Authors like to put characters like that in their works as a "self-insert" and I find it highly alarming and downright disgusting. Even if it's not a self-insert, it's really lazy to put in a character like that just to get the plot rolling fast. Unprofessional and lazy. 1 reply
The reason I read BL in the first place is because I relate to the male characters more. I don't need her! It's one thing if she is genuinely supportive, but, usually, she is just a distraction. reply
