male leads that regrets letting go

plot (from what i remember): skyler and yeonduk were childhood friends but grew up to be really distant from each other. yeonduk always find himself running after skyler but made a decision to let go and finally move on. well, you know what happened to skyler after that.


i remember reading this and just sobbing my eyes out. i don't remember much of the stort or the character names but it was such a good and satisfying read. plus the story telling is a+ gold. this deserves everything.

the way i just put this here and said nothing. im still saying nothing.

just read it. trust me. you'll get what you're looking for.

and when you do, be sure you're alone and have tissues next to you. you don't want to look like a baby crying for your mom's milk while reading this, i promise

plot: if you didn't know the plot yet, what are you doing???

one of the first yaoi webtoons i read. UGH. no explanations needed. easily 10/10

fun fact: this manwha was the reason why i made this list. the author said they wanted to write a male lead that regrets and i was like mindblown.gif "OHHH I LIKE THAT ONE. WRITE THAT DOWN. WRITE THAT DOWN."

plot: yoonseul started having dreams about kangjoon, the boy confessed to him before. they incidentally met each other again, things escalate and kangjoon confessed for the second time. both rejected. now yoonseyl just realized he liked kangjoon as well, but maybe its already too late??

first two endings </3 it hurts but im very satisfied with the regretful yoonseul!! every time i read this my heart just chokes on air idek how's that possible but here i am!!

while this wasn't the usual "i had him but i treated him bad and now he left, i realize i love him and now i want him back" some parts of it falls into that category. i already forgot the name of the male lead, let's just call him hyung.
so the hyung and jinha met back in high school. the hyung caught feelings but jinha denied knowing him. and now a few years later, they met again

again, not the typical troupe. but the couple broke up after being in a very long relationship. things happened and they realized the feelings that they have, they thought was gone but still there

not the same troupe again but it's the same pair that has something going on in the past but grew apart eventually. the mc was stuck in a time loop which he suspects had something to do with this friend of him that he cut ties long ago

another one!! i read this a long time ago. its shounen ai, but i'll still refer the characters as seme and uke since i forget their names.

not exactly the same troupe (sorry, it's hard to find the exact troupe) but seme is an asshole in general. uke is not an exception, but that was because uke was in a different body. uke (or the body he was currently possessing) was a cast out and everyone was an asshole to him (seme wasn't directly involved but didn't care until he realiz

its chinese manhua so the plot and characterization is gonna be meh :/ but it still fits the trope!! there's only a few chapters available but it's definitely heart clenching already (albeit a little goofy. im so sorry i can't just—ok, sorry)

anyway!! apparently there's a novel so i think ill check that out :)

honestly, can't blame ash for this one. he established his boundaries from the start. can't blame karlyle either!! with the way ash was acting, who wouldn't fall in love with him?? both weren't at all fault, they just don't know how far their feelings can push them.

but i know when it hits ash, it'll definitely hit hard. until then, ill just sit back and wait for more angst *sobs*