I also ship Xuexiao too! It rips out my heart too, and i couldn't watch the donghua's ending since i didn't want to see the xiyao scene. To Lan Xichen, Jgy was really a different person than how the world sees him, to the very end. And Xichen was really the Light of his life, i think even one of the live action actors Said this.
And hualian, also another wonderful and touching relationship.
About word of honor, i don't think it's similar to the untamed at all, the character and relationship dynamics are a lot different to me, especially the Novel.
With thai bl series, i Recently tried KinnPorsche but couldn't get into it, i have heard a lot of good things about Not Me and I told the sunset about you however.
I think i will try watching the latter especially.
Yes, tragic relationships, and characters who don't have a healthy concept of love, falling in love regardless is very fascinating. And i like to see "problematic" characters love and being loved in return, and be happy.
I watched the donghua knowing what I was about to see and I kind of regretted it after. However, the donghua scenes can't be compared with the live action. I have no idea who thought about all these scenes but seriously, the level of mastering each detail surpassed perfection.
And yes, Guanyao told Xichen that he has been the only person to who he hasn't lied about his feelings (the bromance is a joke lol). And I truly believe Xichen was the only person Guanyao didn't want to lie, hurt or manipulate. That's why when Nie Mingjue claimed he was going to attack him, it was a lie to complete his revenge and Xichen got so isolated because in the end he knew the truth of that day and couldn't trust Guanyao anymore. (OMG sorry I love explaining mdzs details).
I don't know if watching it, because it's also really long and even The Untamed was heavy during the dream lol
W h a t. You couldn't get into KinnPorsche? I mean, I respect it, but for real, one of the best Thai BLs in terms of quality we could get in 6 years. Why is that so? You didn't like it? Ironically, it has very dark side with VegasPete in exactly the type you like of a psycho falling in love, so if you're into that, give it a chance because it's seriously worth it. And next season, it will be probably their whole season, but he's not that psycho.
If you start with Not Me and ITSAY, I assure you everything else will look boring lol I recommend if you watch Not Me, watch before Theory Of Love, really toxic behaviour, the actors are the same and it's a good example of how they've progressed as actors and as ship. And ITSAY... not the conventional beautiful love, you suffer a lot, but it's a masterpiece. Also, it's based on the actors' real life and relationship so it feels realer.
Other titles you would like to see are Heartstopper (actually from UK if I'm correct), BadBuddy, A Tale Of Thousand Stars, Addicted Heroin (Chinese drama that got cancelled, gonna have a remake in Taiwan soon!), Semantic Error (Korean, really got famous and the main character is probably autistic though the writer says it's only OCD), if you like psycho, The Effect, but be mentally prepared for that with abuse trigger, Until We Meet Again (one of the most beautiful dramas, but has suicide trigger, with this one, be really careful), A Round Trip To Love (the worst psycho ever and it's seriously sick in the end, but it's one of my favourites), Dangerous Dr u gs of S*x (absolutely gross, completely sickening and a level of psycho out of understanding, but amazing story even if it's really gore), and Manner Of Death (murder, dr u gs, human traffic, it's one of the best).
I always watch the gore stuff and this above shows proof of that lol (sorry for the rant).