As a Yaoi enjoyer, what are your thoughts on Shounen Ai?

Anon1911 May 10, 2021 5:34 pm

I mostly read yaoi cause even though I like a good story, I need some smut. There are many Shounen Ai I have read which have good storylines, but I feel like it would even be better if it had some smut in it. What do you guys think?

Responses
    A Tiny Army May 10, 2021 5:37 pm

    I like both so that's good for me, but sometimes I feel like I'm in the mood for either smut or fluff, one or the other and not both.

    ricenicc May 10, 2021 5:42 pm

    i like both. some shounen ai give a satisfactory storyline enough to fill any void im looking for in a story that make smut scenes unecessary. but a yaoi w an actual great plot is a gem out of all gems for me.

    Ambrosia May 10, 2021 5:43 pm

    It depends. There’s been stories where I thought the smut dragged on and I got bored and wanted to go back to the main story, or it took away from the storyline a bit. And there’s been stories where I would have liked to see a little more, not smut necessarily but more romance or lovey dovey moments between the couple where I felt it ended too soon.

    HamstersAre3dCircles May 10, 2021 6:08 pm

    It’s the opposite for me, usually if it has smut as a genre it feels like the sex is overly done to me so even when I read a good story it feels like smut scenes have too much importance throughout it (I mean the story stars revolving around them having sex?), so I prefer shounen ai ones as they mostly focus on the storyline and the characters’ love more

    um- May 10, 2021 6:14 pm

    shonen ai is focused on two guys, which is why it usually doesn't have smut. with smut is usually bl and yaoi