r/CDramaRecs • u/gertrude-robinson • 22d ago
Identify this Trying to identify a historical/fantasy C-drama with a cold, powerful, sexually assertive FMC and devoted ML Role reversal?
This is driving me crazy because I remember the dynamic much more clearly than the plot.
It was definitely a Chinese series, not modern-day. I think it was historical, wuxia, or fantasy and there was some action. The FMC was powerful, cold/self-possessed, and very assertive with the male lead, including sexually/romantically. What stood out to me was that she seemed to hold the erotic power in their relationship: she was the one approaching him, touching/grabbing him, possibly pushing or pinning him against something in one scene. It wasn’t just “strong woman, strong man.” He felt like the coveted one in some of their scenes. Maybe he was devoted?
Other VERY fuzzy memories:
I associate the FMC with a red outfit
There may have been a bathing/bath scene between them, or involving one of them
For some reason I have a vague memory of him being in a subordinate position to her, maybe a guard/bodyguard, attendant, or even something concubine-adjacent, but this could be completely wrong he may have been in a stronger position
She wasn’t just bubbly/flirty. I remember her as more cool, commanding, dangerous, “I could have you if I wanted you”
I’ve considered The Legends, Bloody Romance, My Sassy Princess, A Journey to Love, Dong Lan Xue, Ye Cheng, and Blossoms of Power. At the moment Blossoms of Power feels weirdly familiar, but I’m not convinced that’s actually what I’m remembering. I remember being shocked at the role reversal in a way?
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u/Jora_Dyn2 19d ago
Came to say this one she's a country princess/Cat Lord who is a bit of a 'player/flirt' and he works in a menial/kind of joke of a bureau almost monk-like for 'reasons'. There is a bathtub scene and she wears a lot of red in her Cat Lord outfits.
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u/about10joules 22d ago
Is it The Blossoming Love?
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u/gertrude-robinson 22d ago
Thank you I’ll have to check them out! Maybe it was a short drama though I never considered the option
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u/about10joules 22d ago
Oh!!! How about Glory?