I wanna try bl but I don't know where to start so I'd appreciate if anyone could recommend...

here u are, bj alex, shen sheng, penthouse XXX, walk on water, cover up, path to you

hello green days
here u are
heesu in class 2
19 days
in my closet
cherry blossoms after winter

Try reading sign and kiraide isasete. those have pretty cute stories (⌒▽⌒)

Slow Starter by Ichikawa Kei

the story about you x me
blood link
k's secret
make me bark

Here U are
BJ Alex
Sign
Mo dao zu shi
Too close
Painter of the night ( has very good character development)
To be or not to be

Red Candy

Semantic error
Love tractor
Dangerous convenience store
Under the green light.
You can search through my "reading list" And "already read list"

I don’t suggest anything with sex in it until you feel you like BL. I suggest ones that focus more on the plot.

My darling signed in: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/my_darling_signed_in/

Here u are: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/here_u_are/

At the end of the road: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/geu_kkeute_issneun_geos/

Cherry blossoms after winter: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/cherry_blossoms_after_winter/ (does have some sex scenes)

Ways of parting: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/ways_of_parting/ (HIGHLY recommend. Does have sex in it but sex isn’t the main focus. Plot is goals)

Don’t be shy: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/karasugaoka_don_t_be_shy/
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Intermediate stuff:

Bj Alex: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/bj_alex/

Shame application: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/aplicaci_n_humillante/

Sign: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sign_language/

Pearl boy: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/seashell_boy_pearl_cum_boy/

Painter behind the curtain: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/a_proxy_painter/
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Uhh hardcore? Ig idk

Yatamomo: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/yatamomo/

Killing stalking: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/killing_stalking/ (not a BL but has gay sex so I’ll add it. The story is also very interesting)

Painter of the night: https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/yahwacheop/

my friends that are recently introduced to bl are very satisfied with this list so yesh, you can check it out :3 https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/896731/

https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/1038183/
Some absolutely beautiful and my favourite list of bl.

oo ok be ready for word vomit lol but here are some of my recs! starting out w the SFW ones ~ (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

1. Online Game Nakama to Sashi Off shitara Shokuba no Onijoushi ga Kita
super cute and so so funny! i reread this so much LOL and if ur not comfy w sex scenes, this one has none :)
short summary: the mc's "demon" boss is actually his online bff and they both have no idea until they decide to have an offline meeting!

2. Here U Are
oh my god i reread this so much too. it's so amazing aaaaa!!
short summary: when welcoming the new freshman at college, yuyang ends up helping out lihuan who he notices is both unsociable and 'rude,' but after getting to know him more, he realizes that lihuan actually isn't as bad as he thought

3. Sasaki to Miyano
this one is still ongoing and an anime is coming out in 2022! there's also a spin-off side story called Hirano to Kagiura (one of my absolute faves EEEEEEEE n it's about hirano n his roommate who has a crush on him!)
short summary: miyano is secretly a BL fanboy/fudanshi but has no interest in any romance or BL in his own life; but one day meets sasaki, his senior in school who takes an interest in him !

and some NSFW ones :)

1. Yakimochi wa Kitsuneiro
ok i love anything by machi suehiro but this one was my first by her lol it's so cute ;; my absolute favorite mangaka !
short summary: akiha, who's possessed by a fox spirit, is going to tokyo for school n staying w distant relatives (or family friends? not rly sure since i havent seen the raws); but basically a cute fluffy love story between "a college student who is loved by animals and a pure new student who is possessed by a fox!" <3

2. Inma-kun wa Oshigoto Dekinai
this was one of my first BLs lol and i always find myself going back to read it TT it's so cute and sweet aaa
short summary: an overworked corporate slave who can’t get it up is visited by an incubus who needs to get him hard (ok i swear this one is good idk how else to describe it LOL)

3. Sign
so so good! i honestly didn't get the hype at first but then after i read it... i understood LOL it's so cute aaaa i love them so much
short summary: in need of a job, yohan ends up working at cafe goyo and learns that the manager is deaf, so he's asked to learn sign language; but when the manager offers to help him out w sign language, he realizes that the manager's voice gets him hard

try out my fqv bls list
https://www.mangago.zone/home/mangalist/629170/

I usually recommend Here U are for a first timer. Here U are is Shounen Ai which focuses more on the plot and premise of the whole story. This was not my first BL but it changed much about my perspective of the genre. Here U Are tackles a lot of IRL situations.

I suggest that before you try smuty recs please read Shounen ais first and try to gauge if you like the genre.