#may/december I expected to be difficult and I'm not super sure it fully fits

[littleragondin]

5, 8, and 18

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5. Second Chance Romance

I can think of a few very good examples (A Breeze of Love recently, which was lovely), but my favorite is probably Kang Seojoon and Han Jiwoo in To My Star 2. I'm a HEA kind of person, I like to imagine that when the couple is endgame they are forever, but still at the end of season 1 a lot of the issues those two have felt barely touched upon and ground for trouble. And, well...

I like how the fact that they had quite a significant history together (they moved together!) and knew each other so well played into the way they hurt and chased each other. You never forget that they shared something far more than a teenage crush or a little flirt, and there is so much work left to do for them to address their issues. It hurt me a lot but I do like it immensely.

8. May/December

Hmm that's a harder one... I can't think of any relationship that would fully fit in the BL I have seen outside of the second leads in MODC ... If I go with an age gap that put significant weight on the age difference/question (even if it's by Nozue himself) it would probably be Nozue and Togawa from Old Fashion Cupcake. I especially like that it centers in part around the way Nozue burdens himself with what a man his age should or shouldn't do, and how Togawa slowly helps him remember that, you know, age is just a number etc. and that you can be a serious man in a beige three-piece and still go on a strawberry crepe date with your handsome employee =3

(also I think Izumi and Kikunosuke in Ossan's Love Returns work for this category so let me plug it in because whatever the hell is going on with them, I am 100% behind please and thank you (also the added bonus of Izumi grieving Kikunosuke's friend?? fantastic))

18. Slow Burn

This one easily goes to an ongoing burn, and it's Nomoto and Kasuga from She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat. This show is taking it's time with Nomoto slowly discovering her feelings and coming to term with it (and hopefully, acting on it by the end of the season). It's a quiet, soft show that I think actually handle its leisurely pace really well - never boring nor repetitive, but just like Nomoto it gives itself time to bloom into itself. I love them, and I am so so happy to have them back (´꒳`)♡

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