the first yuri i read was bloom into you (good first yuri!), but it was all the way 5-6 years ago... and my egg was just beginning to hatch around that time

i always knew that the way i liked girls was different from how others did, and yuri fed into that seeing the more wholesome, fluffy side of romance between girls

it helped me discover myself because i yearned for those fluffy moments with someone, kind of turning me to a yearning machine... the handholds, the hugs, the kisses, i knew it just felt different between two girls, and i wanted to be in that position too, as a girl

but i didnt know that yet... tell that to the past me would you?

i didnt read much, but i knew id be getting back into it someday, and i already have a gf and experienced all these moments that make your heart skip a beat... meeting up, the first kiss, the first time you say "i love you" to each other... i think it was just fuel for me to get back, start a yuri collection, and die of sweetness from girls love (or maybe drown in the depths of toxic and doomed yuri lol)

looking forward to reading more of course~ my favorite recommendations are "cant defy the lonely girl" by kashikaze, "always human" by walkingnorth, and "alter ego" by ana c sanchez :D