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!
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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Created: Feb 18th, 2020, Updated: Jan 19th, 2021
Created Feb 18th, 2020
Updated Jan 19th, 2021
#51Very Happy
116 Chapters Every 93.2 Day(s) 8815 Readers 204 Reviews 07-03-2020
The MC may seem naive but he actually isn't. He's a very optimistic person and finds joy even in the harshest of times and that's an admirable quality. The ML is a super big shot and meets MC early on and they form a friendship due to a misunderstanding which ML doesn't bother to correct. ... more>>
195 Chapters Every 24.3 Day(s) 5731 Readers 38 Reviews 08-08-2023
MC used to be a normal guy but got transmigrated into a cultivation world and became a demonic cultivator. He transmigrates, or rather, is SUMMONED back to earth into another body only to become a part of a death-defying survival game with ghosts. This story doesn't delve into the first part when MC transmigrated, it starts when the MC wakes up after being summoned. ... more>>
#53Card Room
612 Chapters Every 47.8 Day(s) 9326 Readers 139 Reviews 05-12-2022
Currently reading the raws (*cough* 333 chapters done). I'm waiting for updates now. It's a good novel with survival as the main focus. In their respective fields, both the leads are amazing. The thing is, there are four types of rooms they have to go into namely Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs - hence the name Card Room. They all have their respective themes. The Heart room is mostly focused on criminal investigation and since the ML is a police man and the Heart rooms get the maximum screen time, the ML is waaay more highlighted than the rest of the characters. MC comes in second but still, seems less impressive than the ML. Both... more>>
251 Chapters Every 101 Day(s) 7737 Readers 149 Reviews 04-15-2020
I read this a couple of years ago so the exact details are blurry but I remember this enough. I liked this but didn't end up finishing it because back then, it was labeled Shounen Ai (I am realising right now that it has been changed to Yaoi and has smut!) ... more>>
120 Chapters Every 49 Day(s) 7270 Readers 28 Reviews 01-17-2023
Energetic, Optimestic, Cat, Reborn Newbie Cultivator MC x Powerful, Indulgent, Aloof, Tolerant, Senior Brother ML. ... more>>
39 Chapters Every 27.1 Day(s) 1667 Readers 14 Reviews 04-02-2023
This has self-cest, which means that the reborn MC falls for his previous self, that is, himself. It isn't exactly like falling in love with himself since all the accumulated life experiences make him a different person from what he was in his younger days. ... more>>
#57Lord Seventh
55 Chapters Every 84.2 Day(s) 7485 Readers 99 Reviews 12-09-2020
This was a great read. The MC, after six miserable lifetimes, is reborn back into his first life and changes his 'love destiny'. I really liked this. ... more>>
101 Chapters Every 19.2 Day(s) 3264 Readers 25 Reviews 01-13-2024
This is a fairly short transmigration novel with only 123 chapters. It's a really good read and I highly recommend reading this one. The first... more>>
65 Chapters Every 101.5 Day(s) 5907 Readers 62 Reviews 05-29-2020
This was a nice read where both the leads were Campus Princes vying for the love of the Campus Belle but saw her real face as a sugar baby of a rich old man. They then grudgingly decided to take revenge on the world and turn gay by making an agreement (hint, hint). ... more>>
171 Chapters Every 41.2 Day(s) 8555 Readers 179 Reviews 10-17-2022
A relationship that's very well developed. The ML has the power to read minds and comes to realize that his previous opinion of MC being... more>>
0 Chapters Every 96.8 Day(s) 2622 Readers 24 Reviews N/A
The MC is reborn as a 22 year old handsome guy after getting into an accident and dying. He used to be a very hard-working and highly talented actor but despite these, he never had fame for the whole ten years he was in the industry because he had ordinary looks and also had a gay scandal which ruined his prospects. ... more>>
69 Chapters Every 26.5 Day(s) 3550 Readers 22 Reviews 10-06-2023
I really liked this one even though the romance felt just a tiny bit lacking. I would have liked more cute scenes but it's a small personal thing. ... more>>
109 Chapters Every 92.5 Day(s) 9141 Readers 123 Reviews 08-24-2020
On their way to get married after years of being enemies then turned lovers, both the leads die in a possible plane crash and are reborn. When they wake up, they realize they're back when they were in school and arch-ENEMIES. But now, they are lovey-dovey, creating misunderstandings and building a beautiful relationship!!! You even get a chapter where they get married! ... more>>
75 Chapters Every 130.5 Day(s) 10089 Readers 151 Reviews 01-05-2019
A funny and cute read. Both the leads develop feelings gradually. The support they get is insane and very refreshing. I loved it. ... more>>
104 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 4295 Readers 45 Reviews 04-22-2024
The MC is mu*dered by his cheating husband and his lover (whom the MC thought as his younger brother and trusted a lot). He acquires the body of a fallen star who commited su*cide. ... more>>
32 Chapters Every 125.8 Day(s) 7337 Readers 60 Reviews 12-01-2019
A cute read in which the MC is misdiagnosed with a terminal illness which gives him the courage to leave all the things that had... more>>
#68Unbridled
38 Chapters Every 17.5 Day(s) 2572 Readers 8 Reviews 02-10-2024
Nice read. The leads had a chance encounter and formed a friendship while getting to know each other as people - personality, relationships, etc. It was a beautiful start. ... more>>
115 Chapters Every 87.9 Day(s) 5689 Readers 106 Reviews 09-28-2020
Full of fluffy interactions between the MC and little animal cubs. The MC wakes up thousands of years into the future and takes up the job of being an anchor and is a MAJOR hit. Humans are endangered species while evolved animals make up majority of the population. Humans aren't well liked by a lot of the animal population but the MC makes them change their opinion. ... more>>
0 Chapters Every 1518 Day(s) 6277 Readers 115 Reviews 02-27-2020
MC is reborn into the future in the body of an out-of-the-scene Film Emperor. In an urgent need of money, he starts live broadcasting. While every aspect of life has greatly improved in the interstellar era, the food industry is FAR behind and people don't know what's good food. The MC broadcasts and makes them instant fans through his cooking. ... more>>
187 Chapters Every 5.3 Day(s) 10785 Readers 171 Reviews 02-19-2024
A good read. The MC transmigrates into the biggest villain of each arc and he has to lower the hatred the arc's protagonist (ML, mostly) has towards him. It starts out with seemingly impossible situations but the MC manages to turn it around into his own favour. ... more>>
159 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 4120 Readers 29 Reviews 04-23-2024
Disappointing. I was expecting too much. It wasn't bad, but not my cup of tea. I forgot the reason why. Check it out, you might... more>>
79 Chapters Every 81.7 Day(s) 9144 Readers 141 Reviews 01-22-2021
Sweet and light-hearted. This is great for those who love fluff. The relationship between the leads is cute and sweet. ... more>>
#75Game Loading
309 Chapters Every 57.3 Day(s) 12817 Readers 182 Reviews 08-15-2019
Haven't completed this yet so I don't know what happened after both of them got together. The ML wasn't a yandere and the development of their relationship was slow but funny. The ML can see how much the MC likes him (favorability rating) and it's ALWAYS in the negatives hahaha. The ML is very OP since he's lived for so damn long but the MC is pretty amazing as well, he'll learn as he grows. ... more>>
Comments (33)
thank you so much for this list <3
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.
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
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~
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
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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
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!!
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.
I'll check out both number 2 and 4.
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.
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. :)
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~
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!
@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...