Novels like Apocalypse: The Mad Warden's Obsessive Love for a Straight Man
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- 1 Sea God Above, We Truly Love Each Other 海神在上，我们是真心相爱的 (A highly intelligent, cheeky doctoral student at an ocean engineering institute, paired with the sea god, a scheming top who plays the fool and hides his strength.) Also known as: The Overbearing Merman Falls in Love with Me Yun Ming has been having the same dream on and off for years. As a child, he got lost on a little island. There was no one there, only little fish and shrimp, blue skies, white clouds, the sea, and a cute baby mermaid~ The baby mermaid called him Big Brother and told him s 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Mad Emperor Imprisons the Divine Son 疯帝囚神子 [Unhinged emperor gong + abstinent divine priest shou + emotional deadlock + incense altar and bloodline + powerful push and pull + love imprisoned by imperial power] [Two male leads + political intrigue and angsty romance + obsessive emperor + divine priest offering his spirit + battle of desire + fated obsession] Shen Yanci, divine priest of the Xuan Temple, born with sacred incense bones, his spiritual breath sealed, destined to serve as a sacrificial spirit. He must not fall in love, nor 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Phoenix Imprisoned in a Cage 笼中囚凰 [Two male leads + equally matched strength + sick, obsessive possessiveness + coercive love] “A Sheng, my most precious work of art.” They both came from wealthy families. They met at a banquet, but the look Shen Jinzhi gave Ye Yisheng concealed someone else. When the truth came out, Ye Yisheng learned he had been used as a stand-in and chose to go abroad to move on. There, he met someone else. They grew close and fell secretly in love, but just as they were about to find happiness, Shen Jinzhi 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bound Together in Life and Death 生死同缚 [Two male leads + cool, obsessive seme x promiscuous, wicked uke. The seme is nonhuman. No morals or principles. For more details, see the opening of the novel.] In the instant his emotions erupted, murderous intent and fear tangled together, and Shi Siliang accidentally killed his boyfriend. Brief relief gave way to an even deeper terror: the man he had killed with his own hands came through the door the very next day as if nothing had happened, his eyes holding the familiar indifference and a 3.3kReads8.4Score36414d adds
- 5 Your Highness, the Young Master Says He Doesn't Want to Go Out 王爷，公子说他不想出门 [A regent top who gradually turns depraved from listening to the bottom's rambling A tragic, beautiful office worker who doesn't want to work hard and longs to be forced into love] Chi Yu was an overworked office worker who died suddenly after pulling an all-nighter. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a scarlet wedding robe, sitting in the bridal chamber. Chi Yu: ? Amazing! He's transmigrated, and now he's about to marry Regent Xiao Ye, who seems to be a super-perverted man who can't live wit 206Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 6 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Obsessive Hostage Prince Becomes Addicted to Possessing Me 囚凰：偏执质子占有成瘾 [Obsessive, ruthless new emperor on the pursuing end × proud, broken war god on the receiving end] [Coercion + Imprisonment] Lu Hanzhou was once an undefeated war god on the battlefield and the brightest star among the Great Chu’s princes. Chu Mingjin was a hostage prince from an enemy kingdom, kneeling in the snow to pick up scraps of silver. He kept his brilliance hidden, waiting for the day he could set the world ablaze. Ten years of entanglement, love and hatred searing them to the bone. H 959Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 7 Winter Meets Xiaocang’s First Book 冬遇小藏的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After the Top Alpha Regains His Memories, His Beta Wife Runs Away 顶A恢复记忆以后，B老婆跑了 [ABO + one-sided love + intense push and pull + amnesia + forced love + bittersweet angst + mutual firsts + melodrama + winning back your wife] [Sharp-tongued, obsessive, crazy top-tier alpha + versatile, patient, resilient beta] A funny, sweet-and-angsty story disguised as forced love. A heaping dose of melodrama. The relationships are as tangled as those in an ABO version of Tiny Times. Love is impossible to untangle, and only a heart-wrenching struggle makes it unforgettable. Side coupl 176Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Possessed to the Extreme: The Desperate Straight Man Just Wants to Escape 极致占有！绝望直男只想逃 (The rating just came out and will gradually rise) [Two male leads + coercion + imprisonment + older man/younger man + devoted couple + groveling] [A beautiful, restrained, straight shou vs. a cunning gong with an intensely possessive streak] Fang Wen first met Song Siyao on the day Old Master Song brought him to the Song family home. That day, Song Siyao sat on the sofa and stared at him for a long time with an utterly disgusted, hostile look. From then on, Fang Wen believed Song Siyao hated 9.5kReads7.3Score1k14d adds
- 10 Nowhere to Run. 无处可逃. To secure his place in the Zong family, Wen Yan wears a mask to ingratiate himself with Zong Xi and make himself dependent on him. When Zong Xi is about to marry someone else, and Wen Yan learns the secret that has been hidden all along, all he wants is to run. But Zong Xi lays a vast net, leaving him nowhere to escape. Zong Xi breaks his wings. “Yanyan, you said you’d stay with me forever.” Wen Yan gives a mocking smile. “How can you take a lie seriously?” Zong Xi keeps him captive. “Once you’v 516Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 11 You Imprisoned Me and Hurt Me? Now You’re Begging Me to Love You 囚我？掐我？后来哭着求爱我 With the Wen family on the verge of bankruptcy, they cruelly sent their unremarkable younger son, Wen Yu, to marry Jiang Lin, heir to the Jiang family, in place of their eldest daughter, Wen Wan. Rumor had it that Jiang Lin was brutal and merciless, and had tortured several brides to death. Everyone believed Wen Yu would be the next victim to meet a gruesome end. On their wedding night, the man gripped his chin, his eyes as cold as ice. “Remember, you’re just Wen Wan’s substitute.” Wen Yu became 957Reads6.9Score11314d adds
- 12 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Beautiful Straight Man Is Forced into Love 死遁被抓后，貌美直男被强制爱了 [Dark, twisted top x soft, cute straight bottom] Murong Yun is an innocent, clueless college student. One day, he chokes to death while drinking water and accidentally binds himself to a redemption System. He's sent to countless worlds to save villains, only to be trapped in little dark rooms and forced into relationships by one psycho after another. He can only rely on the System to fake his death and escape. Just as he finishes all his missions and prepares to enjoy a nice life without psychos 452Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After Pretending to Be a Devoted Male Supporting Character, My Archenemy Took Me Seriously 伪装深情男配后，宿敌当真了 [Pretending to be devoted + acting skills + transmigration-into-a-book System + never getting exposed + love-triangle drama + forced love + beautiful and tragic characters + unrequited first love + enemies to lovers] Yu An is a top performer in the transmigration-into-a-book world. He's never failed at playing the devoted male supporting character. After transmigrating into a cultivation novel as a devoted male supporting character, he did his job diligently and acted to perfection. For the sake 3.6kReads8.7Score30514d adds
- 14 Even a Second Chance Can’t Escape Fate 重来一次也逃不过宿命 [Completed] After being imprisoned and dying, she returned to the starting point. Despite enduring every manner of hardship, she still couldn’t escape the shackles of fate. There was no love, only hatred. [Pure hatred] [Unfaithful relationship] [Tragedy] [Reborn] [Bad ending] 67Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 15 [Forced Love] Dr. Lin Is Impossible to Coax 【强制爱】林医生他超难哄 [Complete, unhinged story.] Original title: [Crossing the Line] Also known as: [Love by Force] Dr. Lin Is Impossible to Placate [Yandere, gloomy ghost of a male top × beautiful, calculating doctor bottom] The powerful one bows his head · scheming younger lover · love at first sight · sharp-tongued sparring · everyone’s a villain · no misunderstandings, just blunt honesty. After his younger sister is murdered on the street, Lin Yu has no idea who the killer is. He puts himself in the middle of th 431Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 16 After Curing the Tyrant, I Was Imprisoned by Him 治愈暴君后，被他囚禁了 [Unhinged emperor top × psychology expert bottom | forced love + redemption + devoted to each other] [Cold-faced prince top × teary-eyed little prince bottom] Shen Mu uses psychology to pull the tyrant Xiao Xuan out of the abyss. He teaches the tyrant what love is, but the tyrant uses chains to teach him what desire is. He treats the tyrant’s heart ailment with medicine, while the tyrant uses forced love to cure his coldness. 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 17 Once You're Entangled with the Underworld Boss, There's No Escape 惹上黑道大佬后，根本逃不掉 In the capital, everyone knew that Shen Sinian, the young master of the Shen family, was a notorious playboy. He had been sickly as a child and had nearly died. As the Shen family’s only heir, he was treasured by everyone, as if he might melt if they held him in their mouths or break if they held him in their palms. As a result, Shen Sinian got whatever he wanted and lived a life of extravagant indulgence. No one could have guessed that one drunken night would lead the reckless young master to p 1.6kReads8.1Score12114d adds
- 18 The CEO's Cage 总裁的囚笼 [Two Male Leads + Forced Love + Overbearing CEO + Groveling Chase + Three Storylines in a Blender] [Gentle, Aloof Bottom x Scheming, Unhinged Top] Wenqing Zhenjun was born without desire or emotion. But after helping the God Lord Moyuan endure a trial inside the Heavenly Mirror, a crack appeared in his frozen heart. Across nine lifetimes of entanglement, their final life was the most heart-stirring and unforgettable of all. The domineering CEO Jiang Hongzhe (Moyuan) loved him to the point of obs 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Duel Between Two Alphas: The Prince Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 双A对决：王爷把我摁墙上亲 Alpha-on-Alpha Showdown: The Prince Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Oh No, Ghost Lord! Madam Ran Off to the Human Realm! 鬼主不好了！夫人偷跑去人界啦！ [The main story and all bonus chapters are complete] (The top and bottom are both nonhuman: the top is the ghost king, and the bottom is half-human, half-ghost.) (This is fantasy, so please don’t judge it by your usual values.) (This book is also an experiment from a transitional period in the author’s style.) Please don’t flame me if it’s not to your taste! Lately, a huge number of ghosts have arrived in the ghost realm, including evil spirits wandering the mortal world who can’t descend into t 656Reads8.5Score10314d adds
- 21 Jinnian, You Can't Get Away 锦年哥，你跑不掉的 Jinnian, you can't get away from me 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After Awakening, I Ran Away With My Child 觉醒后，我带娃跑路了 [Two Male Leads + ABO + Runaway Romance + Equally Matched Leads + Both Pure + Rekindled Love + Happy Ending] [Alpha Who Thinks He's a Pathetic Lovesick Fool x Clear-Eyed, Decisive, Proud Omega] Sheng Ning secretly loved Shen Baiyan for seven whole years. Due to circumstances beyond their control, he unexpectedly entered into a three-year marriage agreement with Shen Baiyan. - On their third wedding anniversary, Shen Baiyan came home drunk. The omega had prepared divorce papers, ready to end thi 857Reads—Score10914d adds
- 23 After Flirting with His Boss, He Was Forced into Love 招惹顶头上司后，他被强制爱了 [Two male leads + coercive love + confinement + yandere + younger love interest + modern setting + cold-faced cutie + green tea + groveling to win back his lover] “I was wrong, Mr. Ji. Please... let me go...” Song Jinchi curled up in the corner of the bed, his voice faltering, his carefully affected whimper laced with just the right amount of trembling. A crimson tie bound his wrists, leaving a glaring red mark. He had been trapped in this windowless suite for a full day and night. The room was 1.6kReads8.2Score11314d adds
- 24 Freedom Beyond My Reach 触及不到的自由 Most importantly, if you’re looking for heartbreak, come on in. Freedom beyond reach The entanglement between Lin Yi and He Yu, five years later, lasts a lifetime. They cannot escape their fate or attain the freedom they seek. These are all longings Lin Yi can never reach in this life. 871Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 I Was Forced into a Relationship with a Mad, Obsessive Emperor! 我被疯批病娇帝王强制爱了！ (This book is complete. There may be extra chapters later, so feel free to start reading.) [Emperor Top × Strategist Bottom + Forced Love + Equally Matched + Both Pure, Happy Ending + Intense Push and Pull + A Sweet, Angsty, and Satisfying Battle of Wits] “He is the sharpest blade, and also my only cage.” Zhou Ran transmigrates and uses his unparalleled schemes to help Ying Zimo ascend the throne. On the day the new emperor is crowned, his work is done, and he intends to withdraw from court. But 1.4kReads7.0Score10014d adds
- 26 Mad Bones, Twisted Love: I Keep You Locked Up, Hate You, and Love You to Death 疯骸缱绻：锁着你恨着你也爱死你 [Love Born from Hate + Both Pure + Captivity + Two Crazies + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Western Fantasy + Love and Hate + Rekindled Romance + Twists + Adversarial Couple + Fictional Setting] Qi Xubai was once the ruler of the Light realm. He constantly tormented and mistreated Mo Mingyuan, a fallen servant of the Dark realm, until Mo Mingyuan was driven to despair. Later, in the depths of desperation, Mo Mingyuan awakened devouring magic. He gathered his forces, seized power, and becam 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 What Should I Do If I’m Forced to Hate Someone? 被强制恨了怎么办 [Two male leads | Forced love | Pure-hearted little enemies] Ruthless, vicious gong X selfish, two-faced shou Fresh out of high school, Lin Que was dragged by that madman into a lightless cage. Beatings, resistance, escape attempts: every struggle was futile, earning him nothing but even harsher confinement and coercion. To survive, he hid his sharp edges and put on a docile mask. Over the course of several years, he forcibly “learned” how to “love” Li Xing. Content warning: neither the gong nor 1.4kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 28 Addicted to the Pain 痛瘾沉溺 Former title: Sinking into an Addiction [Two male leads + love after an arranged marriage + powerful pursuer + coercion + both are devoted only to each other + madman + scheming + melodrama + bad ending] [A twisted, dark, unhinged crown prince seme × a cold-faced but warm-hearted, aloof, beautiful actor uke] . As a child, he was bitten by a vicious dog. As an adult, he married one. Qi Zhuo has attracted psychos since he was little. None of his admirers, from childhood to adulthood, have ever b 1.3kReads8.7Score12614d adds
- 29 I Can't Escape After Playing Both Sides 我，脚踏两只船根本逃不了 A story about a dual-personality seme who takes a pure-hearted college boy home and forces him to accept his doting love. Age gap + status gap + height difference + love at first sight + both virgins + the seme wins his heart through scheming… Xu Qiu never dreamed his love life would turn out to be so bizarre and complicated. First, his younger brother kidnapped him and forced him to love him. Then, his older brother confessed to him and forced him to love him. In other people’s love triangles, 1.1kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 30 A Twisted, Possessive Love, and a Down-and-Out Sugar Daddy Who Hits Fast 阴湿变态强制爱，落魄金主巴掌快 [BL romance + imprisonment and forced love + younger man + rivals fighting over the love interest + both virgins + groveling redemption] [A seductive, beautiful, down-on-his-luck former sugar daddy bottom × a gloomy, obsessed, perverted ghost top] Yuan Xun went bankrupt, falling from a pampered young master adored by everyone to a small-time streamer who could barely afford to eat. In his shabby rental apartment, a creep latched onto him, sending one harassing text after another. “Baby, don’t 880Reads—Score12314d adds
- 31 A Calculated Captivity 蓄谋强囚 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 345Reads7.2Score11214d adds
- 32 Reduced to a Plaything: The Mad Boss's Double Captivity 沦为玩物：疯批大佬的双重囚禁 The rating just went live, so it’ll go up later. [Two male leads + coercive love + confinement] A City was the hunting ground of Huo Ye and Jiang Xiting, and Shen Mian and Mu Can were their most prized trophies. Huo Ye was so obsessive he had gone mad, keeping Shen Mian locked away in Yunding and taking him night after night. Jiang Xiting was a violent madman, locking Mu Can in the abyss and humiliating him as he pleased. The two caged songbirds found salvation in each other, huddling together f 16.2kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 33 The Sickly Beauty Forced to Love Only Wants to Escape 被强制爱的病美人只想逃 (The rating just came out, so it'll go up) [Dual male leads + coercive love + melodrama + groveling redemption + he runs, he chases + everyone loves him] Yun Han once kept a little slave named Duan Xuecheng, beating and scolding him at the drop of a hat. Who knew the little slave was the emperor's illegitimate son, and had such feelings for him? He was captured and subjected to intense “love.” He couldn't take it, so he ran away. Behind Duan Xuecheng stood a golden cage. His phoenix eyes nar 5.5kReads8.3Score40514d adds
- 34 From the Start, We Got Our Happy Ending After I Broke My Dao Companion's Legs 开局打断道侣腿后，我们HE了呢 [Two Male Leads + Archrivals + Imprisonment + Forced Love + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Gentle on the surface, sinister and unhinged beneath it, immortal venerable top × arrogant, sharp-tongued, vicious-hearted beauty Demon Lord bottom As the supreme figure of the immortal sects, Ji Zhaoheng has always kept a secret in his heart: he has long been in love with the Demon Lord, Su Yanyi. They’re on opposing sides, and can barely stand the sight of each other. With no other option, he acts in th 2.2kReads8.2Score28614d adds
- 35 Even in Death, You'll Still Be Mine 就算死了，你也是我的 Title: Two male leads + physical and emotional torment + coercion + imprisonment + unhinged character Lin Yi: a lazy, straightforward guy with a wicked smile and a resilient heart. Lin Yi’s monologue: I’m a normal boy. One day, I’ll marry the girl I love and have children, preferably two, a boy and a girl. I’ll name them Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. I think we’ll live a happy life together, hand in hand until old age. That’s my lifelong wish! He Yu: a dark, cruel, aloof and domineering top. He Yu gave 666Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 After I Transmigrate Into a Tragic Romance, I Break Character and Take Everyone Down 穿越虐文后我靠崩人设反杀全场 [Unhinged Top × Straight Male Lead Who Transmigrates into a Book; Two Male Leads + Transmigration + System + Sentinel/Guide] I transmigrated into the body of a bankrupt young master destined to be cannon fodder, just as a gang of thugs were forcing my head into a bucket of foul water and beating me up. Then the System suddenly activated: [Collect the villain's emotional points to redeem survival points!] When I looked up, I saw Lu Jinchen. The most dangerous underground king in the book was l —Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 37 The Rise of the Aloof Ghostly Dom 清冷鬼攻上位记 A love-crazed pursuer x a struggling husband My husband and I moved into a century-old mansion that was ridiculously cheap. A game of Spirit of the Coin accidentally summoned an evil spirit, and a tenant named Zhang Qifeng showed up uninvited. He was gentle and refined, yet kept lingering around my husband. My husband began to seem like a stranger. Sometimes his gaze was vacant; other times, he looked at “him” with longing. I uncovered a hundred-year-old secret hidden in the mansion: the you 52Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 38 The Unhinged Younger Man Is Impossible to Placate 疯批年下超难哄 [Two male leads + green-tea younger brother + younger-man seduction + crazed obsessive + purehearted puppy] A flirtatious, guileless bottom vs. a green-tea, crazed top Their first meeting at sixteen. Reckless devotion at nineteen. Getting what they wanted at twenty. Gu Tian never imagined that one day he'd be pursued by a crazed, green-tea younger man. Determined not to lead him astray, Gu Tian treated Song Chi only as a younger brother, suppressing his feelings as hard as he could, even when 805Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 39 Lock Him Up and Soothe Him: Who's Going to Give In? 囚他哄他，谁认输了 [Figure-skating darling Yang Yi x North American tycoon Lu Yisheng] [Dual male leads + punishment + forced possession + imprisonment and control + coaxing seduction] Yang Yi, the most untouchable darling of the figure-skating world. A blood-red wild rose no one dared to pluck. Beautiful, untamed, resolute, pure. His innocent soul was steeped in a mad, obsessive fervor. He didn’t know if he was born for figure skating, but he was willing to die for it. And yet Lu Yisheng loved him only when he wa 1.1kReads5.5Score10114d adds
- 40 A Cannon Fodder Is Cannon Fodder. You Can’t Turn Into a Wife! 炮灰就是炮灰，不可以变成妻子啊 [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + 1v1, Both Pure] The rating is low since it just came out, but it'll rise later. World Three is complete. A pretty, laid-back bottom who just wants to coast through life X a lovesick, obsessive, yandere villain top, split into multiple incarnations As a naive newcomer to the Quick Transmigration Department, Lin Qing finally landed this high-paying, “easy” job after more than twenty years of hard work: Live in a small world as a cannon-fodder character unti 3.3kReads8.8Score37114d adds
- 41 The Cold CEO’s “Personal” Bodyguard 冷面总裁的“贴身”保镖 The Cold-Faced CEO’s “Personal” Bodyguard 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Stoic Boxing Champion Went Soft on Camera 镜头下的禁欲拳王，软了 The Abstinent Boxing Champion Softens Under the Camera 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After I Became a Bodyguard, the Brooding Male Lead Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 穿成保镖后，被阴湿男主缠上了 After Reincarnating as a Bodyguard, I’m Hounded by the Brooding Male Lead 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Programmer Sets His Sights on a Rugged Construction Worker and Loses Control 程序员盯上工地糙汉，失控了 Programmer Sets His Sights on a Rough Construction Worker and Loses Control 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Rugged Man and a Yoga Instructor Swap Bodies for One Night 糙汉和瑜伽教练，身体互换夜 A Rough Guy and a Yoga Instructor Swap Bodies for a Night 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Cherished in the Palm of a Muscular Hunk’s Hand 被肌肉猛夫捧在手心宠 Pampered by a Muscular Hunk, Treasured in His Hands 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Aren’t I Just Your Plaything? Why Are You Crying and Calling Me Your Wife? 不是玩物吗？哭着叫我老婆干什么 [ABO + two male leads + forced love + mutual firsts + devoted love + HE] [Dominant Alpha, unhinged and scheming powerhouse top x soft yet strong, universally adored sunshine Omega bottom] A frame-up sends the stuttering little Omega Tang Jiu into the bed of Feng Tinghuan, the underground king of the capital. After one wild night, the powerful Alpha is hooked. He can't bear to kill the boy, but he has no qualms about playing rough enough to break him. After countless fierce entanglements, Feng 5.5kReads8.7Score64214d adds
- 48 Contract Lovers: My Dreamy Roommate Is Losing Control 契约情侣：男神室友失控了 Contract Couple: My Handsome Roommate Has Lost Control 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Muscular Bodyguard Falls into Enemy Hands, and the Bandit Chief Interrogates Him Night After Night 肌肉保镖落难，匪首夜夜逼供 Muscular Bodyguard in Peril, Bandit Chief Interrogates Him Night After Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Trapped in a Cage 囚困于樊笼 28.7kReads8.7Score2.9k14d adds
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