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Side note: I just learned recently that Jaden Yuki from Yu-Gi-Oh GX anime was likely written to be queer or gay in the original Japanese, but the English version censored all the homoerotic subtext and conversations. My teenage years were cheated!

Outside of Taiwan, Nepal, and Thailand, there's no gay marriage in South Korea or Japan. I have gotten more into Taiwanese Danmei, the Chinese version of BL, but it's pretty cultural-centric stories when they don't do high school stories. The good thing with this versus traditional BL is that the Gong/shou pairing no longer feel like Seme/uke from Japanese BL or Top/Bottoms from mm western romances. The authors develop characters a bit more and give their characters independent drives, which I highly appreciate.

Yeah, Psycho-jealous love rival/team mate, but in the end, Gronk smashed him Hulk-Loki style real good, "puny TE" (Yes, 2010s were a different time, don't judge my fanfic interests ) If you want a one sentence to describe my NFL fanfics: They are overly dramatic with soap opera-like NFL players and deep love-hate relationships, either they'll throw you across a field out of pique jealousy or up against a wall to claim their prize in the heat of male passion. That's why I am not posting those stories, it's really trashy. Though some of the story arcs were fun like Aaron Rodger's "mean girls" Regina persona and Devante Adams leaving their abusive relationship. It was a Big Gay NFL fanfic.

I haven't heard from Blue and JWolf in years, but @TetRefine been skulking around, on-and-off I miss talking to a lot of our old friends too, like @CassieQ, @Andrew Q Gordon, and @intune. Been more than 13 years since we met up in DC. ---------- Anyway, yeah, I have a rich collection of Football (American Football) fanfics. @Krista Gronk and Brady to me as a slash/fanfic pair was the bossy smaller top, sweetheart muscular big bottom. Might not be original, but it appeals to some of us who like that kind of pairing.

Lol, Well on the topic of sports ball and gay romance, I am never sharing my Tom Brady-Gronk erotic fanfics with anyone, they'll die with me and never see the light of day 😛 Anyway, what other mm romance do folks think will get the TV/movie treatment?

Oo, you like Gaymers (Big social subgroup in the community, been to a few meetups, some really nice guys. Not all are nerdy types, but everyone seemed to have an opinion on Mass Effect and Fallout) Like you, I do think it would be cool if there were more media and stories that featured gamers, streamers, and modern social groups with gay main characters.

One of the many tropey things that became far too common in gay (and mm romance) literature is the outing scene, which has changed over time from social death to "oh, so you're gay, bleh". I appreciate @chris191070 and @BendtedWreath for writing what is becoming more common than what was common. Same-sex attractions and relations are far more normalized among the younger generation than it was during our youths in the US 20 years ago. There are still pockets of intolerance and many slurs, but it's a lot less dangerous to be openly gay than it was in the past. However, I do agree with you on Trans issues. One can argue Trans rights have been bifurcated from gay rights in the last 10 years, but that's a longer discussion and requires a lot more depth to explore separately. ---- Anyway, none of this detracts from Raven's crush 💖

We should write a GA cookbook together

Thanks for the Stats! At least A Frozen Exchange made it into top 10 for "Cultural", just hope folks discover that story with it in the #10 spot and give it a shot. It's my least-read story, but it was also the one I had the most inspiration to write within one weekend. Feels like a shame so few people tried it based on its read counts. On the other hand, I think I am genuinely GA's #1 Gay Book, Anime, and Manga Reviewer Glad people enjoyed my reviews and hope you are picking these books up for yourself.

You might like my more sex-forward stories from the past Try this short story https://gayauthors.org/story/w_l/wls-prompts-short-stories/8 I've written a lot of stories, sometimes more focused on plots and other times I let the sex+aggression of my characters work their magic. In this one, while Reese is a bottom with submissive tendencies, Dexter is just not into that aspect. Though, he still likes toying with Reese somewhat.

Cody grew up in a golden cage as a useful tool for someone else's ambitions. Billy grew up in desperate circumstances, but strived to open the gates to Cody's golden cage. Will Billy succeed in freeing Cody from his golden cage, or will they both become prisoners? This is a story filled with crime and inhumanity. This is a story filled with comfort and healing. (Abandoned, but will post first chapter just so folks know what I was working on in the Summer of 2025)

“He, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower; his form had not yet lost All original brightness, nor appeared Less than Arch-angel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured: as when the sun new-risen Looks through the horizontal misty air, Shorn of his beams, or, from behind the moon, In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change …” — Paradise Lost, Book I, ll. 589-597

“What would your good do if evil didn’t exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?" – Woland (The Devil) from The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov The world appears to be at peace—for the fortunate. For the unfortunate, the world appears to be a struggle. To the outside observer, the fortunate seem sheltered from life’s coldest winds: no lack of food, no restless nights without warmth or companionship. Their lives gleam with soft lights behind

Thanks Bill W. Not many people write about this era in history, when China and Russia were at odds over the communist ideological split. It's a minor footnote in most Western History books nowadays, but it was a major schism back then. I added a lot of little details for fans of history too, like I hinted in the story at the ideological purges that were going on in China post-Korean War against western influences (Mo Wu's uncle getting sent away to work reform), the Soviet did have the impression that the Chinese were a alot more fanatical about communist ideological purity. But alas, this was one my least read stories ever

Made me re-read Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy's HIM series, slightly less sex and more character development 😛 I do have Rachel Reid's Game Changer series in my TBR (To Be Read) list this year, which includes Heated Rivalry, maybe I should review it.