Bed Friend wasn't quite what I went in expecting. I planned to watch it for just something sexy to break up the serious shows I have been watching, and it delivered on that element but also had more of a foundation than I thought. As with many BLs, there is a strong line of trauma from one of the characters, and you catch on fairly quickly. I personally could do without this, particularly some of the more time lapsed scenes they depicted (nothing explicit, but I think hinting at it would've been fine or just one brief scene). At some point, I was also frustrated because it felt the trauma was just too much of a plot crutch and not enough of something that needed to be dealt with carefully.

That being said, this BL did a lot of really good things. It handled several topics not often discussed -- STD testing, condoms, and mental health to name some. I was quite impressed that they put these things plainly on the table. On top of that, the boundary setting and partner respect (for the most part) was refreshing. Despite some unhealthy moments, I found their relationship to be quite positive outside the nuance of labels.

I really enjoyed the couple, but what was unfortunate for me was that I felt like it basically wrapped up at episode 8, so I had lost interest for those last two episodes. Still, the intimacy and connection of the characters paired with the handling of some often left out topics gives it a decent rating.