you're actually so real for this but lowkey maybe these genres need to be retired we are so past that
There's people that like it and there's clearly a demand for works like this. Not every manga is going to be for everyone and sometimes stories disappoint us in many ways because they don't go the was we want. Hard to believe if we don't like it but there's people that like the non explicit and ambiguity of shonen-ai.
Shounen Ai are so fun, I especially like Vassalord (vampire shounen ai filled with sex tension or Vampire and his pleasant companion) but the author in this doesnt want his work to be recognized as shounen ai (as I understand thay they have repeatedly told that it is not)...unless there was an update I dont know about ... (
"Bl baiting"????....Shounen-ai style manga has existed since ALWAYS! Shounen-ai and shoujo-ai has existed since the beginning of time, haunting readers with ambiguity and not a single scene with even a little handheld but lots of drama and feelings. Welcome to the world of manga we're all suffering