anything with heavy angst but still has it’s fluffy moments with a happy ending even bittersweet works also
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/wish_you_all_the_best/ this has the craziest redemption shit, i never thought id ever recommend someone this but its grown dear to me now and the plot doesnt feel like its dragging
Have you tried "A room without a window"?
I will always recommend this, its so soo good, with a very nice plottwist in the first chapters!
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_room_without_space_side_story_1/
And the other work of the same artist "Boss Bitch Baby" is also very very good, I'm currently re reading it, and the story and little angst in there are delicious. ALSO very peak AU side stories!
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/boss_bitch_baby/
any bl/gl that’s in an apocalyptic setting preferably no sad endings but anything suffices tbh
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_room_without_space_side_story_1/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_hounds_of_sisyphus/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/zombie_hide_sex/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/believe_my_sign/
(this one is kinda but the main focus isn’t on the apocalypse)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_hunter_s_gonna_lay_low/
it’s all bl sorry! hopefully you’ll like one of them (´∀`)
These are all GLs:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/isekai_picnic/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_iron_inside/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/garan_no_hime/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/goodbye_dystopia/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/erio_and_the_electric_doll/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/us_the_end_of_the_world_and_the_rest_of_our_life/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/tatoe_sekai_ga_owattemo_watashi_wa_kanojo_wo_erabanai/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kodoku_no_kochou_wa_donna_yume_wo_miru_no_ka/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/stellar_step/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_rules_require_me_to_love_you/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_first_friend_was_a_zombie/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/die_love/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/goodbye_dystopia/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_trace_of_the_wonder/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/i_think_you_are_athrea_scans/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_first_friend_was_a_zombie/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_11th_school_trip/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/global_examination/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_iron_inside/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/strange_tales_of_kisaragi/
KINDA
mentions apocalypse +zombies: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sleeping_dead/
post apocalypse: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/erio_and_the_electric_doll/
i truly don’t understand why this has such a low rating i’ve read much worse stories than this that have high 8 low 9 ratings ngl i felt very satisfied with this story & lowkey was crying the whole time from chapter 59-63 like woah in any other circumstance i would despise their pairing with how the story began but it’s crazy bc even when the seme went through his groveling i couldn’t even enjoy it bc of how depressing it was for saein & i rlly sympathized with him bad ughhhh i really love this story idc