anywyas starting off one of my fav

    Heroic death system —> I say it’s one of my fav QT and I have my personal fav arcs my bias since I find their relationship sweet and ml pampering. Tho that doesn’t change the fact I did find mc getting HE in the latter half story repetitive(idk these kind of qt might have uncover some sm tendency that makes me not want them to have HE...AHEM)and also a few arc that I really don’t like, so I just skip around reading the arcs that I like more, it’s still really enjoyable and I find the chemistry nice in the beginning. The last arc is the worst smh but love the first few arcs

    Fight the landlord, fall in love —-> same author as Golden Stage, this is like an au of it? It say it’s adapted from it on NU and we find a side cp from golden stage in this modern setting. It’s a really short read 41 chapters so I guess that y their relationship, interested in each other and falling all happened within the first 10 chapters. Still baffles me how quickly they gain interest in each other but ml isn’t forceful or anything and respects mc quite a lot. They both childish but mature and that somehow complement each other. Their relationship reminds of of “Your distance” I guess because of the ml’s profession loll but ofc the two novel are really different except the vibe of mature stable and calm relationship 

    Another MXTX high profile work and gained quite a bit of recognition

    Heaven official blessing (same author of founder of diabolism)—> characters are all endearing with their own flaw yet the relationship buildup is really nice —> but this novel for me is really hard to read under one sitting since there’s a lot plot going on so I stopped around c50. I think other people are the same, taking breaks while reading this since my heart can’t take it

    Note:

     At some point when I was reading QWTFOD I think someone commented that QWTFOD, heaven official blessing, founder of diabolism and maybe something else I forgot the name is the four bible of cn bl community loll

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  5. Lilyjae
    Lilyjae· Jan 18, 2021 08:14 PM

    A few novel recommendations if you haven't read these yet: 

    1) Assistant Architect

    2) Film Emperor’s Adorable Wife From Ancient Times 

    3) The Film Emperor Asks for Divorce Every Day 

    4) I Ship My Adversary X Me

    Three of these got really tacky titles but the stories are interesting and the relationships between the main characters are balanced and full of respect if you want to check it out!! 

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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Jan 19, 2021 02:48 PM

      Thanks for the recommendations! Number 3 has been on the list for a long time, still, thank you for mentioning it. I read number 1 a long time ago and completely overlooked it, so thanks for the reminder. clear.png

      I'll check out both number 2 and 4. clear.png

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  6. Comeheretocommentonly
    Comeheretocommentonly· Oct 28, 2020 02:54 PM

    Hello, honestly I've been a long time faithful follower from your list recomendation but I'm too shy to come out and greet you in person.

    First of all, I wanna thank you for being so kind and empowering making me realized that there are people who actually shared same passion as me.

    I'm still reading some tr*shy novels as of now, but truly, your list is the one I always kept looking forward. 

    I've read some of the books mentioned before I go through this list. But also there are some gems that I truly like from your list such as Your Distance, Fake Slakers and Tattoo. Of course there are many more but I already imposed too long on this building.

    At the end I just wanna say hi and hope we could one day chat regarding these books and sharing a few books that maybe we already read.

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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Nov 3, 2020 11:05 AM
      Aw, thanks for liking my list! And i would love to talk~ clear.png
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  7. eceo
    eceo· Aug 7, 2020 11:55 AM
    I love your list! I see some novels I absolutely love, so I’m sure I’ll love most, if not everything on this list. You have very good taste, I can’t wait to see what else you’ll add to this list. 
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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Aug 8, 2020 02:12 PM
      I'm glad you like them! But be sure that I've added some mediocre ones too just in case someone might like them. Read my notes to see if I liked that particular one! :)
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  8. Junksnack
    Junksnack· May 8, 2020 10:56 AM
    You have great taste, thank you for this list and for including your thoughts with each novel! If you havent read any of them before, I enjoy "Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds", "Class Teacher System", and "My Underachieving Seatmate Doesn’t Need Any Comforting" for having particularly sweet relationships!
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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · May 8, 2020 03:09 PM

      This comment made me really happy. I'm glad to know you liked reading my thoughts on all these novels. If you liked my list then you have a great taste as well. ;)

      I have read Class Tracher System but haven't added it to this list yet, thanks for the reminder. As for the other two, I haven't checked them out. My Underachieving Classmate seems to have an unfair power dynamic, though, along with the MC's dubious intelligence which is why I haven't tried reading it yet. I will give it a chance, though. Thanks for the recommendations. :)

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    • Dooka
      Dooka· Jun 23, 2020 02:18 PM
      @IndusEla
      Ta for the list clear.png
      My underachieving classmate starts unbalanced but gets better as it is actually about rebuilding confidence and overcoming severe trauma. He isn’t really dumb, either, I can’t explain why he is like he is without spoiling it. But read it, it just ended and I still haven’t recovered. And it’s a comedy of errors, completely hilarious (when you aren’t crying), I love these boys.


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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Jun 23, 2020 04:40 PM
      @Dooka Such high praise, looks like I'll have to add it to my reading list. Thanks for the suggestion. clear.png
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  9. ponkansuits
    ponkansuits· May 2, 2020 01:31 PM
    My, My, My.. What a tasty list! fufufu~ Thanks :>
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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · May 5, 2020 07:36 AM
      You're welcome :)
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  10. Xian-laoshi
    Xian-laoshi· Mar 24, 2020 12:44 PM

    Regarding I Just Want To Be In A Relationship, I checked it out. I was confused. In the raws, was it only really 96 plus extras? The translators already translated around 220 chapters.

    By the way, thanks for creating this reading list. I have been following this since you created it. Right now, I'm being broken by Strategy to Capture the Scum Gong (my eyes are now so swollen because of it). 

    I'm now starting to be busy. So, hehe, if you don't mind, may you recommend the best complete stories you read in ascending order? Arigatouuu~

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    • IndusEla
      IndusEla· Author · Mar 25, 2020 02:51 PM

      The translator most probably split the chapters of I Just Want To Be In A Relationship to make it easier to stick to schedule which made the number of chapters a lot more than the raws. It's understandable since the raws reach close to 10,000 characters sometimes. 

      As for Strategy To Capture That Scum Gong, what's life without a dash of good angst? It hurts but the subtle craving is satisfied so well~ amirite?

      The best completed stories? That'd be really hard cause my ranking wouldn't do justice to them and almost every novel on this list has been completely read by me so all of them are complete to me. You can just read the ones marked 'completed' on this list and voila, you'll have the list you desire. All the ones here are my favourites and mostly arranged in the order I thought was appropriate. 

      And thanks for following my list, I'm glad I could contribute to your reading journey! clear.png

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    • Xian-laoshi
      Xian-laoshi· Apr 13, 2020 06:37 AM

      @DarkAngel268 I just finished FOD last week. So satisfying. Most of the things I was looking for in a novel was there...

      Now, my studying schedule has been completely ruined yet I'm still looking for the next read. Haha. I'll browse again here for a short completed one... 

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