A bunch of my anime-manga fan friends know. My ex-bf knew, my two best friends who don't care much about anime culture know. But I only talk about it to one of the latter. I write and draw original stories for myself (BL included) and I only show them to that friend. Though everyone who knows I draw has seen character sketches without knowing who I...... 1 reply
The problem is not depicting rape in itself, but doing it in exploitative ways, or conflating it with acts of romance and love. Countless abusive relationship in real life share features common in romance stories (gay or hetero). It's not only forced intercourse, it often comes bundled with irrational jealousy, possessiveness, controlling behavior ...... reply
A few things:
Omegaverse
Blond ukes
"Rape is love/romantic" played straight.
Yaoi anatomy (hands, lips, jaws, limbs, you know what I mean).
Random misogynistic or transphobic statements.
Same face syndrome
"Sadist" semes.
Tsundere, whiny, or easy-to-anger ukes.
Rich and "perfect" semes.
Emotionless characters
Weird or over-designed clothes (like ...... 1 reply
All time OTP
-England x Japan from Hetalia
I don't know why I became so obsessed with it lol, but I love the friendship dynamic they have in canon. They'd be like a happy old married couple. It's soothing to see England not burst in tsundere fits as often when he's with Japan, and it's nice to see Japan being not so anxious or self-conscious ar...... 1 reply
Bisexual female here~
I love both BL and GL, more than hetero couples (in media, but I still do like a few).
I currently have a boyfriend and he's great, but honest to god my most intense feelings of attraction have been for other girls. My boyfriend knows I like girls and a male friend knows too, but I'm scared to come out to my family and female ...... 1 reply
want to do question
did being in a wlw relationship
