Well, technically they’re the same thing cause shounen ai means boys love..I usually lean towards smut, but I do love a good fluffy BL. Overall, I prefer stories that have smut, but are also really cute and fluffy like Junko’s and Neko Kanda’s works
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TBH there's flaws to both shounen-ai (sometimes feel shoujo-ish) and yaoi (rape/forceful) but I do like a good mix of both. Like there's only so much sex you can read? I think it's because I'm older so I've experienced the world I would like to see some realism in manga. I prefer plot so I tend to notice generally I like yaoi for short reads and sh...... reply
I like either or, but I absolutely love it when it's like Cherry Blossoms After Winter. Like, when they show the couple getting together and in the beginning it's shounen ai ,but when they mature and have a nice stable relationship it turns into a yaoi, yk? reply
They both stand on their own places like yaoi is basically good for smut and shounen-ai is good with it's story. But I prefer yaoi more cuz I'm a horny ass bitch. 1 reply
