RECCOMENDATIONS PLEASE!!!!

Need BL recs where the bottom actually feels like a person 😭

I’m tired of stories calling the bottom “strong” just because he has a job, carries a gun, or has a mean expression, but the second the ml shows up he suddenly loses all survival skills and becomes a full-time hostage.

Like I don’t mean buff or physically strong. I mean competent. A bottom who can actually affect the plot, make decisions, hold his own, and exist as more than someone the ml constantly rescues or overpowers.

And please give me relationships where they actually respect each other 😭 I’m tired of stories acting like humiliation and bullying is peak chemistry.

One vibe I really liked was Stay Alive because the bottom actually felt involved in what was happening instead of just being carried unconscious through the plot.

At this point I’ll take anything. Manga, manhwa, whatever. I just need a bottom who can do something besides stare wide-eyed in danger while the top unlocks ultra instinct.