The most 'unexpected' final male leads I can think of:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/work_fight_and_love/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/master_s_pet/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/wild_city/ (I only read spoilers for its ending but, what?!?!?)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/hate_mate/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_became_a_slave_to_the_man_i_abandoned_nebul/ (it's... complicated? But it fits)
I also have a list that includes toxic relationships with people other than the final male lead (but here it's much more obvious who the endgame is):
https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/3036770/
Hate Mate by RECK
thank you sm for this listt!
No problem :)
God of pain's groom
can anyone recommend me BLs where the MC doesn't end up with the supposed first lead? like when the first lead is abusive or just somewhat badly manipulative the MC falls out of love and break free. looking for similar stories like "To You in The Swamp"