Out of pure curiosity. (▰˘◡˘▰) I got the feeling that for most people is not the case.
For me, I actually read BL because I see and feel represented by soft ukes (and omegas) their "feminine" coded qualities resonate with me in a way I haven't found anywhere else. Most content for gay men (the closest group I could belong to) tends to be hypermasculine and I can't connect with it.
Not really but I could relate to characters at very slight chances but somehow its always the comic relief loser boy and ig that's on me. This doesn't rly count tho
No, I kind of find it weird they might be feminine, but they’re still a man and I don’t really understand why a lot of women put themselves in the position of a twink…..
Maybe it's because it's written mainly by female artists
Well tbh for me it does
Accidentally posted it without elaborating but i read gls/yuri, so it is the case for me
I'm envious of the abundance and quality of buff ukes (bless their souls) of the top of my head: Flex appeal, Ang Ang, App, Arthur, Ghost Window, I Don't Need A Dad, Same, but Different, The Man At Night, Topsy Turvy, etc. It seems that semes are more tall and trim?
Could the BL faeries recommend me some buff semes? Ideally with smaller partners (buff on buff doesn't do anything for me).The only one that comes to mind is the guy from 2020, maybe the guy from Can't Think Straight? You see, I'm reaching.
Thank you! you are the best!!
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Do you have any recommendation where a soft/fem uke consent effusively to sex? An uke that just loves his man's dick, he is not mind broken and he is not a sex worker.
I have noticed some buff ukes can be very forward during sex, maybe because they are coded as more manly, and men are more "free" to enjoy sex? although they also have a version of unwilling sex, the "I will soldier on through this because I'm so tough".
I'll appreciate anything you can point me towards! thanks!! (▰˘◡˘▰)
Thank you! I'll take a look!
Honey bear
A dick-scovery
Within my shadow
Akumariage
Private scandal
Driver's high
This one is cute:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_lovely_bunny/
That author has a beautiful art style and has a lot of what you are looking for, hope you like it
He is very enthusiastic about it
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/yuutousei_wa_mi_no_hodo_shirazu/
Do you know of any BL where the MC is a soft uke and has multiple nontoxic seme partners? I have seen some cute short stories with an uke and two semes, like Eunsoo's Good Day, but I have never seen something longer or with more semes.
I just read someone complain on harem BLs and I just got curious, for science. (￣∇￣")
I read it a few years ago. It's a school life story. It's about a boy that returns to japan, to the country of his mom. In the new school he meets the MC and he misunderstand a japanese expression as being asked out, but he accepts. The Ml gets involves in several traditionally Japanese activities, and cries while doing them because he is doing them to connect with his mom (I think she is dead). I remember he enters a kite club, I also remember him crying in front of a cherry blossom and with a yukata during new year's. I think they kiss at the end.
It's such a wholesome short story and I can't remember the name.
Another detail I remember is that the whole school is invested in their relationship, but both of them are too naive to realize they are into each other and what they are doing together is actually dating.
It's so cute!
Thank you in advance!!
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Harenochi Shikibu perhaps?
Oh!thank you so much!! It is!! This means a lot to me, thank you!!
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You're welcome! Great chance for me to re-read it as well! (⌒▽⌒)
Do you have any recommendation of a submissive seme with a twink dominant uke? The only one I have come across is Perfect Body but it looks kind of toxic, even though the art is great and the seme is perfection.
I will appreciate any recommendations! Thank you!!
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The Hounds of Sisyphus
If u don’t know it already
Haven't gotten to the smut yet but this def gonna be the dynamic in the guild mate next door
Really? I have it on my list to read at some point, I heard the Seme was a virgin not a submissive. Thanks!
I loved this.
Ok! I got that in my list as well, I didn't expect it. Thank you!
Np! And regarding the hounds of sisyphus, submissive does apply to the top imo (let's just say he is very weak to any pleasure mc gives him...)
Thank you! I wasn't aware of this one! (▰˘◡˘▰)
That sounds great! Thanks! I have been getting so many recommendations about it I have to just to start reading it (I was waiting to be completed).
Do you have any strategies when you notice a story you are reading affects you negatively?
I came across a story. I liked the MC, but it's obviously just going to get worse and worse. It's not finished yet, and a part of me would like to just skim it all and just forget about it afterwards, but it will keep updating, and I will keep stumbling with it.
Do you have advice? Any strategy to disengage or set boundaries will be appreciated. Group therapy will be even better. Tell me who hurt you.
Thanks!!
*Actually, just writing this made me feel a bit better. So, thank you for reading.
Lol, that's the power of self-disclosure :) I read because I enjoy it, I can read anything without being affected. But if it's boring, I have no problem dropping it. I'd suggest looking at those readings as opportunities to gain perspective, not as something you have to like or agree with. Just let it go and move on.
Honestly the best thing to do is to completely disengage with the material.
Close the tab and do something else
I’ll talk shit about how crappy the story has become in the comment section. Once I’ve vented all my frustrations, I’ll unsubscribe. If it keeps getting updated and shows up in every dimension, I'll just scroll past it. hehe
Venting seems indeed like a good strategy, let all that trapped energy express itself out.
Maybe next time it updates I'll be in a better place and I also just let it go.
Currently doing something else!
when adding to a list you can uncheck the box to subscribe so you won't get updates for it in your notifs. helps when you want to have it marked as dropped w/o being reminded, and helps to disengage
I'm not subscribe to it, and it is not in my lists either. It just appears around and jump scares me.
Wouldn't be great if there was a block option.
I have been reading BL lately, and something caught my attention.
In my country, Japanese/Chinese/Korean people are very rare. In college I had 2 Korean classmates, and they mostly kept to themselves. So, I'm not familiar with how people use this expression.
A couple of years ago I met a Japanese man through my then boyfriend. He was handsome, beefy, and a bit taller than me. We hit it off right away. He told me about Japan, and I told him about my country. It was fun.
However, during the day my BF kept acting cold towards him. It was uncomfortable because I wanted him to feel at home. So, even though they were friends, he spent most of the day with me. At the end of the day, he said I was "cute" and he was happy that we met. He gave a big hug and left.
So, was I in a love triangle there? In my country we don't use that expression but I have noticed that "cute" has a special meaning for Japanese people.
Excuse me if I'm just being silly. I'll show myself out. (▰˘◡˘▰)
Your name is so kawaii >///<
if u had a bf, and this is some guy u knew for a very short time, i doubt it qualifies as a 'love triangle', that woukd insinuate there were two people chasing u, or u CONSIDERED between the two, but u in fact were not chased by either and had a bf. tho i cant confirm if 'kawaii' is used normally in a flirty context
don't know about him but it looks like you sure caught a feeling there
uhhhh kawaii is generally kinda common, i mean ofc its gonna have some type of romantic context when you call another person but its not really “rare” or “special” in japanese. if it was a diff word probably but people say kawaii like a ton, women say it more but men still do. js sounds like a compliment rather then chasing
Thank you! It is not an expression we used often in my language, and seeing it used often in BLs to show interest, it left me thinking if there was more to it. I have been known to be quite dense.
I'm tired of getting jump scared by Reverse Thinking. Do you know if you can block a BL for being recommended? I'm guessing you can't, but I thought it was worth to ask around.
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Sadly you can't
Doesnt help much but i always put stories i will never read on my already read as a 1 star with a note to self as something like stay away, dont read, or sum like that. Helps me keep track of stories with incest or bad grape in it so i dont accidently start it.
Writing myself a warning for some stories, seems a clever way to go about it. As often covers start to blend with one another.
Does it all features the submissive receiving anal play? I have come upon S Flower and Confidentiality and both had it. Since submissive semes are so rare in yaoi, maybe I could expand my horizons into Josei?
I appreciate any guidance you could provide, thank you!
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sex sales driver.
It took me a second to connect the dots.
Not exactly what I had in mind, this goes into my "Buff uke x twink seme" collection, so thank you!
I was thinking in stories where the seme is big and muscular but submissive to a smaller person. In yaoi terms it would be something like Make a Pet Out of a Cactus, Yakuza wo Shibatte Ii desu ka, or Perfect Body? (although perfect body has anal play, but I hope you get the idea).
i thought you'd appreciate it even if it's n0t exactlynwhat you're asking for sorry. The uke is so hot okay
I do appreciate it, thank you! (●'◡'●)ﾉ