Evan's answer (5)

I accidentally saw someone having sex. (Not explicitly, though! Sorry to burst your bubbles, haha) This was when I was dorming as a freshman, and I was walking up the stairs with my roommate. We had just come back from a late night trip to Starbucks, so it was around 8 pm. The stairs in our dorm is behind the building, so you can pretty much see i......   reply

I'm gonna pick characters from underrated mangas (so this'll be more unique) For uke, it's gotta be Shio from "Merry Checker." His personality is just really cool and unique, not much like the shy, cheery ukes from typical mangas. For seme, I like Kamiko from "Datte Maou-sama Wa Kare Ga Kirai." I love how he teases his uke. Basically he adores hi......   reply

The "rape" trope which everyone has mentioned. Insta-love trope. And honestly, I don't know why some people like it, but the "bullying" trope. If the bully apologizes and sincerely tries to make up for all the mistreatment, then I'm fine with it. But some mangas think that bullying = love. Like what? If someone bullied me, ridiculed me, and destr......   reply

I actually dislike the term fujoshi. I think it's a term which pretty much embodies all of the issues you addressed in your post. 1. I have never once wished I was a gay man. I wouldn't know why some would, but maybe it's perhaps because they read yaoi a lot and end up emphasizing with the characters so much that they wish they could be like that......   2 reply

I've read American MM books, but rarely any Asian BL novels. I heard that Kill the Lights is really good though, and it's updated quite frequently. I don't really read Asian BL novels because the translations sometimes make it difficult/awkward to read. Some recommendations for MM books, though, I can do that! TJ Klune is an amazing author, and a......   6 reply