u/silverbriseis

This is a question fueled more by my curiosity than enjoyment of the subject matter at hand. Are there any actually physically abusive gongs in danmei? Many dark danmei stories do have brief scene(s) of gong acting abusive or striking the shou usually in a fit of rage and anger. However, these aren't treated as common and reoccurring instances that eventually escalate to full on domestic violence. Instead, its treated as the exception or one-off-stint that happened due to gong's jealousy or some other emotion in hand. After that, everything is glossed over and main CP go on to have their stereotypical HE and gong never raises his hand again.

So I'm looking for novels where this side of gong's is focused on and it's treated as a actual issue/flaw rather than a minor setback holding us back from the endgame romance. Ideally, I'm interested to see how the author handles this topic at hand without whitewashing the gong eventually or abruptly changing both of the characters personality halfway through without any actual character development or arc leading up to it. Something that feels at least realistic or semi-realistic even if it sometimes comes across as melodramatic or soap-opera-type. Even if it's not major to the plot, as long as it's shown or highlighted somewhat I'm happy to read.

Preference wise, I would prefer HE ending for this CP(mostly because I'm hella curious to see how the author would handle the hypothetical HE without it feeling unearned and unsatisfactory) but I actually don't mind BE's either. Hard No's would be cheating or harem, but you can recommend them as long as it's warned beforehand.

I've already read the 188 series, most of the popular danmeis(those by mxtx and meatbun) and Moral Decay.

I'm looking for any danmei/BL where the shou used to be a bully (or is still somewhat a bully) with gong as the victim who gets his "revenge" years later.

I've already heard about Moral Decay by Kun Zhai and I've started reading it but i wanna know about more danmeis with this shou trope I'm really into bratty/tsundere shous so mixing them with the bully archetype seems like the perfect dish (✿ ♥‿♥)

Only hard NOs for me are cheating after the relationship is established & reversible couple (which includes shou being with or topping other men in the past, though Idm if he used to be with women in the past like the shou from MD)

As for the past bullying, it can range from anything tame from stuff like pulling on gongs metaphorical pigtails to "actual-life-ruining-bs-HOW-arent-you-in-jail-yet" from the shou. As long as the gong gets his dues, all is well <3

I like obsessive/yandere gongs and Tsundere/bratty shous. Also would love for them know each other from childhood. But I'm fine with any reccs even if it doesn't meet this criteria!!!!!