Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
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- These stories mark the first and more well-known grounding base for what we know today as Yaoi, a direct passing-over from shoujo where the characters were mostly pre-pubescent or barely pubescent teenage boys, "bishounen" (11 to 13 years-old mainly), having tender romantic relationships.
Source: Analysis / Yaoi Genre
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