Both of these BL productions feature a ML with similar childhood trauma (trigger warning!!), that results in an aversion to certain/all touches. Both MLs also have repeated instances of people trying to assault them, but are comforted by their love interest who respects their boundaries and apologizes if he crosses them without thinking.
Uea (Bed Friend) and Nubdao (Astrophile) are both main leads in their drama with a highly strained, primarily financially-driven relationship with their mother (with varying degrees of redeem-ability). They both find themselves frequently getting taken advantage of, with only their close friend relationship with a coworker providing them respite. They also both have an initially abrasive dynamic with their eventual love interest who keeps coming around in an attempt to change their impression of them.
