i think like 11ish but i didnt know what it was lol it was a death note amv but then when i was 15ish i got into anime and my sister gave me a rec list and she snuck in some BL reply
Cringe. Complain out loud to my husband or just in my imagination. Continue reading. Cringe again. Pace as i try to imagine the situation less cringe continue reading. Look back on it several chapters later and think “why did the author do that???” And cringe one more time reply
Honestly it’s embarrassing and wired how I did, but I first discover yaoi because of gacha life. I was a gacha kid and liked watching those weird gacha things and saw a gay one so I clicked it and watched it. I don’t remember my reaction, but I do know that I liked it and kept watching them. Then I got into anime and manga and boom. I discovered yaoi. Fyi I no longer watch gacha life and find most of it cringy, unless your one of those talented gacha editors I don’t like it anymore.
Bro said “lemme dox u real quick”
Anyway:
- the only thing that really influenced me to read yaoi in particular was wanting to read manga online when i was broke. And i only wanted to read manga bc i was obsessed with anime art (Princess tutu, sailor moon, inuyasha)
- literally just watched tv, stumbled across a random anime, looked up more a...... reply
10 or 11, so I have been reading it for quite a long time. Honestly, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of reading yaoi. I might take breaks but it’s something I’ve stuck with for years. reply
