wowow. i started when i was 11/12. im 16 rn.
I started 12 and I’m 14 rn so it’s been 2 years
Wow! Someone older who enjoys this genre like me makes me happy! Haha i’ve been told by people who found out about my reading habits that it’s not healthy and that I need to “grow out of it already.” It’s so lonely not having people to share this interest with, would you like to be friends? :)
Started at 11 now im 18 ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Started at 14 am now 22
23, started at 16/17, but didn't really get into BL until 19
I started last year. (Im 21) Because of pandemic ive got more time to browse the net so i discovered yaoi.. And the first yaoi ive read was Love is an Illusion. So im really into mpreg. Kyaah
I'm 47 started reading 7 yrs ago lol
Oh my well seeing you have been in the game longer do u have any good recommendations?
Same I thought I was the only one still reading bls by turning 25.
I started reading umm.. Yaoi when i was like 11-12 and now I'm almost 14 lmao
Hello, nice to meet you :D I know the feeling, I've heard it many times as well, I couldn't care less though, as people always talk shit about stuff they don't understand. They should also mind their own business tbh!
Agreed it is lonely to not have people sharing this interest with, let's be friends (●'◡'●)ﾉ
That depends on what you like? I'll give you some of my favourites from different genres.
I do prefer ones with plot and not just smut, though You're my Loveprize in Viewfinder is still my favourite, although there's quite a lot of non-con in it as well. It's yakuza seme x photographer uke. Lots of action, but also a ton of smut and it's still ongoing. They're at volume 12 now.
I do love Eigyou Nika! which is a super cute and fun love story, read it about 10+ times.
Neon Sign Amber and Doushitemo Furetakunai have real life plots, which make them very good, they're also emotional but with happy endings :)
Another one is Harapeko Usagi to Koisuru Ookami, which is a bit different, but a cute love story as well. Successful businessman seme x broke student uke, it's not one of those Cinderella stories though. The uke wants to be independent and not rely on others.
If you like animal attributes I'd recommend Musebinake, Junjou which has action and some plot-twists you don't see coming! Sekai wa Shippo de Dekiteiru is wolf seme x human uke, which also revolves around a kid. It's a soft and pure story.
If you like yaoi with kids Danshi Koukouseiteki Kazoku Keikaku is a very good one! It's super cute with a baby that you just want to squish haha.
From the Highschool ones I'd say Asatte ni Kiss: a former otaku turns into a popular guy in his new school and falls for the "delinquent" while hiding he's an otaku. It's funny and the uke starts to love himself the way he is.
Omae wa Hitsuji. plays at university and it's student x professor, with smut and romance. It's also one of my favs.
For smut I'd recommend our House Love Trouble which does have lots of smut but also character development and some romance. Fushidara na Hanatsumi Otoko is a bit longer and has a plot but also lots of sexy smut ;)
For Shounen-Ai I'd go for Seven Days, it's a really beautiful manga and you don't miss the smut at all. Great story and characters!
Sorry that I didn't recommend soft porn yaoi, but it's too superficial for me, I like seeing a relationship develop between the characters develop. I also don't like toxic relationships or psychological manipulation. Drama is fine for me as long as it's a decent amount and not too much angst.
That's it for now, sorry it got so long haha. Let me know if you'd like to know anything else (●'◡'●)ﾉ
Wow! I respect you :) what was your first yaoi that you read?
It was either Himitsu wa Kiss de Abakareru or Abarenbou Kareshi I don't really remember I had to look at my reading history lol
Wow omg Tysm
Ummmm for some reason my whole comment isn’t showing but I’ll say it again thank you so much for the recommendations!! I wasn’t expecting you to write so much. I was vague for what I was asking on purpose because I didn’t want to narrow down the options. Out of all the ones you recommended (which I have already added to my list) I’ve read two: Viewfinder and Asatte ni Kiss. I was young when I read Viewfinder and I didn’t understand it much so I’m going to reread it again, and Asatte ni Kiss was sooo adorable
This is getting annoying my reply keeps getting cut off
Hey I'm glad to hear I could be of help :) If you ever need more recommendations let me know. I've read so many and wrote the majority of my favs down! Viewfinder is good but with non-con and sometimes it can be quite brutal but I like it. Although I think they should finish the manga already, as I believe the mains should finally be happy together now, coz they really deserve it.
I'm sorry your replies disappeared or got cut off, so annoying omg!! Asatte ni Kiss is very adorable hehe. Have a good day (▰˘◡˘▰)
So I'm reading these BL's and I'm wondering how old are ya'll? I'm 17 and I'm wondering what are the age range's of people reading these BL's? I started reading yaoi when I was 12/13 so that making me more curious.