Out of all of the BL stories - ongoing and completed - I’ve read this year, I have nominated 5 stories and crowned a winner in 10 categories, plus an extra 3 with just the winner. (Please beware of some spoilers in my comments below the lists).
Enjoy!
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FUNNIEST
And the nominees are…
The Boy and the Wolf
Beauty and the Brawn
Lucky Paradise
Perfect Buddy
A Man of Virtue
And the winner is…
PERFECT BUDDY
This one stands out from all the others as utterly hilarious! And the TENSION between them makes it even more *chef’s kiss* ღ˘◡˘ற
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MOST INTRUIGING
And the nominees are…
Seeing Double
Mad Place
Under the Green Light
Liveta
Cold-Blooded Beast
And the winner is…
MAD PLACE
This one definitely had me interested in the first chapter and even more as I kept reading! The mystery, the cases, the sexy crime solving duo - I’m dying to know how everything connects.
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BEST KISS
And the nominees are…
Semantic Error
Love Tractor
Perfect Buddy
King’s Maker: Triple Crown
Banana Scandal (season 2)
And the winner is…
KING’S MAKER: TRIPLE CROWN
That kiss in front of everyone was WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Had me worried there for a second afterwards, but brought it back and I’m so grateful for this happy ending!
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BEST S3X
And the nominees are…
Dear Door
Full Volume
Pearl Boy
Under the Green Light
Love Shuttle
And the winner is…
DEAR DOOR
This one was very hard to choose, but Dear Door has it. I… I think we all know why.
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FAVORITE FLUFF
And the nominees are…
Seeing Double
Love Tractor
Semantic Error
Salad Days
19 Days
And the winner is…
19 DAYS
I absolutely adore 19 Days ❀ could be fluffier, I admit, but wins nonetheless because we’ve spent many days with these characters and care for them so much!
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FAVORITE BOTTOM
And the nominees are…
Chu Gain Sunghwa | Unromantic
Cheong-woo Jin | Under the Green Light
Leo Kang | My Puurfect Boss
Jin Jooha | Pearl Boy
Victor Luna | Liveta
And the winner is…
VICTOR LUNA | LIVETA
This category was so hard! But there’s something about Victor Luna. From when we first met him to where he is now. How he’s so smol and cute, yet so aggressive.
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FAVORITE TOP
And the nominees are…
Taehee | Banana Scandal
Hyeono Oh | Unromantic
Dowon Sa | Full Volume
Giovanni Ma | Hold Me Tight
Kangwoo Lee | K’s Secret
And the winner is…
HOLD ME TIGHT
This one was also so hard to decide! But Giovanni has my whole heart ♡♡ I think he’s a great partner to Felix, and what I love most is how he puts him first over everything else. Work? He’ll leave early. Friends? Sorry, Felix might need me. Not to mention he’s so freaking sexy! And those puppy dog eyes of his (*´ ˘ `*)
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CUTEST COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Lucky Paradise
Pearl Boy
Hold Me Tight
Like A Tidal Wave
Love Tractor
And the winner is…
PEARL BOY
I love all of these couples ~so much~ but I must choose Pearl Boy because they are just so awkwardly cute together. After their less than perfect first meeting, and everything they’ve been through, they are just two boys trying their best. Mostly, I think they’re good for each other. And of course, they’re so hot and SO ADORABLE!!
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FAVORITE SIDE COUPLE
And the nominees are…
Given
Love So Pure
King’s Maker
Unintentional Love Story
19 Days
And the winner is…
19 DAYS
He Tian and little Mo are so cute together - especially this year, we got to see a lot of them together. ♡ Side couple getting together before the main couple… may be unfair, but I’m also living for it.
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FAVORITE BOY
And the nominees are…
Jin Jooha | Pearl Boy
Yoon Taejun | Unintentional Love Story
Ohn | Seeing Double
Taehee | Banana Scandal season 1
Yeonwu | Banana Scandal season 2
And the winner is…
TAEHEE | BANANA SCANDAL
Plain and simple, Tahee has always and will always have my entire heart ♡♡
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FAVORITE NEW BL
Full Volume
Full Volume definitely took me by surprise as I read it - as in pleasantly surprised that its characters had depth, that there’s more to their relationship than just hot s3x, that they’re taking time to think before being in a relationship. I love both these characters and them together. Started this story for the big… ditties… and stayed for the love story.
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FAVORITE BL THAT ENDED THIS YEAR
King’s Maker
I’ve enjoyed every single chapter of King’s Maker. The art, the characters, the fantasy - all creating an amazing world. And at the heart of it, a love story. While I’m so sad that it’s over, I’m so happy how this story ended.
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BEST BL OF 2021
December Rain
December Rain has two new side stories and I am once again in tears - but this time, in a good way. I’ve read this story twice now and each time I was full of emotion for these two boys. I am so grateful that they have a whole lifetime to be together.
