Straight romances suck most of the times, and straight smut is worse so I kinda crawled into Gl & BL and kinda stayed because it's friendlier to women, less childish while being wholesome, and the dudes actually express emotions in BL...
I kinda read BL for the spicyness of the smut sometimes, but mostly I find the sex scenes too long so I skip th......
I mean, I read any pairing if something about the story or characters appeals to me. I find yaoi hot, but I've also found hetero and even some yuri to be really sexy too. I'm aware I'm not strictly straight though, so I may not be the person you wanted to ask.