Any BL Stories with Especially Distinctive Characters! 有没有人设比较个性的双男啊！

1. 1 藏 Midsummer Hidden in a Letter 藏在信笺里的盛夏 Ao Chen傲晨Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Campus Story + Both Pure + Mutual Yearning + Secret Crush + Older Top + Happy Ending + Slow-Paced Slice of Life] [Gentle, Reserved, Beautiful Bottom x Deeply Devoted, Cool, Forbearing Top] Wen Zhu has an anonymous pen pal. They’ve known each other for years. In this age of long distances and hurried lives, they’ve exchanged letters in the most old-fashioned way for years, yet never met face-to-face. When his family suddenly fell on hard times, Wen Zhu had no choice but to 23.7kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds

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   The first one is a strong recommendation! I haven't read a campus novel in a long time, but this one is an exception! I probably read the manga more often than the novel, so the novel rating for the second one is a bit lower. The male lead in the third one is also... Well, he's clearly an emperor, but he gives me a sense of contrast from time to time 🤦🤦

2. 2 哑 The Mute Slave 哑奴 Qiangtang羌塘Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted The Prince of Zhenbei holds immense power, standing above all others. He is lustful, promiscuous, interested in both men and women, and utterly brutal. He has taken nine concubines, and not one has survived. Now the Prince of Zhenbei has set his sights on the prefect’s daughter. To escape a fate of being tortured to death by the prince, the household switches bride and groom: a mute servant is sent in her place beneath the bridal sedan. The mute servant is as beautiful as an immortal, but was bo 4.2kReads8.5Score59814d adds
3. 3 仙 After the Immortal Venerable Was Publicly Jilted, She Became the Emperor’s Wife 仙尊被当众退婚后，成了帝尊夫人 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads496k WordsCompleted Powerful Master of the Six Realms VS Beautiful, Cold Immortal Venerable 1: Su Wenqing was unlucky. He had just sealed the Demon Venerable and lost all his cultivation when his fiance publicly broke off their engagement. Su Wenqing was glad to be rid of the fuss. No one knew that beneath his cold heart, he had a cherished corner where, for thirty years, he had used his heart's blood and all his spiritual power to nourish a fragment of a soul. Then, on the very day his engagement was broken off, t 8.5kReads9.6Score1.1k14d adds
4. 4 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds

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   It looks good, it's quite novel.

5. 5 国 A State Banquet! After Sharing a Sense Link with the Ghost King, I Take Both Worlds by Storm! 国宴！和鬼王共感后我火爆两界！ Feiya绯娅Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + paranormal variety show + ghost hunting + everyone’s favorite + shared sensations (both devoted to each other, one-on-one)] Lu Yiyan transmigrates into the illegitimate son least favored by a wealthy family. A sobbing crybaby with low intelligence, he is ultimately humiliated to death. Lu Yiyan quietly packs his little bag. “Goodbye, you sickos.” Then he turns around and joins a paranormal variety show, shouting a catchy slogan: “Fortune-telling and ghost-catching! Sweeter tha 10.2kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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   Fantasy and supernatural, one story features a crybaby protagonist and a ghost king as the seme, their love story spanning thousands of miles and bound by a single thread—all because of a cat. The other is a story of a little ginseng spirit who transforms into human form healing a cold and irritable movie star—it's so sweet!

6. 6 失 The Insomniac Movie Emperor Was Cured by a Little Ginseng Sprite's Kiss 失眠症影帝被小人参精亲好了 Salty Fish and a Giant Watermelon咸鱼大西瓜Two Male Leads284k WordsCompleted [Complete] Ren Shen is a little ginseng spirit who has cultivated into human form. He's bound to a healing System and has to cure powerful men's illnesses. System: See that big-shot actor? Little Ginseng: I see him! System: He has severe insomnia. You need to help cure him. Little Ginseng nods: Okay! System: Step one of the treatment: hold his hand. Little Ginseng takes the big-shot's hand: Done! System: Step two: give him a hug. Little Ginseng hugs the big-shot: Done! System: Step three: give h 4.3kReads9.0Score59814d adds
7. 7 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 15.1kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this book. There's a little bit of angst in the middle, but it has a happy ending.

8. 8 谁 Whose Prisoner Gets Cuddled and Coaxed by a Mad General? 谁家囚奴被疯批将军抱在怀里哄啊 Yangyang Loves Porridge羊羊爱吃粥Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive pursuit + coercive love + rekindled romance after heartbreak] [Audiobook now available] [Fragile, weepy, down-and-out, universally adored young master × scheming, devoted, dangerously obsessive great general] Su Yuqing was so good-looking, but with his elder brother's influence in the capital, no one dared make a move on him. But life is unpredictable. The Su family was arrested, and Su Yuqing was exiled to a bitterly cold place a thousand miles away. The once-arrog 8.6kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
9. 9 捡 The Boyfriend I Picked Up Is Tomie [Book Transmigration] 捡来的男友是富江【穿书】 Pine Needles Make Good Wine松叶堪为酒Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [A seemingly insignificant character in the book, a detached, gloomy transmigrator with emotional deficit disorder × A playful man who seems gentle but is actually a twisted, sadistic menace, and has Tomie-like powers] [Two male leads, happy ending + transmigrate into a book + shou protagonist + both devoted and strong] Looking at the beautiful, fragile-looking boy kneeling in a pool of blood, gazing up at him and softly pleading to be taken home, Chi Mian lets out a weary sigh. This is an absur 20.9kReads9.6Score3k14d adds

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   Wow! I really regret not reading it sooner! The premise is so unique! The writing is also excellent! Because I didn't quite understand the Tomie premise before, I kept putting it off, but after listening to the audiobook, I realized it was completely different from the clichéd plots I had imagined! It's so good!

10. 10 以 I Offer Myself to You: My Dear, You’ve Run Away 30 Times. Try Again and I’ll Make You Cry 以身饲君：爱卿，逃30次了，再敢跑朕弄哭你 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy + Male-Male Romance + Short Stories + Imperial Court + Unhinged Characters + Grudges Between Ruler and Subject + Love and Hate] He chases, he runs, but he can't escape. Before the late emperor died, he entrusted the crown prince to the regent, asking him to guide the prince well. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the regent felt his task was complete and asked to resign and return to his hometown. But when he entered the emperor's bedchamber, his body suddenly went l 1.2kReads9.1Score12914d adds

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    It's good, the characters are well-developed, I recommend watching it.

11. 11 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.7kReads9.1Score32014d adds
12. 12 丞 The Prime Minister Is Beautiful, and the Mad Crown Prince Turns to Force When Sweet Talk Fails 丞相貌美，疯太子诱哄不成变强制 Zhang Bàbà张霸霸Two Male Leads686k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Coercive Love + Taking by Force + Alluring Schemer + Tense Push and Pull + Both Pure + Redemption] [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] A truly unhinged, beastly Crown Prince gong X a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless Chancellor shou The most skilled hunters often appear as prey. Pei Yu thought he was the hunter. He never imagined he was the one who had been chosen as prey. After an assassination attempt, Xie Wanzhou saved the badly wounded Pei Yu. From th 395Reads8.8Score10014d adds
13. 13 灰 The Gray-Haired Uncle and the Mixed-Race Prince 灰大叔与混血王子 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted Ding Xiaowei is a single father who works himself to the bone to give his daughter a better life. One moment of greed leads him to bring home an injured, seemingly wealthy unlucky guy he found by the sea, hoping for a classic tale of a rich man falling on hard times and rewarding his rescuer with a fortune. Who knew the unlucky guy would be handsome, considerate, a great cook, and good with kids? Apart from not being a woman, he seems pretty much perfect. Their peaceful days look as though they 6.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    Two male protagonists, also known as "Wife, Kids, and a Warm Bed," the protagonist is a single father.

14. 14 救 Help! What Do I Do After Accidentally Flirting with the Main God?! 救命！不小心撩到主神怎么办？！ Gentle Ripples on Cold Water寒水微澜Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + underdog reversal + bottom + one-on-one romance + mutual firsts] The Supreme God got catfished in an online romance! And the other person ran away on the way to meet him! Enraged, the Supreme God issued a top-level wanted notice, determined to bring back the wife who had suddenly disappeared. … Xie Yaochen, who had already hidden in a small world to carry out a mission, blinked innocently. “Dating? Never done that.” “Online romance scam? No idea.” “Top-l 71kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds

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15. 15 蛊 The Bewitching Beauty on a Dating Show [Livestream] 蛊系美人在恋综［直播］ Yu Gui榆归Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [He is the unattainable fantasy of everyone, a rose blooming in the ruins that no one can resist.] A heartthrob, the darling of everyone, and a walking battlefield of romance: everything you could want! Today's Heartbeat is the year's most eagerly anticipated dating reality show. The producers have invited several handsome, wealthy amateurs to take part. Three days before filming, one guest found true love and got married on a whim. To make it up to the production team, he put Yu Qiao forward as 5kReads9.2Score60514d adds
16. 16 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score83914d adds

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    This one is good.

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