Both of these short films revolve around best friends whose dynamic will forever be changed through one evening of play.

Both of these GL stories center on a female lead with no romantic experience. In these stories, the FL resorts to another woman to help fill in the gaps (that of a best friend in "Can I Kiss My BF" and a project partner in "Girlfriend Project").

Both of these Korean BL short films center around the beginnings of romance between 2 guys who have got together for a study date. With a very mild dose of jealousy, they are spurred into action.

In both of these BL short films, we focus in a moment in time - a study date between two guys. But while one comes into the study session with his head in the game, the other is significantly more distracted and leads the conversation away from the task at hand.

In both of these BL short films, two guys come together on a hot day for a study session - that proves short-lived.

Both of these short BL stories center around moments of studying - with one ML being more studious, and the other being more distracted. They both appear to be friends-to-lovers dynamics, but Skip School takes place after the leads have already started a relationship together.

Both Thai queer romances feature a budding romance between 2 newfound college roommates - one of which expresses a lot of homophobia and animosity towards the other in the beginning and seeks to switch rooms. Their relationship consists of a lot of back-and-forwards and playing coy with each other. The homophobic lead's family is also relevant in both of these franchises. And jealousy plays an integral role in the leads' relationship development.

One lead is from humble rural origins. One lead likes to play music. There's a prominent plot point of one taking care of the other. One of the leads also apparently lacks the ability to read a room (which plays more into TharnType 2 as a source of conflict, but still very reminiscent of each other).

They differ in that homophobia in Yes or No is largely restrained to microaggressions, while TharnType is much more aggressive. Tharntype also has more triggery and problematic content, while Yes or No tends to focus more on cute moments.

These are two workplace BLs that feature a romance between the team manager and a younger subordinate. Both of these character-driven dramas focus on a male lead who's become quite depressed with life and has settled for a monotonous routine of work, home, and sleep. That is until the other male lead comes in and re-introduces him to the "colorfulness" of the world.

Both stories feature a trio of close friends, a minor/relatively un-angsty love triangle, and the concerns of the MCs as they return, years later, to their friends (and first love) after ftm sexually transitioning upon realizing they were intersex.

Both dramas feature one lead who has been in love with the other for years, but after taking a certain amount of abuse from the him, have decided to give up on their love and move on. It is at this point that the other lead realizes their own love and tries to win them back.

Both series have a happy ever after ending that may make viewers wondering if the ML deserves it.

Both of these dramas feature a couple who starts off in a marriage not born of love that quickly turns dysfunctional (or abusive in the case of MMLY) due to misunderstandings/assumptions. The Female lead falls first in both of these shows. Both dramas feature a dysfunctional family on the FL's side.

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Both dramas feature the leads having a child that the ML does not know about due to circumstances that led to divorce. As well as a male best friend that is presumed by the ML to be the father.

And despite all, the both end in complete happy ever afters for the leads.

Both dramas center on the development of romance between a cold-attitude, warm-hearted ML and a dedicated, passionate FL who sees the best in everybody and is given the chance to explore another path in her career thanks to a project from the ML/her boss.

Both feature a prominent ex storyline, brief professional blunders, a foggy ML backstory that gets cleared up later in the story, a loving family, and a side romances featuring the ML's brother.