Both of these GL dramas, from Idol Factory and the same original creator, are sapphic renditions of classic romance tropes/cliches.

Both of these dramas revolve around a main protagonist being raised as the opposite gender in order to bypass a curse/prediction regarding their safety and well-being.

Both of these comedy productions center around a main protagonist and their shower/bathroom thoughts.

Both of these short films feature a very young male lead who ventures on to gay dating apps to confirm/act on his sexuality away from the people in his life that he thinks will judge him for it.

Both of these Thai BLs are more on the crass side of discussions about intimacy as the two male leads start looking at relationships and sexuality.

Both of these 2016 Thai BL titles involve middle/high school students coming into their sexuality. Directed by the same team, some scenes feel like replicas of each other: for instance Than and Palm (Right Man) and Book and Frame (Make It Right)’s first time being intimate together.

Both of these BL productions feature a ML with similar childhood trauma (trigger warning!!), that results in an aversion to certain/all touches. Both MLs also have repeated instances of people trying to assault them, but are comforted by their love interest who respects their boundaries and apologizes if he crosses them without thinking.

In both of these Japanese dramas, both leads just really want to live their lives quietly by themselves, but get swept up in the drama of a bunch of boys who suddenly converge in his/her daily life. But they find themselves enjoying it regardless.

Both of these Japanese productions feature dramatic BL moments that occur spontaneously, and wrap up in an equally dramatic and spontaneous matter, while the ML more or less just watches it happen.

Both of these Japanese minidramas center around a lead character longing for love, imagining various romantic interests tied to that episode's cooked dish.

Both of these working age BLs feature an office worker male lead who has come to accept a monotonous and lonely routine in his life. That routine gets shaken up by the other male lead's increasing presence in his life.

Both of these Japanese LGBTQ+ dramas center around an office worker lead who likes to cook, but feels a notable emptiness in life that starts to be filled when they find someone to eat with them. It also features a lead with an insecurity about their eating habits.