One work that comes to mind is 'Check, Please!' by Ngozi Ukazu. It has a similar charm in that it focuses on college life and relationships, including LGBTQ+ relationships. It also has a great sense of humor. Additionally, 'Fence' by C.S. Pacat is somewhat similar as it explores the relationship between two characters in a competitive setting, much like how Nick and Charlie have their own 'journeys' in their relationship in the 'Alice Oseman Nick and Charlie Graphic Novel'.
Chapter 521, "Storming The First Base II", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with He had walked less than a kilometer from the abandoned stronghold... and follows through with And this time, he would wait until they were all within reach before....
Chapter 495, "You'll Make It Back In Time", is the clearest early answer because it turns Trihorned Buffalo's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with A low, vibrating bellow rolled through the trees. and follows through with I will." The forest remained silent..
Chapter 100, "Clothing", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cold Beast Meat's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The second item was, unexpectedly, a set of clothing. and ending on Turning around, Xia Hong looked at Mu Dong, with a face that grew....
Chapter 185, "New Home, Land, Arrow Bamboo Forest", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from This number is really too tempting! to While doing so, let's see if there's any other human camp on the....
Chapter 68, "Coal and Iron Mines", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuan Cheng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Over two hundred people began working together, and the once ravaged... to In the makeshift wooden house, without any proper arrangement,....
Chapter 53, "Inexplicable Hostility", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Just as Xia Hong had previously mentioned, the territory of the Rogel... to Instead, he looked at Li Hu with a somber expression, pondering why....
Chapter 151, "Pioneer, The Growing Xia Chuan [Sorry, I'm late]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with First Year of the Great Xia, the third day of the third month, just... and closes on With resources continuously being replenished, some items like....
Chapter 78, "Accepting the Grand Gift", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with A unique valley with an excellent location, highly concealed and... and follows through with For a time, the camp was bustling, and everyone cheered.... By the close, Firstly, I'm afraid seeing it will remind me of people;
Chapter 61, "Inch Knife", is the clearest early answer because it turns Inch Knife's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Up until now, the iron weapons that Xia Hong had seen were basically..., but the pressure keeps building through Among the warriors of Rogel Camp, like Da Shi's Wang Ming, Luo Ming....
Chapter 63, "Dead... Dead?", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Yuan Cheng becomes final instead of hypothetical. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Although the Wood Puppet Monster's body has enlarged, it still... to At this moment, the small three-inch knife in the Wood Puppet....