i recommend <3

not romance
long read, 180 chaps
“ Emma and her friends have a pretty good life at the orphanage they grew up in. Though the rules may be strict, the caretaker is kind. But why are the children forbidden from ever leaving...?”
omg SO GOOD, came from the anime and omg, its so good. keeps u on ur toes and it never gets boring, a complicated plot but in the good way and spectacular plotline in general. definitely suggest, it was so good i finished the anime in one day and the manga the

straight
medium read, 80 chaps
two girls of the same name get caught up in drama, relationship issues, and struggle to find a type of closure. a major recurring theme that the two girls struggle with is loneliness, one nana seems too have too much pride, while the other is able to easily throw hers away in a flash.
(warning: unfinished and probs will never be!!! sadly no closure to this fantastic story, if this is a major turn off for you, u might prefer the anime.) highly recommend!!

straight
medium-length read (80 chaps)
protag moves to a new school and falls in love with her sensei. the quiet guy next to her in class becomes friends with her.
this story focuses on coming of age and what love is.
(warning: love triangle, student teacher relationship)

straight
a very long read, 300 chaps.
college romance, insightful and hardworking female lead becomes skeptical and wary of the popular handsome top student of her college. a story of manipulation and romance.
one of those stories where you don't really know what's going on but you really really want to read more. thank god this was completed, i would've cried if i had to wait weeks for it to update.
for those who enjoy a more mature, psychological love story.

straight
30 chaps.
a side character gains consciousness within a story. unable to escape or change the original plot, she struggles to find and maintain her own love life
out of this world creativity not isekai (not a "side character becomes main character" plot)
almost cried ahh, you truly feel the frustration the characters themselves go through.

bl
~100chaps
uke starts working at a cafe with a deaf manager who has a voice so deep it turns him on
you read bl, you've probably read this. it's good because the plot is pretty straightforward and there's very less drama. read for fluff and a satisfying plot :)

bl
5-6 chaps, short read
the protags struggle to find love in their arranged marriage.
cute asf <3; lots of a fluff and some smut. (warning: animalistic features)

bl
70 chaps plus a few sides
a disease/mutant gene allows some men to give birth, uke gets pregnant with the child of the most popular guy on campus, a story abt their relationship and family life.
the seme is very very possessive and he forces the uke multiple times. theyre a cute family tho and the babies are so cuteeeeee. the historical side story at the end gives me hope in humanity, i think its the ukes and semes ancestors which is even cuter :)

bl
50 chaps
myunghan, who has just entered high school, and sihoo, his childhood friend, encounter seungchan, who suddenly appears between the two, and the strange triangle that develops between the three of them.
not as shallow as you would think ;) got me like (⊙＿⊙') during some of the plot twists, explores mental health and post-trauma shit, expect some fluff as well

bl
a short 10 chaps
uke has an unrequited love for his childhood friend and finally decides to give up.
pure, no smut. just extremely cute and fluff all the way. i live for the seme's perspective at the end :)