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emeraldarrows
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Childhood connections, childhood and earlier meetings, separations during and toward the end, basically any stories that ultimately feature…
Stories in which the FL physically and/or emotionally saves the ML at least once.
Arranged marriages, forced marriages, fake relationships, and contract relationships of all sorts that ultimately lead to love.
Chinese dramas that are short length (15 mins. or less an episode) or full length dramas with 15 or fewer episodes. Also includes Taiwanese…
My favorite sort of happy ending stories - the leads are together and parents (adopted/biological child/children and/or pregnancy). Also included…
Age gap romances of all sorts and varying sizes - main and secondary couples. Immortal characters are included only if he/she was older/younger…
Dramas and movies in which three or more guys fall in love with the FL during the course of the plot.
Stories in which the ML's romantic rival is himself due to time travel, magic, reincarnation, or a split personality.
Stories in which the ML and his brother are both in love with and/or romantically involved with the FL.
Dramas and movies in which the characters have more than one lifetime.
Dramas and movies in which a storyline or all of the plot revolves around life inside the palace.
Dramas and movies in which characters are humans with some magical power or they gain power from a magical object they possess.
Dramas and movies involving people entering or coming from video games, VR, books, tv shows, manga, or dreams, or set within those worlds with…
Dramas and movies in which the characters appear to be someone other than who they truly are due to body/face swaps, power swaps, identity swaps,…
The delightful or not so delightful trope! Dramas and movies where at least one of the leads loses their memory at least once.
Dramas and movies with characters who are doctors, nurses, paramedics, or firefighters.
Couples with large height differences, guaranteed to make the heart flutter!
Dramas I loved and would very much recommend!(if there's more than one season, only the first is listed)
Dramas in which the SFL/SML gives up on the ML/FL and finds love with someone else. May end happily, may end tragically.
Dramas and movies set in or with flashbacks to times less commonly shown such as Qing, Goryeo, Silla, Manchu War, etc.
Dramas and movies in which the lead(s) have scars, particularly those that are important in relationship to the other lead or to the plot at…
Dramas and movies with plot centered around or leads whose careers are in the arts - painting, music, writing, dance, theatre, entertainment,…
Unconventional MLs on the gray side - villains, antiheros, playboys, bad boys with a heart of gold, and more.
Dramas where instead of an enemies to lovers arc, the leads go back and forth between hatred and love in their relationship.
For when you're in the mood for screaming at your screen after it goes black. Cliffhangers for second seasons that never happened, endings up…
Dramas in which the leads are more than star-crossed - either one of them or their family destroyed the other's family, harmed the other lead,…
MLs who are weak or powerless in some way and usually fight/accomplish their plans using their intelligence or other skills .
Romances between step family, in-laws or adopted (not blood related) siblings, and the occasional related one.
Dramas and movies featuring characters with mental or physical disabilities, mental illness, chronic illnesses, and more.
Dramas and movies with a rich lead and a poor(er) lead in a romantic relationship.
Serial killers, crime, procedurals, action, and mysteries.
Dramas and movies with a school setting or leads who are students or teachers.
Dramas and movies with LGBTQ+ characters, including BLs, GLs, censored BLs, and dramas featuring supporting characters.
Dramas and movies in which the main characters have a pet (not just dogs or cats!) that features in the story.
Dramas and movies that involve characters crossing over into a parallel world.
Romances between an employer and their employee or master and their servant (excluding bodyguards).
Dramas and movies in which the plot is driven by the FL or ML's quest for revenge for something that happened to them or their family.
Dramas and movies with angels, demons, gods, grim reapers, goblins, or plant fairies.
Dramas and movies with a love story between a non-human lead and a human lead.
For when you just need a man or woman in armor or a historical uniform to save the day....leads who are generals, soldiers, or warlords, or…
Romance dramas featuring a master/disciple or teacher/student relationship.
Dramas and movies in which the leads are friends long before they become lovers.
