i’m genuinely curious, why would anyone be weirded out or “uncomfortable” if the couple switches in the future ?
Anyone who says yes (that they'd be weirded out) is instantly on a sus list for me.
i know right ?? like why would u be weirded it out ? it’s like enforcing harmful stereotypes on gay couple and dictating how their sexual life should be
Having preferences in fiction doesn’t relate to this, this isn’t a real gay couple. But ngl if the possibility of switching is mentioned in story and someone is THAT weirded out of the possibility , they should probably drop the story lmfao.
I think examining why you have those preferences in the first place is worth some thought no? People love to throw in this anti-intellectualist slop of "it's just media not IRL and people can have preferences", without understanding that preferences are moulded by real life experiences and desires. If someone said they wouldn't want an interracial couple to get together because it was "just a media preference", I doubt you would accept that.
I'm actually more open-minded than you thought your scenario would entail lol. Don't get me wrong, I'm also in the camp that believes dropping stories for superficial reasons can be counter-productive (that's why I can still read this story despite not preferring potential switching), but sometimes, relatability is a big part of fiction. I'm not going to shame people for having preferences and wanting relatability in romantic fiction, especially, which IS fantasy, and on a piracy site, which is very anti-intellectual imo. And if they would rather not have an interracial couple happen, I hope they just drop the story and leave the space peaceful for actual fans, especially if the story invited it to happen (and just for clarity, I am POC). Though, I do draw my line at harassment and advocating that "fixed" or "switched" is the ONLY way or RIGHT way to perceive a couple. This I find dumb.
But I will say what I do like is inviting people to examine why they have these preferences and whether they fully understand them or not. Some people, like myself, have examined our preferences for years, and now we just accept it's a part of our identity and do our best to balance our biases. But others really haven't, and are operating based on one-sided malicious and harmful viewpoints (and these are usually the harassers or aggressive fans who want to dictate what authors write) That's why I really appreciate you asking that question; It can be a nice opening for people to step out of their bubble and explore concepts they haven't comprehended yet, and fiction can be a safe way to do so.
I’m only gonna address the point about relatability. Not to generalise but the majority of yaoi/bl readers are women, queer women or straight women. Therefore, i find it hard to agree with you on the relatability part. The sexual life of a gay couple couldn’t even be relatable in the first place, switching or not shouldn’t even affect the degree of enjoyment you get from the manhwa.
Other than that i completely agree with you! i hope the people who are planning to eventually drop this bl if the couple decides to switch in the future to question themselves on the matter, because it is that deep :)
Relatability can be a spectrum no? This is just a surface-level explanation of the appeal of BL to women, but really, having a lack of the female body in a romantic relationship is key. In the real world, where most women are seen for their romantic/sexual appeal, BL can be a fictional outlet to enjoy romance and explore their sexuality. So a physical representation of a fictional woman in relationships can feel TOO real, but emotional/sexual preferences can still apply to straight/queer women who are strict bottoms/tops.
Sure
Help my comment cut off, didn't mean to sound that curt
(Sure lol, if they haven't done any analysis before, it would be a nice opportunity to do so)
for anyone who’s enjoying the medical progresses shown here, I recommend you give « the artful dodger » a try !! it’s set in colonial australia in the 19th century and the main character is a surgeon that challenges traditional medicine at that time, very very interesting
Where to read it? I can't find it here, is there an alternative name?
it’s not a comic, it’s a show ! only 8 episodes for the moment and season two is supposed to come out in february 2026 :) you can find it on disney +
Okay!
there’s literally nothing that could justify this teacher’s immature behaviour. Like sorry but no, you have no right to project your own trauma at these youngsters. You’re literally a teacher ?? go get healed first girl idk. Her behaviour was so extreme, it’s actually embarrassing. Again, she might have had some really heavy trauma from past chidori but that doesn’t give her no right to act the way she did towards her own students
she always finds a way to make her female characters DUMB ASF, like please be for real. i dropped this once and decided to pick it up again today and i regret it. like they’ve had the healthiest communication for maybe like 20 chapters and then ghe fl decided to make up
tons in scenarios in her head for no reasons ? ugh
as much as i love this story, why couldn’t the author make yuri go to therapy ?? i mean we can’t ignore the severe issues sunwoo pointed out (jealousy, manipulation, extreme mood swings), idk how sunwoo put up with it in the latest chapters but i felt hella suffocated. It would’ve been nice to show it, and not just brush it off as Yuri getting better in the relationship cuz sunwoo is putting up with his childish behaviour and emotional needs. Also, this is just my interpretation but Yuri seems to suffer from borderline personality disorder (saying this as someone who has the same thing), so i would’ve really appreciated him going to therapy to work on his problems instead of just making his partner deal with his unbearable toxicity
Welcome to the world of BL honestly speaking though u have great points it’s just I think I have seen only like one bl actually make one of the mc’s go to therapy and it was literally for like memory loss
Because Yuri can still function probably, unlike Seonwoo who shown depressed appearance very clearly even unable to sleep at night because of nightmare.
I completely agree but you don’t only go to therapy because you can’t function properly anymore, as i pointed Yuri’s behaviour was unbearably draining (specifically during the side stories) and that alone is enough to seek therapy