Not the most classic example of the genre since the factors keeping them apart are more external than internal, but this Wangxian is an emotional wringer on par with the best archiveofourown.org/works/27422302

That kiss scene is one of the all-time greats, absolutely flawless

I also direct you to this extremely accurate gifset that totally happened in canon: spicyvampire.tumblr.com/post/7088886...

Wow!

Mine keeps doing that, too. It’s ended up one of my most-listened songs of 2025. 😄

Ooo, there’s some great fanart I must remember to share when it’s no longer spoilery for you

There’s one that’s the definition of the “mark me down as scared AND horny” meme, I can’t wait til you get to her.

Also, this show is one that rewards going in unspoiled imo, so I recommend avoiding spoilers if you can! And please feel free to live-blog if you do get into it, it’s a fun show for that because it does kinda take you through the full range of human emotion in its runtime.

The Untamed (MDZS) on Netflix or Viki is the best starting point. It took me a couple tries to get into it because the first two episodes are kinda deliberately confusing and the special effects are terrible. But once I did, I was mainlining 5 eps a day for awhile, and I am not a binge TV watcher.

A top five fave for me, too! I don't even know how many times I've watched it.