Personally, I love when BL can be relatable for me. It makes it feel much more realistic and I’m able to imagine myself in that situation (I’m a gay man, so it works out lol). I felt this way with Perfect Buddy, not because of their upbringing or their career, but because of how they reacted to love. How scary being vulnerable is, and how painful it is to love someone. It adds extra depth to a story when you can relate to bits of it.
i'm kind of the opposite, i use BL as escapism and most of them aren't relatable for me because i'm very inexperienced
not sure why the rest of my reply got deleted but anyway jinhyeong is pretty much an exact depiction of where i'm at right now, so it's scary. it has definitely added a lot of depth for me though, gives me a little hope that i'm not doomed lol
man this manhwa reallyyy hits hard for me as a med school reject currently doing a biomedical science degree who grew up in a similar household to jinhyeong and also has trouble relating to other people. i almost regret starting it because now instead of enjoying it i'm forced to think about my own life and face reality. that's not what i turn to yaoi for...