Dynamics, writing, representation, what-not. Some look for representation because they’re queer, some enjoy the dynamics in BL better, or they just simply prefer the writing.
Can’t really explain it. I’ve never been to keen on romance, but somehow I’m ok with BL romance. I think it has to do with how the character are written. In most straight romances, the female and male leads usually follow the same archetype, (usually kind, sweet, clumsy, plain girls and cool, collected, handsome guys), whereas BL has a bit more variety. Overwhelmingly it follows the same archetypes, poor, clumsy, virgin and cool, collected, handsome guy, but I feel it’s easier to find stories with characters that are more fleshed out than in straight romances.
pretty boys dirtys talk shounen ai comedy the dramatic writing hot chara art my standard for all lgbtq+ im bored outta my mind n will take any fetish or drama content i can get for most genres honestly or will just like to be healed by a outa left field unrealistic scenario
I’m a lesbian so i don’t really know why lol
I think BL usually treats the characters with more equal respect than straight and there's a lot less evil bitch A types who only want to break up the characters
This one i may have to statistically disagree now LMAO. lately straight stories have been copy and paste perfect males and females to a point theyre stale. With BL, it really swings between the craziest disrespect or a genuinely amazing relationship
yeah that's fair, I think I've just put myself in a happy little vaccum chamber of like five good yaoi and then I hear poeple talking about something like jinx and I'm just like dang I forgot things like that existed tbh.
Sry for rambling lmao
For a long time, I've wondered what it is that draws me to yaoi. Maybe bc im unbelievably straight, and seeing two d*cks has gotta be better than one(lmao). But recently I realized it's bc there's just better writing, on average, in the BL community. On ao3, i like just as many same-sex ships as I do straight ones. But in webtoons and manga, I generally prefer BL bc josei romances just feel so...bland to me. The character designs are always overly flowery and the female leads are generally bland and perfect. They lack layers and dimension.
The male ML's are similarly flat but are often extremely perfect to a point where theyre indistinguishable from one ML to another. But they always fall for the MC so quickly that it makes you wonder what there even is to like. My current fav josei is Childhood Friend Complex. The chars are unique, flawed but enjoyable, and have genuine chemistry thats special to them.
Anyways, I was just wondering what makes BL tick for you guys.