Dislike Seme's POV

Philmoore-Payne July 18, 2024 1:48 pm

Is it just me or am I weird for liking to read bl in Uke's pov rather than the seme, I've wanted to read third ending for a long time but I cannot just get past that its written in the Seme's POV. Believe me, I tried over coming this, I think its just a preference but huhuhu, I get so annoyed when I find good stories written in Seme's POV.

Responses
    EVI3 July 18, 2024 1:51 pm

    SAME OMGG

    HollowBrat July 18, 2024 1:53 pm

    It's bc you're submissive. You want to imagine yourself as the submissive person in the pairing, so you want to see their thoughts and feel their feelings. You want to imagine things being done to you, instead of doing things to others.
    It's the same reason why none of the women that read 50 shades care about the book that was made from the male pov

    HollowBrat July 18, 2024 1:56 pm
    It's bc you're submissive. You want to imagine yourself as the submissive person in the pairing, so you want to see their thoughts and feel their feelings. You want to imagine things being done to you, instead ... HollowBrat

    It's also why pairings rarely switch in yaoi, because the reader base is mostly female. And most women don't imagine themselves switching dominating their partners (keyword: most). Authors want you to imagine yourself as the main character, so that you resonate with their work.

    Momo-tan July 18, 2024 2:33 pm

    I think Seo Yeonsul's POV, in Third Ending, was great. I think that the story was able to show how gender identity crisis was overcome with real love and desire for the same sex. He had to slowly discover that he was romantically in it and then regretted every bad thing he did to Kang Jun.

    Although I agree with you and HallowBrat, I do love it when the POV is the uke's POV. I guess it's the feeling of being chased by the seme and being treated as someone's subject of obsession (mild and cute portrayal preferably) is something that makes my heart beat faster.

    HollowBrat July 18, 2024 2:42 pm
    I think Seo Yeonsul's POV, in Third Ending, was great. I think that the story was able to show how gender identity crisis was overcome with real love and desire for the same sex. He had to slowly discover that ... Momo-tan

    I actually don't care too much about the point of view of the characters, the third ending has been my hyper fixation for months though. But not bc it's the seme pov, rather because it's the pov of the character that stews in regret. Usually you don't see that, in a manga/hwa/hua you never see WHY they suddenly change their mind and chase the uke.
    I don't even care all that much about him coming to the realisation, I just like to see jealousy and regret from the pov of the person that's actually jealous and regretting their actions. Does that make me toxic? Lol

    Crispy_Robin July 18, 2024 2:55 pm
    I actually don't care too much about the point of view of the characters, the third ending has been my hyper fixation for months though. But not bc it's the seme pov, rather because it's the pov of the characte... HollowBrat

    Sameeeee.....when they do shits and then repent and be guilty af and suffer is my fav thing....I like seeing characters suffer ngl(but I want a happy ending) and when they suffered cause they did shit is the most satisfying thing ever

    Philmoore-Payne July 18, 2024 11:44 pm
    It's bc you're submissive. You want to imagine yourself as the submissive person in the pairing, so you want to see their thoughts and feel their feelings. You want to imagine things being done to you, instead ... HollowBrat

    I don’t think thats it though. Because I’ve read stories that focused with Seme’s POV but started with uke’s. Eh I really dont know maybe with time I can overcome such preferences lol

    HollowBrat July 19, 2024 8:26 am
    I don’t think thats it though. Because I’ve read stories that focused with Seme’s POV but started with uke’s. Eh I really dont know maybe with time I can overcome such preferences lol Philmoore-Payne

    One chapter of the seme pov to get why he did what he did, isn't the same as reading a whole story in the seme pov

    Philmoore-Payne July 20, 2024 3:11 am
    One chapter of the seme pov to get why he did what he did, isn't the same as reading a whole story in the seme pov HollowBrat

    "Focused" lol, it means the story was in the Seme's POV, just started with the uke