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I wouldn't say so.
I can give many examples of quiet boring BLs that start with a sex scene. A sex scene in the beginning is a marketing trick to hook the audience to the smut and the art, not focussing on the plot and the characters. Most successful BLs I know don't reveal their card on the first chapter, instead, they give us expectations and hopes for a good plot, hot sex scenes, beautiful art, interesting charecters and more.
i have a very solid 100% belief system that if a BL’s first chapter starts out with a sex scene right off the bat, the rest of the story is going to be
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