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ok silly question but for the guys in the fic space, if u read self insert do u just pretend ur a girl? do u separate urself from YN? or do u search for specifically male YN stories?? self inserts are so female pov dominated 🤔 what do u do?
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Anonymous 1w

honestly seeking out male yn stories was some of my first signs of not being cis gender as a kid so i wanted to know someone else’s perspective male povs are some of my favs as someone who doesn’t always want to be fem presenting, but they are seriously lacking in quantity by comparison— which i find odd since despite fanfic spaces being fem dominated (imo) there’s never been an issue writing for different gendered povs so what causes such a distinct gap??

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Anonymous 1w

I try to find male YN stories or OMC but if I find a girl YN story or OFC that just sounds good I’ll usually just tweak it to male

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