Two Male Leads, The Protagonist Seems Miserable to Everyone Else but Doesn't Feel That Way Himself 双男，主角在别人眼里老惨了，自己却不觉得

1. 1 原 Wait, Am I the Big Shot Here? 原来我才是大佬吗？ West Doesn't Press East西不压东Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Infinite Flow, Bottom, Delusion-Inducing Plot, Secret Identities] More plot, fewer romantic scenes, and a comedic bent? How is a useless office drone who’s afraid of the dark, ghosts, people, pain, heights, and death supposed to survive in instances with sky-high death rates? A deserted-island battle royale, a city with no way out, a maze of caves where sunlight never reaches… At first, Lin Qin just wanted to stay alive. After somehow ending up on the protagonist’s pirate ship, 17.7kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
2. 2 魅 [Quick Transmigration] That's Not How You Use a Succubus! 【快穿】魅魔不是这么用的啊喂 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed [Two Male Leads, Quick Transmigration, 1v1, Bottom-Centric, Fake Angst for the Top, Skilled Acting, Over-the-Top Drama (Bad Endings in the Small Worlds, Happy Ending Overall)] Su Lin is a novice incubus who loves playing with people's feelings. After turning the male protagonist of a male-oriented novel gay, the furious Lord God tossed him into a universally hated mission because... In this series of missions, the System keeps inexplicably giving the Host all sorts of deadly buffs. 21.1kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds
3. 3 我 I Was Only Fixing the Plot, So How Did I Become a Tragic Beauty? 我只修个剧情，怎么成美强惨了？ Old Song Sea旧曲海Urban230k WordsOngoing [Tragic beauty + white moonlight + faked death] Ying Bushi accidentally transmigrated into a book as the protagonist's villainous golden finger. He planned to finish the plot and go home to enjoy his retirement, but the characters in this story all seemed to have something seriously wrong with them. They kept saying baffling things to him. Take the protagonist himself, his contracted partner. The kid was an idiot. Ying Bushi had chewed him out countless times, but the other guy never got angry. 58Reads8.2Score—14d adds
4. 4 鬼 Demon Slayer: Tragic Beauty? Sorry, I'm Just Pretending 鬼灭之刃：美强惨？抱歉，我装的 Pippin III of the Lake Island湖心小岛的丕平三世Anime Fanfiction356k WordsOngoing [Demon Slayer x The Grave Robbers' Chronicles] [Secret identities] [Beautiful, strong, and tragic] [Manga forum] [The protagonist is a ham] [Deep brotherly bonds] [Fake angst] Zhang Xuling, a high school graduate about to start college, suddenly dropped dead. (The rating was just posted, so it should go up.) For the sake of his future college life, Zhang Xuling was forced to sign a contract with System 211 and became a temp worker for the quick-transmigration agency. His first job was to answer 602Reads8.7Score11614d adds
5. 5 综 Anime Crossover: Protecting the City Is Everyone’s Duty 综漫：保护城市，人人有责 Deer Mountain Snow鹿山雪Anime Fanfiction466k WordsCompleted [No central romance, primarily Detective Conan, with Bungou Stray Dogs, Jujutsu Kaisen, and K's Kings. A group transmigration story with a lighthearted, healing tone.] Tomato Company's new manga, Sakura Peace, has finally launched! Every reader knows that this new series will bring together the three major manga currently being updated, forming a brand-new world. Fans of each manga franchise have picked their sides, ready for their favorite characters to shine from the very first chapter. But th 4.3kReads9.3Score45014d adds
6. 6 被 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 22.2kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
7. 7 反 Villain? No, I'm the Fan Favorite 反派？不，我是人气Top Little Dried Fish Loves to Eat小鱼干爱吃Modern Romance493k WordsOngoing Just got a rating, and it will go up. [Transmigration + pseudo-ensemble cast + comic-book world + System + faux tragic beauty + no CP + forum comments + succubus] An original anime, not a derivative work!! Su Nian'an is bound to a System and transmigrates into the comic Light and Shadow Intertwined to gather popularity points. Su Nian'an falls into thought, then curls her lips. How could one character possibly be enough? “Tsk, tsk, what a poor little thing~” The young man wears a wine-red ru 331Reads7.7Score—14d adds
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration Acting: Every Time I Make an Entrance, I Steal the Show 快穿演绎：我的每次出场都很炸裂 A Little Bitter in the Sugar糖中带点苦Two Male Leads833k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, 1v1 + Quick Transmigration + Melodramatic Chaos + Coercive Romance + A Little Comedy] (There are also secondary couples, and they get a lot of page time. If you don’t like that, don’t click. And if you do read it and then complain, sorry, I hurt you.) The Space-Time Bureau oversees multiple departments, including the Performance Department. Shen Zhiyan is one of its performers, assigned the number 04. He must travel to various world settings and play different roles, while earn 8.8kReads9.4Score63314d adds
9. 9 我 I Play My Own Nemesis, So Why Are You All Crying? 我扮演自己宿敌，你们哭什么？ Unintentional Afterglow余晖无意Two Male Leads357k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful, strong, tragic protagonist + faux narcissistic pairing at first (read with caution if this bothers you) + destined enemies] Xie Yuxing thought he was an ordinary college student. But who could tell him why he'd woken up in a mass grave? A System suddenly appeared and told him: [Host, congratulations. You're dead.] Xie Yuxing: ...Thanks? When he learned how he'd died, he was so exasperated he didn't know what to say. Was he just that unlucky? Sure enough, everyone els 3.2kReads8.7Score39614d adds
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Cannon Fodder Top Is Forced to Fall in Love Again 快穿：反派炮灰攻又被强制爱了 Lu Wuwei鹿五危Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + two male leads + protagonist is the shou + no fixed CP + tragic endings in the small worlds + love triangles and forced love] Lin Si has dreamed since childhood of joining the Time and Space Administration and landing a secure job. After taking an exam with a thousand other candidates, he finally scraped into the Time and Space Administration with a bottom-of-the-class score... as part of the Villain Cannon Fodder Gong Group? With all the enthusiasm he could muster, Lin 106kReads9.5Score11.2k14d adds

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    This masterpiece, "Small World," is a complete tragic ending and incredibly enjoyable; you should definitely check it out.

11. 11 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm Really Not a Zhang, I Swear! 盗笔：我真不是张家人，真的！ Fortune, Who Wants to Get Rich想要发财的富贵Mystery494k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, so it’ll go up later. No romance. The characters are my own interpretations of the original cast. Lots of flashbacks, and this isn’t a power fantasy. I’m not bashing Wu Xie or the main cast! The blurb is a bit weak. It has a touch of the groveling-after-regret trope and everyday-life vibes.] Zhang An never imagined that a single surname could turn his life upside down. When he first met someone called Guan Gen, Guan Gen saw him hiding his right hand and asked if he was 15.6kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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    An'an was really messed up by the main characters, but she's doing well with the leader and Shan Jun. Cen Yan is being continuously influenced by the player group. Ya Ya is the best, an eternal god, but also cool and aloof. He's the captain and the core of the team, and everyone in the team is great, as are the other academies. They say all crows are black, but I don't think so. Crows' feathers are colorful under the sunlight, making them the best.

12. 12 万 The Hated Villainous Extra Becomes the Beloved Who Died Young 万人嫌反派炮灰成了早逝白月光 Barbecue Fangirl烤串梦女Sports290k WordsCompleted [No CP + Pretend Everyone Hates Him, Actually Everyone Loves Him + White Moonlight + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identity + Battle-Scarred, Faked Death + Live-Stream Comments] Cen Yan, the Administration Bureau's number-one lapdog, died. Unfortunately, he came back to life. Something calling itself the world's consciousness found him and inexplicably asked him to save the world. Cen Yan didn't want to save the world. He didn't even want to live. So he refused without hesitation. World 59.6kReads9.1Score12.9k14d adds
13. 13 穿 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 Gu Qingying, Who Loves Tench喜欢十间鱼的顾清影Urban679k WordsOngoing [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 154.2kReads9.4Score21.2k14d adds
14. 14 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm So Overpowered, Yet I'm Trapped in a Massive Shura Field 盗笔：超强的我陷入了大型修罗场 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Shen Huai: Modern-Era Arc, Extra-Long Republic-Era Watch-Along] [Everyone's Darling and Romantic Rivalry, Go Ahead and Ship Them + A Hint of Being Everyone's Favorite + Imagining a Powerful, Beautiful, Strong Yet Tragic Character] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At this very moment, my body was lying right beside me, looking like a beautiful, flower-like person in a coma. The good news: I can create a secret identity that can't be killed. The bad news: the System sa 63.7kReads9.6Score4.1k14d adds

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    The first and sixth books are phenomenal... They're by the same author, and the third one is absolutely amazing too. Everyone's imagining how miserable the protagonist is every day—it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good! Everyone should read it!

15. 15 在 Locking My Victim Filter in Place in Detective Conan 在名柯焊死我的受害者滤镜 Ju Fei橘肥Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Male lead has no romantic pairing + irresistible charm aura + every man falls for him + OOC + lots of fanservice + torment + wild speculation + fake coercion + fake tragic beauty] There's torment, flirtation, wild speculation, and playacting. The male lead is a little straight, but he's an expert at leading people on! The danmei-style irresistible charm aura will forcibly torment every man, including the male lead himself. This aura is literally a halo! The male lead is not a good person!! He d 7.3kReads9.1Score77414d adds
16. 16 名 Detective Conan: I Really Just Want to Go Home 名柯：我真的只想回家啊 Bamboo Grove Without Bamboo竹林没有竹子Anime Fanfiction667k WordsOngoing [Main story complete, Detective Conan, fake angst plus wild fan theories and turning him into a saint, no CP, saving the five-man squad from their tragic fate, Red Faction, apologies for out-of-character portrayals, fast-paced] Shingo Akamatsu was trapped in the game Red vs. Black when his gaming pod malfunctioned. From then on, he became a man of mystery in Beika City. With the System's save-and-load feature to rely on, he did whatever he pleased, constantly finding ways to get himself hurt. Bu 48.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
17. 17 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Everyone's Wild Fantasies About Me, the Beautiful Tragic Hero 盗笔：美强惨的我被疯狂脑补 A Qi阿启Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + System + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Mysterious] The main story is complete, so you can read without worry. Zhang Chiyuan was poor, and he died because he was poor. After his death, he was bound to a System that promised to take him to a Mary Sue world, where he would play the handsome male supporting character at a school. But on the way, they accidentally stumbled into a tomb-raiding world! The man and System were dumbfounded. In the crisis, the System told Zhang Chi 55.4kReads8.9Score8.9k14d adds
18. 18 盗 Tomb Raiding: I, Young Master Tang, Specialize in Fixing Unfinished Business! 盗墓：小唐爷我，专治意难平！ White Peach Bucket白桃桶桶Mystery300k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented!!! System + a no-regrets tomb-raiding story + immersive acting] [The protagonist is acting from beginning to end, so their personality is definitely not always the same] [OOC + mountains of original headcanon] Tang Zhou wakes up as the young master of a martial arts school run by a family in The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. Looking at the very real, carefree Wu Xie before him, he thinks of Pan Zi's tragic death. Tang Zhou: I'm not accepting this lousy plot! So the Iron Triangle an 11.9kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
19. 19 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 44.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
20. 20 马 What Should I Do When Secret Identity Plots Keep Popping Up? 马甲剧本频出怎么办？ Lone Mountain in the Wild孤山在野Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + secret identities + a comic extra awakens to reality] Synopsis added! If having a rough life is a talent, then Su Yu is exceptionally gifted. Who else has taken the college entrance exams three times, only for a giant monster to show up and KO everyone just as each exam is about to end?! After going through this three times, Su Yu is finally numb. On the fourth go, he runs straight up to the monster to get himself killed, only to unexpectedly get bound to a System cat! The cat tell 5kReads8.5Score74614d adds

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

21. 21 都 You’ve Already Ripped the Young Master of the Demon Cult’s Pants Off, So Why Pretend to Be a Good Guy? 都扯魔教少主裤子了，装啥老实人 Big Sis Cat Is Fluffing Up Again大猫姐又炸毛了Two Male Leads220k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Historical Slice of Life + Powerful Pairing + A Hint of Everyone Loves Them + Sweet and Angsty + Both Chaste + Feel-Good Happy Ending + Pure Love + Main Couple of Jokers + Side Couple with a Rough-Hewn Man] [Sharp-Tongued Straight Male Lead, Xie Buye × Sickly, Scheming Love Interest, Jiang Xun] “Young Master, your little gold fan is really something. Let me have a look?” Xie Buye stood by the hot spring, grinning as he spoke. Jiang Xun watched a big hand reach 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A sweet slice-of-life story set in ancient China, where the protagonist appears quite differently to others.

22. 22 诱 After Making Him Fall Deeply in Love, I Became a Prisoner 诱他情深后，我成了阶下囚 Sparse Remnants of Snow残雪疏疏Two Male Leads194k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + lovers turned enemies + dark imprisonment + the groveling-after-the-breakup trope] Wu Lingxue was a prodigy of the immortal sect, but his junior brother ripped out his immortal bone, planted a love parasite in him, and framed him until he was killed. After being reborn, he was bound by a System calling itself the "Fortune Plunderer." But something about the System seemed off. Wasn't it supposed to steal his nemesis's fortune? Why did it seem to want him to win his nemesis over 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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