Sankyuu, everyone! Yeah, I wondered why there is such a prevalence of really shy guys in BL? Something to think about... Hmm. Maybe because in shoujo romances, uber-shy guys aren't perceived as being "cool," but in BL, they can get away with it because there are
two guys, and one can be shy while the other can be outgoing? Lol... I dunno, it's definitely a bigger trend in BL though.
@calstine, thanks, I can't wait to get started on
Planetary - I'd never even heard of it before! Yay, new stuff.
And lol, I do disagree with you about the fact that gay guys can't be shy; I don't see shyness as anything that has to do with sexuality, more like a personality trait (like being uber-genki or being irritable). There ARE painfully shy guys who are gay; the fact that they want to be with other guys doesn't mean they have to be "bold," because falling in love/lust is something
they cannot control, it's beyond shyness or boldness. Just the same way an uber-shy straight girl can still fall in love with a guy, because love is something even shy people can't escape, even if they want to. Lol. (I should know. I used to
be the painfully shy type, once... And I still fell in love. And dated. And broke up. D: I kept avoiding social situations like parties even while dating, though, and was occasionally uncomfortable even with my partner in public spaces, which probably contributed to my first relationship's collapse. MAJOR motivator for me to climb outta my shell, I can tell you that! Took another relationship for me to fully manage it, though.)
Still, rest assured that I am not offended; I merely disagree.
In a "been there, done that, so I know" kind of way.
Lol @ akari_mizunashi's "-_-" face. Hee!
@NightSwan - oh yeah, you're right! I actually agree with you in retrospect, because I had initially thought that the expressionless guy in
Awkward Silence was expressionless because he was too shy about showing his emotions - but once I think about it, you're right, it's more like an
inability (even a disability?) that he was born with, rather than social shyness that someone can actually recover from. He's darn cute though, huh?
To get back on topic with the recs, I'm not sure, but was the kid in
Keppeki Shounen Kanzen Soubi really shy as well as OCD? Or was he just OCD? I'd appreciate a reminder - I just recall this scene in which he didn't make any friends because he was talking through a paper bag all the time (germ-phobia), but that might not be shyness, exactly. He also threw up on the girl he liked, which humiliated him, but may not have to do with shyness. Uh... *confuzzled* Any more recent readers able to offer me a clarification?
