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They're fictional. It's not wrong to ship them no matter what their relationship is. The Chinese government is the party in the wrong, not people who are enjoying themselves on the internet. And they're not going to stop shipping them no matter what anyone says here in the comments, so just live and let live!

Oh, thank you so much for the quick reply, I really appreciate it! 💖

Can I ask someone who has watched it: Does the ML take the lead romantically in this drama, or is it more balanced, or is there still a role reversal vibe in the romance parts? (Would greatly prefer the latter! but balanced is okay too.)

(Again in US) If your library doesn't have it you can request they buy it and they probably will. Even in conservative areas librarians are the most likely to be on the side of giving you access to the media you want, that's literally their mission!

Thank you very much! I really appreciate such a detailed reply!!

Can I ask - I like the soft/fawny MLs, and I really don't like it when an ML is always "winning" over an FL. You say here that they're equals in the sense that the FL doesn't overpower the ML - but are they equals in the reverse sense? You say he fights her and outwits her - does she also outwit him? In their romance-y scenes, is he sweeping her off her feet, or does she get to sweep him off his feet too? I'm very curious just because this is kind of essential for me to enjoy het romance.

@Markiepooh can't be Sek because she calls Sek phi (older) and at the end she says nong (younger)

I definitely didn't mean to imply that you hadn't worked hard!! just that I would've guessed the trope was rarer than this, that's all. You are a hero!

Hi, I really appreciate this list - this is exactly the sort of thing I want in a het romance storyline and it can be really hard to find in Asian dramas (although I guess not as hard as I thought, since you have so many titles here!). Thank you so much for gathering all of this together for us to use!