>>31215>literary tradition of books like Judge Dee, where the overarching plot driver is set of (complex) interlinked mysteriesI like the danmei I've read so far specifically because it's like reading a really good fanfic of a fantasy book I liked. Because I go into them knowing that the dudes are going to kiss I get to enjoy all the other characters because I don't have to side-eye every girl as a potential ship sinker. As a strange consequence of this I actually go looking for het/yuri fanfic/art of it at a much higher rate compared to "normal" stories that end with shitty MC/[opposite-gender-lead] because I end up liking all of the girls a lot.
It's like reading Harry Potter knowing Draco/Harry is endgame so now I have the ability to brainrot about Ginny too.
>>31213Casual sex is usually what tips me off to it being written by a dude, especially if it's not between the endgame pair. Other "life-isms" like condoms and enemas too. It's not 100% though, I think the first yaoi enema I saw was from Ayano Yamane.