When i was 15. I had already read quite a few shounen ai but not yaoi. Anyway, i was bored and decided to try reading yaoi for the first time and got hooked. reply
Read seven days and thought shit these boys love story is good
And then I read ten count (same author of seven days) thinking it was sweet and angsty highschool love story too reply
I was 11, and it was a random Xanxus x Squalo slideshow doujinshi with Phantom of the Opera in the background [ https://www.tumblr.com/chococomilk/10802632241 ] — got me into both KHR! (can't believe I actually still remembered all the numbered ship names) and the world of doujinshi and ships in general. I still have that video downloaded on my o...... reply
2015 or 1016. Was reading a Chinese novel. It was straight, young adult romance when, suddenly, in the extra chapters two of the supporting characters slept together. A silent, brooding type seme with a loud, borderline obnoxious good-looking uke. I especially remember uke cooking breakfast and seme giving him a back hug with his hand slowly moving...... reply
Around 2009-10s i guess?
I was a teen, freaking loved sengoku basara and inhaled every doujin and bl art i could ever find at that time (ChikaNari was my first toxic bl couple lmao) reply
Around 2011 I was either 14 or 15 and got stuck in yaoi hell after watching kuroshitsuji and ao no exorcist somehow found doujinshis from there to actual yaoi mangas and I've been here since reply