The F in an ABO Novel

Male Lead-Focused Personal Ratings

I'm a pretty conventional gong fan. I like stories where the shou pursues the gong, or where the shou is more openly interested in the gong. I don't read stories where the gong chases after the shou. I'm also all about looks, so both characters have to be handsome. I like a romance subplot, too.

A Dedicated Top Reader Who Only Reads Top-Pairing BL

I'm a fan of the top, so I tend to favor stories with a top as the protagonist. I prefer characters who are sexually inexperienced, but I'm a little open-minded. My favorite is when two strong characters dote on each other. Absolutely no pathetic, clingy tops, no bottoms who aren't sexually pure, no stories that only put the top through angst, and no bottoms whose feelings aren't strong enough.

Mutually Dotting Each Other, Phonetic Main Character Is the Top

Personal preference

A Feast for Weird Tastes

With a Premise This Fun, How Could You Not Give It a Read?

As the title says.

A Few Protagonist-Top and No-CP Notes

I love tops who are doted on, but sometimes my weird-eating-disorder side kicks in and I can't read any kind of top angst. These novels might not be complete, so I can't guarantee that. Don't make me give them five stars.

Reading Log (Handsome Seme Edition)

Both gong and shou leads, with more gong-led stories. There are recommendations, warnings, and all sorts of reasons I dropped a book. My number-one priority is a shippable couple, and I especially like couples who dote on each other.

Top-Dom Protagonists

For My Own Reference

For my own records. If it doesn't show as fully purchased, it's locked. I don't like giving low ratings, so if I finished it, that was my choice. The books have nothing in common, and I don't care about any group's squicks or understand what makes good writing.

[Top-Centric / No Romance]

Top-Led Stories With Mutual Devotion

Mutual Doting or Top-Focused

My Top-Centric Reading List: Browsing, Recs, and Warnings

A Top's Mom's Reading Log

I like overpowered male leads and read all kinds of male-male romance, though my preference is for relationships where both leads dote on each other, with a slight preference for the top. I also read stories with male protagonists and no romance.

Currently Following (To Read): Top-Dom Stories

Mostly keeping a list of novels where the protagonist is the pursuer for my own reference. I’ll only mention what I’ve read and my impressions of the blurb. The five-star rating got censored, so for now everything gets four stars, even though they’re all really five-star reads.

Ongoing Stories with Male Leads Pursuing Men

A List of Top-Male-Lead Novels About an Innocent Guy Getting Dumped

If you don't want a list of books where a poor soul watches a desperate artsy type wrestle with a melodramatic soul, just swipe left and leave. Oh, Kun? The Crab-Rangling God is guiding you across.

Only Male-Protagonist Stories for Personal Use

10.22: Empty. I check tomorrow’s updates every day. If there are no obvious red flags, I’ll give it a try. I’ll read even if there are minor issues. I’ll clear the list once it’s full. Just kidding, there’s no way I’ll ever fill it up.

My Bitch Cup Tops (Daily Dose of Insults)

A whole range of handsome, gorgeous, cool, and downright irresistible seme tops I've read recently (just fantasizing here...)

Gong-Centric Stories Collection 4

Good writing, good plot, or both

Mutual Pampering, Leaning Toward the Top / Top-Centric Self-Recs

Archive of Seme-Focused Stories I've Read, Part 2

Seme Protagonists, Mutual Pampering, Power Couples

I’m into couples who dote on each other, equally strong leads, and plenty of tension. I prefer both leads to be inexperienced; I’ll usually flag it if they aren’t. I never read stories where the bottom isn’t sexually inexperienced. I’m not a stan for either role.

No Substitutes

Such an unusual premise. I don't think I'll find anything else that scratches the same itch.