Both are about the FL having written a historical novel and then discovering that the ML from her novel has appeared in the real, modern world, along with a villain from the story who becomes a threat to them both.

Both are about the FL writing a historical novel and discovering that one of the characters in her novel has come to the real world. The two begin living together and soon fall in love.

Both are set within the palace during the Qing dynasty and involve a star-crossed romance. While gender flipped from each other, one of the leads becomes a chef in the royal kitchen, and the plot involves a character (FL vs. SFL) becoming forced to be the emperor's concubine despite her already being in love with someone else. In both, the characters must navigate court politics and danger to survive.

Both are mini dramas in which the FL is wronged and dies in the past, only to find herself or her reincarnation in the present day working in an office surrounded by duplicates of the people she knew. Both FLs, stronger and smarter, set out to not make the same mistakes again.

Both FLs get second chances after being wronged in their past life and set out to do things differently this time.

Both have a mermaid FL, and a human ML with a connection to the ocean. Both have an open, but seemingly happy ending, and similar tone.

Both are short length Korean BLs with a chef ML, significant meals made out of love for the other, and some misunderstandings/light angst.

Both are short, warm BLs in which the leads either live together or across from each other, and one of the leads is a chef who shows his love through making food for the other.

Both are short length BLs with a chef ML and an awkward ML who gets swept into his world when one of the two move. Both have a love square.

Both are BLs in which (one of) the MLs shows love and romance through the food or desserts that he makes. Both have one of the leads having harbored a crush for a long time, and the story is either set in school or has flashbacks to the leads' school days.

Both are short length Korean BLs in which one of the MLs runs a restaurant. There is a third wheel/old boyfriend who causes problems.

Both are Korean short BLs in which one of the leads is a chef and owns a restaurant. Both have a third wheel/love triangle old boyfriend who comes back and causes problems.