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AI Boyfriends

Glossary

Bl Genre

BL genre — Boys love is a fiction genre centred on romantic relationships between male characters.

In more detail

Boys love is a fiction genre centred on romantic relationships between male characters.

It describes a storytelling category, not the identity or preferences of every reader. A male-character catalogue can include many kinds of imagined connection.

Related terms

Entries that only make full sense together.

  • Otome

    A category of story-driven games centred on a protagonist building relationships with a cast of potential romantic partners.

  • Slow Burn

    A romance trope in which familiarity and trust develop gradually.

  • Character card

    A structured description that presents a fictional persona through identity, history, interests and speech.

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