Recommendations Looking for a BL Novel with Non-OP Protagonists

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  1. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    I'm getting tired of reading the MCs who are high handed or impossibly gifted and ultimate supremes in all they do and MLs who can overturn the earth and your pants with simply their presence.


    Looking for BL recommendations with:


    1) Non-Op characters: It's fine to be proficient or believably skilled at something not "Everything". Kindly leave out characters (Including potential Romantic interest) that can outshine all other characters to background information by breathing.


    2) Actually Intelligent/Mature or Sensible characters: Please, please. Gimme some homies with actual brains who act their age and not be a 30 year old grown-ass man who go around bullying/bickering with youngsters and acts like an amoeba (Singular celled organism). Also if the characters are "Shown" to be smart than TOLD by the Author as"Oh, he's super smart, super brilliant " would be even better.


    3) Non- exaggerated character descriptions: Oh please, they look goddamn gorgeous even if they take a shit and we've 1000 repetitions on a single chapters about how handsome they are. Like... we already know they're good looking?! Besides subtle character descriptions that can actually reveal how stunning they are by a FEW WORDS is totally my thing.
    Something like "Guide on how to fail at online dating", the characters are pros at gaming, basketball but that's it. They don't shatter the world by existing. Besides MCs are good looking but the character descriptions never drag for paragraphs. It's just here and there and we know it.
    I'm looking for modern day contemporary stories atm, C-Novels, K-Novels, all are fine. Historical settings WITHOUT Fantasy are okay too.
    But if anything too fitting with the requirements above with Xianxia setting does exist I'd be totally upto reading it too. Underrated stories are much appreciated.

    THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR TAKING UR TIME TO READ THIS. ❤ MUCH LOVE...
     
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  2. Lissi

    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    I'm Afraid I'm Now a Salted Fish :blobtaco:
    MC is good at acting, but he's not OP/world-changing, just a normal actor who has finally started to be able to move up the acting ranks with ML!!
     
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  3. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    OHMYGAWWD:blobmelt::aww: Thank you for giving me hope in humanity!!! :blobangel: I'll check it out asap!
     
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    Lissi 『Queen of Lissidom』『Holy Chibi』『Western Birdy』『⚓』

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    Haha not all BL novels have OP protagonists, don't worry

    Though slight warning... I translated it so I might be slightly biased towards it *twiddles fingers* :blobpeek:
     
  5. Marvin

    Marvin The Man who realize love

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    Boku no pico (WN ver.)
     
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    Fanservice Paradox (Idols, both MC and ML are in the group so no ceo ML)
    Epiphanies of Rebirth (business)
    More Than a Few Blessings (rebirth)
    Rebirth of a Movie Star (entertainment)
    The Earth is Online (survival)
    Superstar Aspirations (entertainment)
    Rebirth of a Supermodel (entertainment)
    Founder of Diabloism is the only fantasy/cultivation story I can think of that comes close to your requirements both are strong but not insanely OP
     
  7. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    The bias is totally fine:blobxd: But the reviews tell it's an established relationship which is totally fine! :blobnosebleed: But right now I'm craving something where the characters are yet to get together and see the relationship development for myself. Any recs on those?:cookie: Btw I've saved your rec for my future reads:blobmelt:

    Awwieee Thank you!!! I'll check them out:blobmelt: Thank you so much for taking your time to type all this:aww:

    Are you serious? :blobfearful: Is this troll?
     
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    Tattoo (modern)
    Sha Po Lang (ancient times)

    I’ll be honest here the mature/sensible requirement does screen out a lot of titles lmao
     
  9. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    :sweating_profusely::blobjoy: Ikr, I have no idea why every guy in a BL Cnovel walks around with clouds for brains :blobjoy:. I meant those criterias as standalones and thus you don't have to worry about all criterias overlapping/coming together. I don't mind a "stupid mc" novel if ticks the "non-Op" factor. What I can't stand is not having atleast 1 of the criterias ticked:blobdizzy:. I can digest a fault if it's counterbalanced by another. So feel free to drop the recs that fulfills even one:blobReach::blobmelt: Much love
     
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  10. Marvin

    Marvin The Man who realize love

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    It is a troll
     
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    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    If it was, then it's a humongous success :blobparty::blobparty:cuz I was trolled to point where my google history now reads: Boku no pico webnovel Lol:blobpopcorn_cool::blob_grin::facepalm:
     
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    Marvin The Man who realize love

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    Sorry for that...
    U kinda made my night btw LOL
     
  13. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    It's fine ,it's fine...what's life without a pinch of salt and troll:blobhighfive: Btw I'm glad I made your nightblobmelt_thumbs And now go get lost :blobangery::blobdevil:*whispers* in the land of happiness :blob_grin::blobpopcorn_cool:
     
  14. TaffyGirl13

    TaffyGirl13 just a casual translator~

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    Fantasy Farm
    New Times, New Hell
    Spirit Hotel
     
  15. AneeChan

    AneeChan Well-Known Member

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    I'm sorry but all of them sound kind of supernatural?:sweating_profusely: Anyways I'll make sure to check 'em out!!:bloblove::aww:
     
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    fantasy farm is good~~ the translations as well

    the classic...
     
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