u/musciella

I'm trying to cast my net as wide as i can across communities on this one, and i thought this would be a good place to try!

It can be any setting (school, university, romantasy, historical, workplace, etc). Ideally manga or manwha, as i've never had luck finding manhua with an art style i like or good translations (even official ones tend to be offputting to me for some reason). SFW and NSFW are both fine.

As long as the romance is a major part of the story and the ML initiates the pursuit of a relationship with FL (even if his motives aren't great at first), it can be any kind of plot. ML can be any color of flag though I do prefer yellow to red over green and black. I love boundary crossing, pushy, persistent, or delulu MLs so don't hesitate to suggest stories like that lol.

Examples of an MLs past negatively impacting his pursuit of FL:

1. The ML has a prior person he loved or prior spouse (divorced or widowed) and FL is turned off by that at first.

2. ML has a past of preferring hookups/ONS/flings/FWB and now the FL can't take his feelings seriously because of it.

3. The ML has a healthy dating history, but while FL doesn't mind him being in love before she has body issues/physical insecurities and can't believe he's attracted to her based on past partners.

4. ML is a higher social class and the FL doesn't want to deal with the challenges that would come with marrying into his class, taking on the responsibility of a noble/ruler, leave her family behind etc.

5. The FL is a single mom and the ML has been a chronic bachelor with no experience with kids.

6. The ML lives a lifestyle she doesn't want to be part of (public figure, travels a lot for work, yakuza, works in the adult industry, etc).

7. The ML was a delinquent or criminal in the past and FL is afraid of people like that. Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent is a good example of this.

8. The ML is a ruler in a culture where Royals practice polygamy and the FL has no interest in anything that isn't monogamy. Celeb Lady is a good example of this.

9. ML is popular and part of a friend group FL hates.

10. An Omegaverse story where the ML is an Alpha and the FL is a Beta who doesn't believe Alphas can truly love anyone that isn't an Omega. OR the FL is an Omega but hates Alphas.

11. The ML is known as some bloody tyrant, cruel noble, war monger, ruthless businessman, master manipulator politician, etc and the FL has the ick about that kind of person.

There are some tropes I try to avoid but will put up with if the story fits what I'm looking for: Amnesia arcs, story ends as soon as they get together, ML gives up and FL now has to make the move to get things started, breakup arcs, and long distance arcs.

The only trope I can't do is student-teacher relationships, or adult-high school student relationships, unless it's like a senior in high school and sophomore in college kind of age gap.

Ik it's both broad and specific at the same time but I need to scratch this itch and feel like nothing on my tbr list is jumping out at me + plus im all caught up on everything I'm currently reading.

Please help!

It can be any setting (school, university, romantasy, historical, workplace, etc). Ideally manga or manwha, as i've never had luck finding manhua with an art style i like or good translations (even official ones tend to be offputting to me for some reason). SFW and NSFW are both fine.

As long as the romance is a major part of the story and the ML initiates the pursuit of a relationship with FL (even if his motives aren't great at first), it can be any kind of plot. ML can be any color of flag though I do prefer yellow to red over green and black. I love boundary crossing, pushy, persistent, or delulu MLs so don't hesitate to suggest stories like that lol.

Examples of an MLs past negatively impacting his pursuit of FL:

1. The ML has a prior person he loved or prior spouse (divorced or widowed) and FL is turned off by that at first.

2. ML has a past of preferring hookups/ONS/flings/FWB and now the FL can't take his feelings seriously because of it.

3. The ML has a healthy dating history, but while FL doesn't mind him being in love before she has body issues/physical insecurities and can't believe he's attracted to her based on past partners.

4. ML is a higher social class and the FL doesn't want to deal with the challenges that would come with marrying into his class, taking on the responsibility of a noble/ruler, leave her family behind etc.

5. The FL is a single mom and the ML has been a chronic bachelor with no experience with kids.

6. The ML lives a lifestyle she doesn't want to be part of (public figure, travels a lot for work, yakuza, works in the adult industry, etc).

7. The ML was a delinquent or criminal in the past and FL is afraid of people like that. Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent is a good example of this.

8. The ML is a ruler in a culture where Royals practice polygamy and the FL has no interest in anything that isn't monogamy. Celeb Lady is a good example of this.

9. ML is popular and part of a friend group FL hates.

10. An Omegaverse story where the ML is an Alpha and the FL is a Beta who doesn't believe Alphas can truly love anyone that isn't an Omega. OR the FL is an Omega but hates Alphas.

11. The ML is known as some bloody tyrant, cruel noble, war monger, ruthless businessman, master manipulator politician, etc and the FL has the ick about that kind of person.

There are some tropes I try to avoid but will put up with if the story fits what I'm looking for: Amnesia arcs, story ends as soon as they get together, ML gives up and FL now has to make the move to get things started, breakup arcs, and long distance arcs.

The only trope I can't do is student-teacher relationships, or adult-high school student relationships, unless it's like a senior in high school and sophomore in college kind of age gap.

Ik it's both broad and specific at the same time but I need to scratch this itch and feel like nothing on my tbr list is jumping out at me + plus im all caught up on everything I'm currently reading.

Please help!

I started reading 'Say "I Love You"' and just really enjoyed the beginning when he was pursuing her hard and she was suspicious at first, then just struggling with the concept of being with someone who has so much experience, is super popular and surrounded by people who want him.

My only complaint (and this is rare for me cause I have almost no patience for slow burns anymore) is that that of his pursuit ended to fast!

My main requirements for this are that ML falls first, fast, and hard, and is up front and active in pursuing her, while FL is suspicious of his interest, or too insecure about his past or popularity to accept his feelings. ML also can't decide to give up or back off and that's what finally triggers her to admit she likes him too, he has to be persistent and never even think of letting go.

I want it to last at least more then 5 chapters, I really like the ML having to work for it, seeing him sweat and twist in the wind and regret his life choices that are now hindering him lol.

It can't be the whole series though, I do need them to actually get together by the half way mark at the latest.

I am fine with manga or manwha, SFW or NSFW, shoujo or josei, and basically any setting (modern, historical, fantasy, etc).