Shifting the power from the "perfect" one to the "outcast," showing how vulnerability can be both a weapon and a cage. If you’re looking for more specific details, let me know:
This is the most obvious disqualifier: explicit content. While not all Yaoi is explicit (the spectrum spans "shounen-ai" to hardcore "Yaoi"), the genre is infamous for prioritizing the physical expression of desire. In the "pure love" framework, sex is a reward at the end of the journey. In Yaoi, sex is often the language of the journey. Disqualified from being pure love -Yaoi-
If you enjoy the "Yankee" subgenre (think Crows Zero vibes but with a romantic heart), the character designs and settings will feel right at home. Shifting the power from the "perfect" one to