I’ve been reading through lots of classics and epic stories lately and have realized many literary traditions have a very defining Doomed Yaoi story.
The original is obviously the epic of Gilgamesh. In Chinese literature The Romance of Three Kingdoms takes its place. In Greek Literature, there’s the Iliad.
In British literature it’s a little bit more debatable since the characters are not British, but I would argue Lord of The Rings is the Great British Yaoi.
In contrast, there’s not a single American work I have heard of that seems to be the Great American Doomed Yaoi.
Am I missing something? What might be it or why do we lack it? #entertainment