LONG TIME NO SEE (2017)

LONG TIME NO SEE (2017) – 9/10

“You don’t get to choose who you fall for. Especially when it’s the one thing that could get you killed.”

This isn’t just a love story. It’s survival wrapped in vulnerability. It’s violence entangled with gentleness. It’s Long Time No See—a gritty, tightly packed Korean BL from 2017 that delivers an emotional punch with the precision of a dagger to the heart.

Chi Soo, a hitman with the alias Flying Dagger, lives in the shadowy edges of society—fast, calculated, solitary. Enter Gi Tae, soft on the outside but shrouded in his own secrets. What begins as a chance meeting quickly spirals into something far more tangled, intense, and quietly beautiful.

This series doesn’t spoon-feed romance. It makes you work for it. There’s tension—emotional and physical. There are long, weighted silences and stolen glances. The kind of chemistry that simmers, not sparkles. And yet, when it ignites? It burns.

What sets this apart is the raw honesty in their relationship. These aren’t boys trying to discover love; these are men who know what it means to lose everything. And still—they reach for each other, despite the danger. In the midst of blood and betrayal, they find tenderness. Domesticity. Something that looks dangerously close to peace.

Despite being just five episodes, this drama has the richness of a full-length series. The pacing is tight, the action sequences are slick, and the emotional beats hit exactly where they should. And let’s just say—they did not shy away from the physical intimacy either. It’s rare to see that level of commitment in a BL, especially one that also doubles as a noir crime thriller.

And yes—the pain is there too. That almost-suffocating fear of losing something you weren’t supposed to have in the first place. But it’s worth it. They’re worth it.

If you're craving a BL that isn’t afraid to be dark, raw, and still deeply romantic—Long Time No See is your next obsession. Trust me, it stays with you.