Obsessive, Possessive, Dark Series 偏/执/阴/暗/系列

1. 1 如 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance352k WordsCompleted The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.3kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts

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   Needless to say [yellow heart]

2. 2 攻 The Correct Strategy to Approach the Yandere Supporting Male Lead 攻略男配的正确方法 Owe Three Taels of Gold欠金三两Romance470k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Right Way to Woo a Sickly Obsessive Male Supporting Character This novel has been contracted for publication as a physical book under the title When the Lanterns Meet, available at all bookstores [The new novel Brother is currently being serialized. Click the column to read it.] Blurb Li Ruoshui transmigrated into a book, and the System tasked her with wooing the gentle, considerate male supporting character Lu Zhiyao, whose smile was like a spring breeze. She had prepared 565.9kFavorites701.5kClicks/ch328.3kGifts

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   The female lead remains fiercely loyal; her life is more important than his own. [Heart]

3. 3 我 I Am the Supporting Female Character in an Explicit Novel 我是限制文的女配 Jun Zi Sheng君子生Romance747k WordsCompleted [The physical book has been retitled Listen to Ling and is now available for preorder. For details, follow Weibo @Jun Zi Sheng JZS] Lin Ting transmigrated into a book, specifically, an explicit novel. She became the female supporting character who secretly loved the male lead but was fated never to have him. In the original story, the supporting character hated the female lead for taking the male lead away from her. By association, she also hated the female lead's elder brother, Duan Ling. Over 409.5kFavorites422kClicks/ch563kGifts

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   The plot is great, and there's plenty of explicit content, no explanation needed. [Heart emojis]

4. 4 怪 The Monster’s Bride 怪物的新娘 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance892k WordsCompleted [The final installment of The Monster's Bride will go on preorder across all platforms on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a post-your-book giveaway. For details, follow @BaocaoXiaohuanggua on Weibo.] [The full story has been thoroughly revised: nearly 60,000 characters rewritten or expanded, with over 5,000 new characters added. Changes include, but aren't limited to, more detailed descriptions, richer characterization, adjusted plot points, and corrections to awkwa 264.2kFavorites390.7kClicks/ch324.6kGifts

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   It's divided into several stories, non-human, and very engaging! [Heart emoji]

5. 5 苗 The Young Man from Miaojiang Is a Black Lotus 苗疆少年是黑莲花 Jun Zi Sheng君子生Romance530k WordsCompleted [The print edition has been retitled "Find Peace as the Years Pass." Preorders open at 19:30 on the evening of November 21. Follow Weibo @JunzishengJZS for updates.] Sincere, straightforward heroine x genuinely unhinged young man from Miaojiang The day He Suian transmigrated into a book, she hit her head and lost her memory. With nowhere to go, she decided to follow a young man, who took her home and raised her. The boy who took her in came from the mysterious Miaojiang of legend. She didn't pa 186.6kFavorites227kClicks/ch117.2kGifts

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   It was pretty good. I watched it a long time ago. The male lead can use witchcraft. [Heart emoji]

6. 6 与 After Dating Tomie 与富江交往之后 White White Wood白白木Romance434k WordsCompleted (Comment threads are now open. Arguments or off-topic comments will be deleted qwq. Thank you, everyone.) Aoki Tomie’s countless twisted admirers turned my life into a mess, leaving me anxious and on edge every day. It went on until the whole class descended into madness. I couldn’t take the fear anymore. After things were settled, I ran to Tomie in tears and apologized. I shouldn’t have written him a love letter. I begged him to leave me alone. I’d been bewitched by his looks and lost my mind. 178.4kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch187.8kGifts

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   Tomie is gender-swapped. A non-human story. The male protagonist has multiple personalities, each of whom is physically attracted to the female protagonist. He has a "man-pleaser" physique (everyone except the female protagonist falls for him and then kills him, causing some sanity issues). He's particularly effeminate, likes to call the female protagonist's name, and is very clingy to her. [Heart emojis]

7. 7 情 [The Phantom of the Opera] Lover [歌剧魅影]情人 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance334k WordsCompleted [This story uses the original work’s characterizations but does not involve its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [Please, please don’t read pirated copies. I revise every chapter more than ten times after posting, and I have no idea which version piracy sites have scraped. My obsessive-compulsive side can’t bear the thought of readers seeing my imperfect writing.] [Story One] Because of his terrifying appearance and disturbed personality, people called him the “Child of the Devil.” 94.9kFavorites121.3kClicks/ch52.5kGifts

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   A Phantom fanfiction? It's a really good one too! [Heart emoji][heart emoji]

8. 8 过 Expired Apples 过期苹果 Gui Wu Li归无里Romance438k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed; see @-Guiwuli for publication updates) [Coming soon: Entering the Sacred Mountain, chocolate milk / second-chance romance Making Pure Love Work in a TL Manga Is Impossible, light fantasy] Cold-faced but warm-hearted, oblivious girl × scheming, brooding husband material (1) The day Liang Chuying got together with her crush, her younger brother, Liang Yu, killed himself. She shed a few tears at Liang Yu's bedside, even though she didn't think she and this fake little brothe 90.3kFavorites84.8kClicks/ch34.3kGifts

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   The story features a brother and sister who are essentially fused together, but the male lead can't live without the female lead, and the plot is quite good. [Heart emoji]

9. 9 金 Goldfish in the Mire 金鱼入沼 Gui Wu Li归无里Romance371k WordsCompleted (Signed for simplified Chinese publication; see Weibo @-Guiwuli for updates) [Quirky, sunny girl × gloomy, manipulative, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing] [Coming soon: Achulaga, a second-chance romance.] Goldfish in the Marsh: Every now and then, Jiang Zhiyin would hear her friends say, “Have you noticed? Your boyfriend's eyes look like a snake's. He seems like he's full of schemes, but the moment you look at him, he turns so obedient. It's weird.” Later, Jiang Zhiyin paid closer attention, but it w 83.3kFavorites84.1kClicks/ch20.2kGifts

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   The male lead wears a hearing aid and uses every means to get close to and seduce the female lead. It seems there's a female-dominant dynamic later on. [Heart emojis]

10. 10 深 Drowning Deep 深溺 Huai Gu槐故Romance382k WordsCompleted Yu Xi began pursuing Pei Guanyu because of a bet. She was good at sweet talk and flirted so casually that she never imagined a boy who seemed so unapproachable would fall for her so easily. In a relationship, he was innocent, clingy, and utterly obedient. Unfortunately, the day after she slept with Pei Guanyu, he found out about the spur-of-the-moment bet. The look in his eyes suddenly became terrifying. - The breakup she had imagined never came. Instead, Pei Guanyu became irrationally controlli 76.4kFavorites77.2kClicks/ch52.7kGifts

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    A lovable, adorable girl & a brooding, highly intelligent, and mad dog; later, she'll be wearing a collar. [Heart][Heart][Heart]

11. 11 病 My Sickly Junior Brother Came Again Tonight 病态师弟今夜又来了 Enchanting Consort Xi妖妃兮Romance500k WordsCompleted Mingyue Yi has a junior disciple. He is so delicate and fragile, like an exquisite butterfly displayed in a glass cabinet. He is kind to everyone, but especially to her, for whom he would give his heart and lungs. Yet every night, this wonderfully kind junior disciple arrives right on schedule. He sits on the couch where she practices, his snow-white serpentine tail coiled beneath him, crimson tears hanging from the corners of his eyes. He takes out his heart and lungs and holds them out pitiful 45.6kFavorites45.1kClicks/ch39.5kGifts

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    This is truly the most sinister male lead I've ever seen. He's not human; he's a snake who climbs into the female lead's bed every night to have intimate acts. He's handsome and seduces her. There's a scene where the female lead tries to kill the male lead, but he can't. If you mind this, please don't read. [Heart emojis]

12. 12 我 I Only Want to Be Abandoned by the Villain I Saved 我只想被我拯救过的反派抛弃 Perched in the Wind, Lost in Thought栖风念Romance733k WordsCompleted At first, the System told Jiang Mian this was a redemption story. To stay alive, Jiang Mian doubled down on her sweet, soft-hearted persona. She shielded the young villain, who had suffered endless humiliation and abuse, and cared for him with tender devotion. Day after day, she made him fall 39.1kFavorites46.4kClicks/ch18.9kGifts

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    I watched this a long time ago. The female lead had a mission to kill the male lead. The most memorable scene was when she pushed him off a cliff and returned to the camp, thinking her mission was complete. Then, on a dark, stormy night, the male lead returned covered in wounds... And pretended not to know she pushed him, continuing to forgive her. [Heart emoji]

13. 13 焦 Thirst 焦渴 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance159k WordsOngoing [Not updated daily, but will be completed. Taking a little time to reset my mood. Free while ongoing; update speed depends on reader feedback =w=] [Updates will be announced on Weibo @Baochao Xiaohuanggua] The thought that Jiang Baochun might become his stepmother filled Bo Hanyao with genuine disgust. Fortunately, his absurd father came to his senses in time and ended the relationship. Jiang Baochun’s dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered along with it. But before long, Bo Ha 35.3kFavorites29.5kClicks/ch94.5kGifts

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    A highly intelligent male protagonist who uses self-control, a pure-hearted chef who is rich, handsome, and has a great physique. [Heart emojis]

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