Good BL Without Creepy Relationship Dynamics

Good BL Without Creepy Relationship Dynamics
If you're looking for bl without all the ab*se. Please note that not all novels will be fluffy or without uncomfortable content, because this list instead focuses on the main couple and how they interact with each other (i.e. healthy main romance).

Does not include: unequal power dynamics like student/teacher or in*est, pe*ophilia or predatory age gaps, manipulative or controlling love interests, r*pe/s*xual assault/dubious consent, physical or emotional ab*se

List will update as I get far enough into the novels to be sure of their content. 

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or disagree and I will rethink my additions!

edit: sorry for any confusion about the list recently! updates to the list system knocked out my description and I hadn't noticed
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fykle
Created: Aug 9th, 2019, Updated: Aug 12th, 2019
Created Aug 9th, 2019
Updated Aug 12th, 2019
CN (4.6)
131 Chapters Every 77.1 Day(s) 21084 Readers 440 Reviews 06-22-2023
CN (4.7)
28 Chapters Every 19.5 Day(s) 23524 Readers 517 Reviews 11-29-2020
JP (4.5)
97 Chapters Every 312.1 Day(s) 1569 Readers 5 Reviews 03-31-2013
CN (4.6)
121 Chapters Every 7.1 Day(s) 14546 Readers 146 Reviews 08-07-2025
CN (4.7)
245 Chapters Every 59.1 Day(s) 17188 Readers 209 Reviews 12-11-2023
CN (4.5)
123 Chapters Every 116.2 Day(s) 12887 Readers 94 Reviews 04-10-2025
CN (4.3)
228 Chapters Every 10.3 Day(s) 8187 Readers 37 Reviews 03-12-2025
JP (4.5)
22 Chapters Every 23.2 Day(s) 6815 Readers 41 Reviews 01-28-2019
JP (4.3)
29 Chapters Every 157.8 Day(s) 4989 Readers 43 Reviews 03-16-2019
CN (4.3)
58 Chapters Every 61.4 Day(s) 3336 Readers 15 Reviews 07-02-2023
CN (4.5)
87 Chapters Every 59.5 Day(s) 6144 Readers 17 Reviews 06-24-2025
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  1. Kikiji
    Kikiji· Aug 10, 2019 05:31 AM
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  2. Nommy4679
    Nommy4679· Sep 17, 2019 10:16 AM
    I would super recommend I ship my Adversary X Me. The dynamics between ML and MC are absolutely wonderful to read! And the MC himself is one in millions. Super loveable - his internal dialogue is hilarious and the ML himself isn’t anything like those... hrm morally dubious types. Both are cute AF clear.pngclear.pngclear.png
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  3. thypsychotic
    thypsychotic· Aug 28, 2019 09:16 AM
    Omigosh, thank you for this list! There's a lot of works out there that even when they have a good plotline, has some serious squick stuff. And that they sometimes brush off noncon and dubcon as "normal" really bothers me. So thank you!
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  4. jiaqianyin
    jiaqianyin· Aug 11, 2019 07:34 AM
    Thanks for this list!! It's always really bothered me that r*pe/non-con is a trope (a trope?!) in lots of web novels. It put me off reading them
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  5. lonelysouljin@gmail.com
    [email protected]· Aug 11, 2019 05:05 AM

    Quite a lot of the novels here are already been read by me but thanks a bunch for new recommendations.

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  6. UltimateRighteousHero
    UltimateRighteousHero· Aug 14, 2019 10:34 AM
    I love The Founder of Diabolism. WWX and LWJ are a great couple but I personally disagree with this novel being on the list. SPOILER Firstly, WWX basically mol*sted LWJ while he was drunk and couldn't give a consent. Yeah, I suppose that LWJ also wanted that but he couldn't say 'yes' or 'no' consciously. For me it counts as dub-con. Secondly, the extra Incense Burner part II. The truth is, LWJ in a 'dream realm' thought he is a teenager and wasn't aware of his relationship with WWX. And yet WWX forced him into s*x. I call it r*pe or dub-con and definitely not role-play (although it turned consensual in the end). SPOILER ENDS So, as I said it's one of my fav novels but saying it doesn't have dub-con or non-con is a clear double standard. I think that if WWX wasn't such a cheerful and likeable character (or maybe wasn't the bottom in the relationship) people would be more clear about this matter.
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    • fykle
      fykle· Author · Sep 5, 2019 06:50 PM

      Thank you for your input! I do agree with a lot of what you say so this comment put me over the edge on the 'should i or should i not include it??' scale. I felt conflicted because as a reader I knew that feelings were mutual before that scene but you're 100% right. There was also an instance of force from LWJ midway through the novel though minor was still... it was definitely not consented to.

      Personally I think reading it to the end WITHOUT the extra chapters it could've passed, but the extra chapters really showed the author's glorification of dub-con (looking at you s*um villain system). Thank you for your outside perspective!

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    • UltimateRighteousHero
      UltimateRighteousHero· Sep 5, 2019 08:12 PM
      @fykle I understand your hesitation. I think that WWX himself doesn't consider his actions as non-con or dub-con because he wouldn't do anything to hurt LWJ consciously and LWJ also doesn't seem to mind it. The situation is less blatant than in other novels, however I put my indulgence towards this couple aside and understood that they crossed the line of simple role-playclear.png
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