#i'm enjoying watching jiang chi reluctantly falling for his silly roomate

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What I like about Stay by My Side is that it doesn't try to be anything it's not. It knows it's a brain off, cutesy, fluff series and hits all the well loved tropes to execute it well.

✅ Antagonistic first meeting with slow-mo eye contact

✅ Sunshine male lead being an Idiotic, petty, embarrassing, immature, little shit, but being really cute about it so all is forgiven

✅ Fighting between the male leads that is actually just them flirting

✅ "Incident" which causes one of the male leads to start realizing their feelings while the other is completely unaware

✅ Gay panic

✅ Reluctant, but ultimately soft and caring grump male lead

✅ Grump sacrifices for, comforts, and takes care of sunshine. We see that the grump is actually a softie at heart.

So far all the tropes are hitting the mark for me. These types of series are a little bit cringe and silly, but also manage to be cute and funny and that's what makes them work.

#bu xia is an idiot but manages to be adorable #i'm enjoying watching jiang chi reluctantly falling for his silly roomate #the basketball friend reminds me of the volleyball captain from history 2 crossing the line #stay by my side the series #stay by my side