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Share with me - what grinds your gears in yaoi? I don't mean small things like "I don't vibe with love triangles" Like the stuff you've had a proper think about. Because I'm weird and think too much:
For me it's a stupid, obviously illegal or illogical situation that makes me go 'what fkn society is this character living in?' - e.g., some kid being forced to pay off huge loans for a hospital bill or gambling debt they didn't wrack up. And like immediately being forced into sex work?!
Why doesn't this person have access to social services, the police....support?! You could even declare bankruptcy first.These stories are usually set in developed countries, so I find it weird. And no, ofc art doesn't have to follow reality. I just think its lazy story telling. If I were to guess its to do with weird stand in hyper heteronormative roles of yaoi i.e., one partner being weaker, stupid and vulnerable and the other the strong more powerful """""provider""""""" (see, ABO and the madonna whore complex, but this is another discussion lol).
I think its just my age haha and my profession which makes me look at these things as abit ridiculous, and sure there are stories which qualify the above but break the mould and loads of other great romances and plot lines. But yeah, what's everyone else's issues.