Often, shonen-ai is associated with fluffy, cute, and cuddly relationships - but the term is not completely restricted to such descriptions. 'Shonen-ai,' the term, is used in fanfiction to warn of male homosexuality. It denotes male homosexuality, and, unlike its correspondent yaoi, shonen-ai is used in regards to depictions of the romantic side of a relationship between two males. Shonen-ai is a Japanese terminology literally translated into ' shonen' = boy and 'ai' which means love.
