I like the Cutie Pie and Naughty Babe universe because the friendships make sense and are just as important as the romance, if not more.
Even when they tease me with my ghost ship, Yi x Lian, it's clear they care about each other.
And when they threaten each other, the threats land because they know and love each other.
Since these best friends know that their husband and fiancé WILL pick their friendship over them every time.
Their husband and fiancé have proven multiple times that even though they love their guys, their friendship is above all else.
And Lian and Yi are actual friends too who have each other's backs as well.
And they apologize to each other in ways that fit them (aka transfer money into each other's account when they mess up).
I don't have to squint to see the friendships because they are front and center. They are pivotal to the plot. These men love each other, and they will fight just has hard for each other as they would their romantic partner. They might lie to their partners, but they would never lie to each other.
Congrats to Naughty Babe to enhance the BL communities urge to ship two people with each other, into now shipping two established couples with each other.
The naughty baby pilot is out, and this part the way they call each other by their full government names 🤣I LIVE for diao always standing his ground his sassy stubborn nature with hia yi nat does it SO WELL