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[absolutebl]

10 BEST Low Heat BLs - Soft & Sweet (Safe to Watch with Parents)

Not sure I am the right one to answer since I'm the opposite of a prude but I'll give it my best shot. Please keep in mind that these are romances, so there will be at least a kiss (in most of them), I'm thinking Disney level, so they might also be okay for kids, but as I always say with kids, you know your kid best, you have to judge what they are okay to watch. 

1. Cherry Magic 

AKA 30 Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard AKA 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii AKA Cheri Maho

Japan 2020 - CrunchyRoll or Fan Subbed 

The sweetest fluffiest magical realism BL, packaged as a pinning office romance, very low heat (practically chaste) but the cutest. It’s truly great. It’s not in my top 10 of all time list simply because the heat level is too low for me, personally. 

No kisses for the leads, side couple kiss is v dead fish. 

2. Light On Me 

Korea 2021 - Viki 

Korea does an elegant pastiche of traditional live action yaoi but all tropes are cleverly deployed to bolster one of the most riveting love triangles ever put on screen… and I don’t like love triangles. LonM strategically tailors classic BL tropes to 2 different semes resulting in pristine pacing, plot, and character development, explicitly serving narrative a-not just to tick boxes. LoM is a master class in this technique. (If you write fanfic or romance you should study this show.) Full review. 

Very low heat, Korea in peak chaste form (pre their 2022 “oh, boys can kiss” epiphany). But there is dildo humor. 

3. My Love Mix Up 

AKA Vanishing My First Love AKA Kieta Hatsukoi 

Japan 2021 - Viki 

Completely adorable absolute chaos bi disaster muffin falls accidentally and completely in love with his classmate, hijinx and friendship result. What’s great about this BL is that it deals with things like homophobia, asexuality, and one sided affection in an extremely gentle and palatable way. Perhaps sometimes too subtle, but I believe this is a great show for younger audiences, particularly if you want to spark conversations about identity, sexuality, authority, truthfulness, and consent. Oh and it’s funny. 

No kissing at all. 

4. Seven Days: Monday-Thursday & Friday-Sunday

Japan 2015 - grey

Never doubt my ability to recommend this show. One of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes (rare in Japanese BL). 

The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses. 

5. Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart (movie)

Korea 2020 - Viki

Set in the music industry featuring a talented singer and the pianist who falls in love with him (and his music), subtle and achingly adorable. High production, low heat, short run, very tame, and Korea, so more of a western style. It’s not the most logical story though. No coming out, exists in the “Korean BL bubble universe” where everything is just fine and dandy with the gays.

Kisses but they tame and no sexy.

6. He’s Coming To Me 

Thailand 2019 - YouTube

Boy and ghost boy fall in love, must solve ghost’s murder. Peak pining but also pretty tame, features my favorite sweet but important coming out sequence. The third in my precious triumvirate of unbeatable Thai BLs, that are only nominally BL because the story, acting, and production values are so good. (Together with UWMA & 1k*).

One (maybe two) soft romantic kisses. Nothing else possible. 

7. Restart After Come Back Home 

AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de 

Japan 2020 - grey

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience. Full review. 

Low heat, low angst, very pretty. 

8. My Ride 

Thailand 2022 - GaGa

Thai BL grew up with this pulp - a truly lovely and special little show featuring the extremely rare pairing of sunshine/sunshine AKA a cinnamon roll couple. Mature explorations of relationships using one of the softest, sweetest and most innocent friends to lovers vehicles. Kindly, overworked doctor meets broken-hearted motorcycle taxi driver in an “other side of the tracks” slow burn romance. The support cast is excellent, making for great friendship groups and family dynamics. With honest queer rep that adds to, but doesn’t impede the story, and genuine conversation about the nature of class, wealth, and classism, not to mention communication, honesty, and respect for boundaries, you can’t go wrong with this show. In other news, I am a sucker for a single dimple. Full review.

One sweet kiss at the end. 

9. Mr. Unlucky Can Only Kiss

AKA Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! AKA Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!

Japan 2022 - Viki & GaGa & indie subbed

Mr Chronically Unlucky (another adorable chaos muffin) and Mr Always Lucky end up dating after they meet at uni orientation. It’s JAPAN yet they kissed in the first episode. What freaky alt-reality did I enter into? That’s all they kiss tho, over which I was a touch disappointed. Still I spent far too much of my time with this show biting my knuckles and squealing “THEY’RE SO CUTE!” It is very slapstick Japanese style comedic (light) BL reminds me of Cherry Magic. So if you like that style of BL you’ll adore this show. 

Amusing story: I paused mid the most tooth-achingly adorable first date in the entire universe and Viki was like “something missing?” and I was like “MY HEART YOU BASTARDS” 

One kiss beginning and some shirtless lust. 

10. What Did You Eat Yesterday

AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Japan 2019 - grey  

A not really BL about middle-aged gay couple who live together, one of whom loves to cook and the other who loves to eat. That’s it. That’s all that happens. There’s a bit of coming out drama, but hardly really drama. It’s all very repressed but also incredibly restful and calming. Like classical music.

No kisses, some casual domestic affection. 

Other Options 

A Tale of Thousand Stars (Disney style ultra romantic kissing, implied sex)

La Cuisine (couple soft kisses at end)

Silhouette of Your Voice AKA Hidamari ga Kikoeru AKA I Hear the Sunspot  

Oh Boarding House (kisses are perhaps too good)

Great Men Academy (GREAT but not BL) 

2 Moons original (boring) 

His the series (boring) 

First Love Again (multiple kisses) 

Ingredients (emotional support grocery store commercial) 

Love Class (that plot) 

Tinted With You (historical) 

Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding (historical) 

Behind Cut (confusing) 

Old Fashion Cupcake (but that ONE kiss is a DOOZIE, there’s a lot of thirst in this one)

Others That are (technically) Lower Heat but I’m not sure I’d rec for other reasons 

HIStory My Hero (odd) 

My Dear Loser: Edge of 17 (side couple) 

The Untamed (censored bromance, violence)

Word of Honor (censored bromance, violence)

My Esports Genius Brother (China is so weird around censorship)

Friend Forever (sigh, it could have been good) 

Absolute BL 1 & 2 (parody, not a story) 

DNA Says Love You (very complex, slow start) 

Bad Buddy (bully, forced outing) 

Bite Me (boring af) 

Love Sick (side character issues also v long) 

Nitiman (poor ending)

Given (terrible singing) 

SOTUS (bully) 

2gether (I have issues with Green) 

Mr Heart (stalker) 

Color Rush (suicide) 

Where Your Eyes Linger (whipping boy) 

Puppy Honey (side couple) 

There is A LOT of low heat stuff. It’s way more common than high heat. 

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Heat & Angst in BL + Terms Explained 

Why Such A Limited Range of Sex Acts in BL? 

The opposite: HIGH HEAT BL and 11 BLs with the BEST Chemistry  

Recs are dated Aug 2022 no responsible for BLs airing after that date. But please do rec in comments. 

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[ardatli]

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[anotherpapercut]

"summer is the worst" "no winter is!!!" actually both are. down with Big Temperature. spring and autumn for the win

#one thing about me is i hate an extreme temperature #high heat makes me feel physically ill and low cold hurts my body #it should be 55-75 fahrenheit year round

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[amethystsoda]

just wanna say for people who have chronic illness/adhd/any form of low energy or spoons—using premade items, canned goods, boxed meals, microwave meals, and everything in between isn’t a shame or embarrassing!!!!

If you have limited energy, helping yourself find a manageable way to eat meals is so important!!

#canned veggies you can heat in the microwave are better than no veggies!!!! #spoonie #low energy meals #depression meals #positivity

[io-lu-art]

Part 1 of 2... mayybeee?

This scene's been in my head for so long but in order to get there I need to write all the yet non existent scenes that build up to this moment and so many many others * cries *

So instead of writing it I am drawing it to get it off my chest... however productive that is, I have no idea.

It may not even end up like this in the final story. What do I know. This is gonna be act 3. I'm not even through writing act 1. So much can change.

#he needs a hug #he so desperately needs a hug #angst #post tlj #fanfiction #fan script #it's cooking #on low heat #wip #reylo #fanart #ben solo #rey nobody #procreate #illustration #artwork

[stuckinapril]

Why do we never talk about friendship hurt enough?? I’m all for swapping horror stories of exes, but please can we talk about how much it hurts realizing a close friendship is one-sided & you’re putting in most of the work & there is no conceivable way that this friendship can work on the deep level you want it to no matter what the reasons are

#ouch! ouch ouch ouch :) #heart? not burning. it’s on low heat rn. but I can feel it creeping up

[crimsonkingart]

Law isn't taller, he's just using a stool

#kidlaw #kiddlaw #eustass kid #trafalgar d water low #penguin one piece #shachi one piece #killer one piece #heat one piece #wire one piece #heat/shachi/wire #kilguin #one piece #one piece fan art #op fan art #heart pirates #kid pirates #lawkidd #lawkid

[invalidname19]

Imagine the foul, gut wrenching, eye tearing, nose burning smell of burnt skin and hair. NAH 💀

#Got reminded of the MC ghost rider from an image of el ghost rider mexicano #man’s proby banned at gas stations #house gas bill must be low tho 🔥 #portable oven #man’s got heat tho 😮‍💨 #ghost rider #mcu ghost rider #madara uchiha #Madara #uchiha #hashirama #hashirama senju #madahashi #hsmd #hashirama x madara #hashimada #naruto au #naruto art

[calkale]

HOLY FUCK GUYS MY GRADES ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO APPLY FOR SCHOOL !!!!

#if i get a good mark on my test that im probs taking tomorrow i might ask if she can include it but only if its a good mark 💀 #Cause my precalc mark is a little low but its above 75% so its fine #(Literally by .9% but we’re not talking about that) #now if youll excuse me i gotta read heat 2 for 3 hours while i wait for my sister to leave #Im just !!! I had to share

[absolutebl]

Hiya! So I’m currently laid up and wanted to know any recs for low heat BLs that if my parents or kiddo 4 yr old saw it they wouldn’t think anything of it? I usually don’t mind the heat esp since I loved kinnporsche but I’d never watch that near anybody lmao. Anyways ty! It doesn’t matter country tbh and I’ve already watched some that were low heat but I can’t remember the names but they were Japanese lol.

Oooo, GOOD question. Not sure I am the right one to answer since I'm the opposite of a prude but I'll try. These are still romances tho, so there will be at least a kiss, I'm thinking Disney level.

Low Heat BLs that are Safe to watch with your parents

I've actually had a couple questions like this before so I did an official top 10 rec post for ya.

#asked and answered #top 10 #low heat #soft bl #sweet bl

[icewindandboringhorror]

... why he sit like this

#in this position his face is extremely 'cartoon cat' shaped.. like the perfectly round cheeks and little #rounded bump of a snout.. big round eyes. etc. stretched over the arm of a chair like a weirdo #cats #It's still Hot Evil Summer time and I have so much to do so am just aimlessly hopping between various projects but not actually #getting anything done. as usual. Also so so so so tired. I almost fell asleep in the middle of the floor like 3 times today lol #Trying to finish some costume photos and also another poll adventure thing. plus I do really want to do a sculpture sometime #I haven't finished one in a while. Hopefully my tiredness is nothing bad. #Maybe I'm anemic again so that's making me tired. Or maybe it's just a Listless phase. not that I'm ever really THAT productive considering #all of the health problems and etc. always holding me back. but still. I'm not usually 'sleep or just stare at a wall literally all day' ty #e unproductive.. at least not for multiple days in a row so. hmm... Sometimes especially in the summer though I will have periods of time #that are listless like that. I am under low level phyiscal stress for months at a time due to summer heat so I guess it makes sense #that would eventually take a toll. I just have SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO DO!!!!! AAUUGhhh #I also came up with a new idea for a game that is so so cool and I wish I could make it but I have to finish the other one first lol #which I will NEVER do. if I spend all day just sleepy unfocused barely able to do anything #I also really need to sell some clothes and sculptures because I'll probably have to buy a new computer soon so I need money. (plus still #recovering the costs of having to euthanize my other cat.. wehh) There's nothing clearly wrong with it right now but it's getting gradually #slower and there's more weird glitches happening randomly and idk.. just weird things that make me think 'hmm... bad.. possibly.' #ANYWAY... I just have so much to do that I both REALLY want or need to do - so it's perpetually frustrating that I just can't for whatever #reason like. Time is always mving forward. every day I waste is a wasted day. The year is already almost half over. I havent finished #any of the projects I wanted to .. and there's only more and more things to do each day. It's overwhelming and stinky #and thats not even considering having to do all of my tasks also with the background noise of economic inequality. everything increasingly #going into an even scarier political direction. active climate change crisis. pandemic that still exists and is insane to act otherwise. et #etc. HOW am I supposed to solo make two whole games . write 3 book series. finish sculptures. do costumes. make outfits. game videos. make #stable network of social connections. do my little side crafts. take care of myself and cats. pay rent. manage health issues. keep a routin #.try to make some sort of money. go to doctors appointments. handle regular maintenance like cleaning and cooking and self care #and buying new plates when old ones break or etc. make sure to do other things like backup my computer data regularly. do shopping lists. #take care of plants. pursue like 6 different academic interests. do the other side side projects I have for fun (like music or carving avoc #ado pits). eat in a healthy way thats okay for my Special Health Issue diet. exercise so i don't die early. etc. etc. etc. AND all while it #82F in my apartment all the time and I have tiny income and also need to move to another country/climate somehow??? lol...... #ANYWAY.. ..very frustrated today over my chronic Tired Sleepy.. time for Cat Photos - which cure all of life's ailments lol

[whumpshaped]

im baking habcsók today. idk what that is in english. it says meringue and while this Is a mixture of eggwhites and sugar, i feel like ppl dont usually say theyre baking meringue. but i am. i am baking meringue

#irlshaped #its a 2.5 hour thing #bc u cant bake it u have to ~dry~ it #on super low heat #for a long time #so thats what we're doing #i told my family i'd chill for the rest of the week but what else was i supposed to do w my three leftover eggwhites?

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[dexiscrankinrankin]

Ok so, you know how in A Miser Brothers Christmas (aka that one unofficial sequel special that aired on ABC Family once and never showed up again) they introduced a bunch of other nature siblings in that one scene?

Well, I thought to myself “hmm what if I “demake” their character designs to make it look like that they were designed by the Rankin/Bass crew.”

So, I did just that!

These were pretty fun to make, so let me introduce them to you all

Starting off with the ones you already know, Mother Nature, Snow Miser, and Heat Miser. 🌿❄️🔥

Then there are The Wind Siblings North Wind, East Wind, South Wind, and West Wind. 🌪️🍂☀️🌸

And then there’s the duo Lighting and Thunder. ⚡️🌧️

This hunky guy named Earthquake. 🌎

And finally there’s The Tide twins aka High Tide and Low Tide. 🌊

I’m pretty pleased with all of them! The irony is that I like these supposed “demake” designs over their looks in AMBC (especially North Wind like, holy shit.)

But yeah, hope y’all like them as much as I do.

Oh, and there’s a reference for all of their minions as well tehe

#rankin bass #my art #the year without a santa claus #a miser brothers christmas #mother nature #snow miser #heat miser #north wind #east wind #south wind #west wind #lighting #thunder #earthquake #high tide #low tide #fanart #artists on tumblr

[noodlebutts]

Please forgive me if this is a question you're tired of hearing 😅 I am not much in the cat community so I don't know if this is an exhausted point. I was just wondering if the stereotype of Siamese cats being super vocal is true?

Yes. Live in fear. The first 18 months of Zuko's time with us was full of yells and suffering. You can hear it outside your house, they will outlast you, the only answer is to reach a compromise with a cat. If you are not prepared to be held hostage by a cat, DNI

#in all seriousness #it was hell #the asshole was cold and too enotional about being cold to go into the heated bed #that was it #and also learning meal times #asshole demands constant food access #its soooo funny though #to have a conversation with him now that we can communicate #it is also absolutely not exhausted because if i had a pointed dsh and then got zuko #i swear i would have thought he was possessed #he is EXTREMELY high energy and high interaction needs #its much better now that he is turning 3 this year #but having lived with a dsh i could make pant in like 8 minutes of what i consider low intensity play #i can absolutely say that if you arebt prepared to change your life to help enrich theirs you might not be happy LOL