BLBL NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2022

Welcome all to the April 2022 edition of the Brilliant Library of Boys Love Newsletter o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

In this newsletter, we have a number of things ^_^ (click on the titles to jump to that section!)

1. BL Palace Discord Collaborative Shorts - A Space Bar
2. Newly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (March 2022)
3. BL author news
4. The banner chibis!
5. OG BL novel recommendations
6. General BL News
7. Fun corner
8. Around the BL Palace
9. Acknowledgements

1. BL Palace Discord Collaborative Shorts - A Space Bar

On the BL Palace Discord, writers have come together to write some collaborative short stories!

A spaceship bar that visits various worlds and meets various people, who often are from common trope novels. Due to the spaceship's ability to travel through worlds, universes and eras, the characters can vary depending on where the spaceship remained docked. Customers often enter the bar through the spaceship’s door that had blended to the environment suited for the place. The story is often shared from the point of view of the Spacebar’s staff, hired from various worlds.

Running Away With A Ball by Heart - TEASER:

“Welcome to the Spacebar. Would you like a drink?” She asked politely and almost monotonously as she said this line way too many times.

“Spacebar? Like a bar in space or the spacebar on the keyboard.” He asked curiously.

Grace glanced around hoping that someone else would pop up cause she disliked being asked a lot of questions. She hated the feeling of being interrogated.

However, to her dismay, no one else appeared so she answered with another question carelessly, “Does it matter?”

“You’re right. It really doesn’t. Can I have a Martini?” The man smiled wryly.

The spacebar monitor showed the customers status:
*Condition: Pregnant. Note to Bartender: Must not serve alcohol*

Grace was surprised because when she checked the gender, it said Male with a symbol Ω.

“Customer-san, I cannot serve you alcohol.” Grace dutifully informed him.

The man appeared shocked and baffled by the situation. “Why not? Is there something wrong?”

Grace shook her head and explained, “No. There’s nothing wrong with you but… if you drink, it wouldn’t be good for your fetus.”

“Fetus?” The man subconsciously placed his hand on his stomach as he stared wide eyes at Grace. “What do you mean by that?”

“You are pregnant,” Grace double-checked the monitor then continued, “for a week and a half.”

[End of teaser]

Interested in joining in? Come join our discord and head over to the #writing-shorts channel!

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2. Newly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (March 2021)

Here are the novels that were completed in March 2022!

		Love is a Himbo by SilviaNorton 5.8 k | 1 ch | Boys Love, Romance, Slice of Life Jason doesn't like his body. There isn't anything wrong with it really, but it's not as manly as he would like. Theodor doesn't like his body. It's perfectly functional, but it's really big and his muscles seem to want to be bulky rather than compact. The two of them meet at the gym, and love begins to bloom.
		Whispers of a Heart by Raksha1 41.2 k | 37 ch | Boys Love, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural If you had the ability to hear people’s thoughts, what would you do? After Masato Keita gets into a car accident, he spends a year in a coma. When he wakes up, he finds out that he has gained a rather strange ability: he can hear people’s thoughts when he touches them. Kurosawa Rintarou is a rather simple-minded man, who prefers to smile and be happy. Despite the hardships he had to endure, he managed to maintain a positive outlook on life. One can hear people’s thoughts upon touch, the other doesn’t have anything to hide. One is an introvert with an honest mouth, the other is an extrovert with an honest heart. When someone manages to slip into your heavily guarded sanctuary you call heart, does that mean you are too weak or that he is too powerful? Read to find out how these two, seemingly opposite personalities, interact and grow closer to each other.
		[QT] You Are My Fairytale by K_Jira 62.2 k | 41 ch | Action, Boys Love, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural Bai Xing is a freelance translator who has been locking himself up in his apartment for 7 years. He was in the middle of working his latest job when his computer suddenly glitched. The next thing he knew, he was standing in the back garden of a magnificent castle. To get back home, he must help a being called M save his fairytale world. Him? Someone who has been living in his own world for 7 years? He has no choice but to move forward, but who is this man clinging to him?? Unexpectedly, he found himself his own fairytale.
		General Chang’s Revenge by LimitlessNL 15.6 k | 17 ch | Boys Love, Fantasy, Historical, Romance My name is Zhang Chang and I'm a general serving under Emperor Shen command. My original surname is Qi. My father was a proud and powerful general who was framed and set up as a traitor who wanted to usurp the throne. His Majesty ordered for the whole family to be executed. Only I survived because I was frail as a child and because of that I was sent to our ancestral home. A good friend of my father took me with him and raised me as his son. When I grew up, I entered the army and followed my father and adoptive father steps and became a general. With the help of my good friend Wu An, I investigated until I found that the mastermind behind my family death was the current prime-minister, Zhou Ru.
		Road to Happiness b LimitlessNL 5 k | 9 ch | Boys Love, Fantasy, Historical, Romance Sequel to General's Chang Revenge https://www.scribblehub.com/series/463427/general-changs-revenge/ Follow Chang'er in his travel to find happiness, with some heartbreaking moments in between.
		Only Fools Beg for Mercy in the Underworld by Veronica8 41.9 k | 40 ch | Action, Boys Love, Fantasy, Mature, Seinen, Smut, Supernatural Love between an angel lord and a devil's cannon fodder triggers the onset of a cosmic war, in this dark fantasy of the heavens, underworld and Earth stuck in-between. Syn is a shadow stalker. A human soul who was repurposed to be a cannon fodder for an Underworld devil lord. As a shadow stalker, he preyed on the weak; increased terror and fear upon the living, called the Physical, under orders from his lord, Asta. He wants out, due to his intimate connection with the commanding angel lord, Gabriel. It wasn't meant to happen, but Gabriel had bonded with him. It was a pleasant, manly, connection that fed hope into Syn's blackened soul heart. With all of his free will, he will not let his connection to Gabriel be severed. Syn can leave for Gabriel if he corrupts the Clock Tower, which is the portal to Earth and the ethereal realms. He faces more than losing his love for his angel lord if he doesn't complete his task.

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3. BL author news

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4. The banner chibis!

Did you see the chibis on our heading banner? Do you know where they come from? Such a mystery~ 😏😏

In every BLBL Newsletter, we dedicate a corner to showcase our staff's incredible artistic talent and give a shout-out to a handful of beautiful BL couples from novels featured on our very own Scribblehub! σ(≧ε≦ｏ)

This month's chibis are courtesy of these lovely and hardworking artists: tiaf and Killokii!

Have you read enough BL novels to guess which books these cute and adorable chibis are from? There's no punishment for guessing wrong! But if you guessed correctly before the big reveal you might just receive a cookie! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

Now, drum-roll please! 🥁🥁🥁

Frederic and Noel from The Prince & His Sloth by K_Jira

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Kim Jae-han and Myeong Ha-jun from My Family Ω’s a Farmer?!! by UM3

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5. OG BL novel recommendations

		Start Over On Easy Mode by StJellybean (In progress) 56 k | 28 ch | Adult, Boys Love, Drama, Mature, Romance, Smut Review by UM3: Rebirth. Reborn. Reattempt life. Redo the wrongs, make do the rights. Add a hint of spice here and there. Well, that's basically it, for now. What made me stay is the pacing and chemistry between the pair; ML and MC. Pretty fast paced, for me, and sorta cozy/ steamy (if you use your imagination in the right places)~ (̷ ̷₌̷ ̷ㅇ̷ ̷ᆽ̷ ̷ㅇ̷ ̷₌̷ ̷)♡ ! I can't wait for more (read the notice!) because we're not even halfway through and I'm left wondering how the plot will develop~ Join me (✧~✧)! Summary: Spoiler Romance is the last thing on Zach Mallory’s mind. His past experience with his wife and children left him jaded. His death wiped the slate clean, giving him a second chance at life. This time around, he will correct his mistakes. He will find someone unobtrusive to settle down with when the time comes. Zach’s carefully laid plans start to blow up in his face only a few months in. Tynan stumbles into his life, and one look tells him this man is trouble. Tynan’s life is anything but calm, yet Zach can’t convince himself to stay away. Tynan wanted Zach from the moment they met. He wasn’t looking for a relationship, but he won’t let that stop him from claiming this skittish imps as his. Now he just has to keep them both alive. Every time things get dangerous, Zach wonders where things went wrong. He’d selected easy mode when he started over. [collapse]
		7 Days by bubblebunnytea (In progress) 5.6 k | 5 ch | Boys Love, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural Review by Heart: The story follows the protagonist, Jun in trying to solve a series of mysteries through the settings given to him by a mysterious book. There are only a few chapters at the moment but the mystery that shrouds the book and the first case that Jun has to solve is quite engaging. The story keeps you guessing and wanting more. There’s a lot to uncover but right now, the journey has only just begun. Follow bunnybubbletea and the novel’s progress~ Summary: Spoiler Jun tried. He really did. He tried so hard to keep his eyes open. But he was tired. So, so tired. He just wanted to rest his eyes a little bit. He never meant to fall asleep. Really. *** He had died. He had died for love. But that love had been in vain. But now he had hope, a choice; a second chance in life. *** A mysterious book gives Jun a second chance in life, free of lies and betrayals. But on one condition. [collapse]

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6. General BL News

There are currently three BL visual novels running a Kickstarter campaign; All of them have demos to try! - hat tip to Ertal

The Symbiant (+18):

Hit The Road:

Dear Monster (+18):

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7. Fun corner

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Available in 7 exclusive variants and two luxurious styles, Fujoboards are the perfect cross between modernity and tradition. Each paddle is available in seven rawr-some variations: yaoi, yuri, seme/uke, het, gen, a/b/o, and lemon. Buy yours at https://fujoboard.com. - hat tip to bafflinghaze

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[Oftentimes, BL Palace discord member finds themselves in this predicament:]

[credit: Zaiakuma] - hat tip to Heart

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Daydreaming the story and writing the story often never the same - hat tip to Heart

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8. Around the BL Palace

BLBL's May 2022 Newsletter

Help us out for the May 2022 Newsletter by filling out this form. We'll remind you in the discord server closer to the date too~

BL Community Discord Server

Any readers and writers of BL are welcome to come join our BL Palace discord server! There are writing sprints, art streams, game streams, writing help, and fun chatter about BL! Come and play~ (or come and lurk, we don't mind!)

BL Palace Twitter

We have a twitter, because we want to help to spread the BL news~ Want something retweeted? Message bafflinghaze (wherever you can find them) or directly @ the BL Palace twitter account! Things that we'll retweet include:

• promotions of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendation
• fan or official artwork of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendation
• Any tweets about more general BL news that you think should also be retweeted

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9. Acknowledgements

This Newsletter was brought to you by the following people: bafflinghaze, and tiaf!

Please give another round of applause to the lovely artists who made this month's BLBL Newsletter chibi banner: tiaf and Killokii!

And finally, thank you to all those who submitted news, links, fun things, and novel recommendations for the newsletter!

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And with that, we are done! Hope to see you on the next chapter of the newsletter! And as always—