lanzhanya:
romance drama where the female lead falls for the male lead first, but the male lead is the one that falls harder
lanzhanya:
Also open to BL!
Possibly:
"Falls" might not be the right word, but the FL notices and admires the ML (who is either idolized or has an alter ego with a cool reputation) first (from a distance), and the ML falls for her harder later on:
A bit of a cheat, but the ML falls first, then the FL falls, then the ML's memories of the FL are erased. So only the FL has feelings for the ML for a bit, but then the ML falls very hard for the FL all over again:
A bit of a cheat, but the ML falls first, then the FL falls, then the leads are separated. When they reunite, the ML doesn't recognize the FL, but he falls hard for her all over again anyway: