RECCS FOR SHOWS TO GET YOU THROUGH THE WITHDRAWLS

We all need 'em after we finish this drama.  Let's face it, nothing in asian dramaland is as good as SoKP.  There is no ML like Xie Wei.  So none of our reccs a re probably going to be "as good as".  But after you watch this, it feels like there's just nowhere to go next, and you're left stunned and stranded and wondering if you should just rewatch SoKP 500 times.  How to move on?  

I'd suggest trying

Till The End Of The Moon - another Dark ML that's so hot and angsty, and so obsessed with the FL that it just makes you want to scream.  

maybe Doom At Your Service?

Extremely Perilous Love (it's so shitty but it has a similar vibe to SoKP and since it's a short-length series, even if you didn't like it, it's just a single-evening investment of time.  And it's GOOD for a shitty minidrama, imo.)

Hidden Love (it's completely different, but it took my mind off this drama and helped with the withdrawls, so I'm adding it in.  It's nothing AT ALL like SoKP.)

A Dream of Splendor (not as dark.  Like a way way tamed down version of SoKP, but it was still good enough for me to rate it a 9, and the ML is sorta basically a "Dark ML"

Lesson In Love (if you want fiery kisses and electric chemistry.... fair warning, this is an age gap romance about an ML student and an FL teacher... not only is it kind of taboo territory, but it's nothing like SoKP in any aspect at all except that the kiss scenes are just as fiery and the chemistry is hotter than volcanic lava, and it's not a piece of shit script, it's very quality)

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes -  a dark, smooth story with angst and fire.  I despise tragic endings, but I did not hate THIS tragic ending, it was an exception.  This might help with SoKP withdrawls because it's a dark, gripping story with tons of chemistry and some fiery kisses

Thats it, that's all I got.  Who else has some good ones?

Thank you, I desperately need new dramas as this is my favourite. The ones you suggested are nice but (in my opinion) still not quite the same as the uniqueness of SOKP is that the lead is morally grey with psychotic  tendencies but he is exceptionally smart and always prioritises the FL. He never uses or abuses her (unless he his ptsd flares up). I find that most dramas make the ML too abusive and extreme , or the chemistry is just lacking. 

I watched A Familiar Stranger and the ML never gives up on the FL. It had some dark vibes. It's short form drama so not too long. I loved it!

Nirvana in Fire is older and very long, which deters a lot of viewers. It is, similarly, a revenge plot executed in a brilliant way to the point that there's not really an equal to it. Note that there's not really an insane Xie Wei type of character as Lin Shu is sickly but sane, and also, it's pretty complex and requires an attention span. Complex as in far more complex and nuanced than SoKP.

I think this is the best of C-dramas I've seen though. Other recommendations I found more engaging than SoKP include When I Fly Towards You (unrelated), Reset (more intense, it's a thriller, and crazy character antagonist), and Falling Into Your Smile (bridges contemporary real-world themes with a sweet romance). I love all four of these works dearly because of their writing.

I've been hearing The Double is similar and quite good or even better... has anyone seen that? That's next on my watchlist actually...