(Anonymous) 2019-12-31 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
“gay for you” is like the backbone of the whole east asian BL market. its more rare to find actual gay/bi characters than GFY.

(Anonymous) 2019-12-31 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I think Thai BL is getting a bit better in that respect (Pete from LBC identifying as gay from the start, Mean's character in UWMA saying he's bi even though he's a momentary love rival obstacle), but it's still there in BL media and it sucks.

Not going to lie, it was a letdown in MODC that Xiang Haoting gets a girlfriend after the time skip and he says that Yu Xigu was the only one he's loved and he won't date any other boys... I try to be fair and see him as bi and still heartbroken, but on a narrative level, it's unfortunate. :/