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From Boys On Boys Love:After being harshly dumped by his lover, Kousaka Yuuki, a shop manager at a r...
Whenever I read this type of story (where the ex is an asshole) I keep thinking, why is he so evil? Is he that homophobic? And while the answer is obvious (he is like that so the seme can seem like a hero) I keep wondering how homophobic most characters are in this or that yaoi, it's really confusing... These are the kind of useless questions that run through my mind instead of focusing on the cute first story. I liked the admission that they don't know much about each other and i don't think it makes their love less believable since the seme states he wants to know more about his boss. Thus besting evil ex who most likely didn't care, and emphasizing the need to build a relationship, to trust and then learn to trust (although the seme is too ahead of the uke in that regard, a little more of him being perfect and this would have been completely boring).
The second story was adorable, it catches the feeling of wanting to change yourself to please someone that really made an impression on us (although a quick look at their shared past would have been even better). The overall cuteness of the thing, along with fashion choices that didn't age well, compensate for the slight stalkerish creepiness. It tells the story of a relationship slowly balancing itself with each person learning to rely on the other.
I liked the third story because it's built on a solid foundation, not wanting to spoil a friendship because of love, and for as unrealistic as it gets (a stalker brother and their love having been mutual for years), it has that genuine feeling as its base. It also helps that the characters look a little older than in other works of this mangaka, it makes it feel that time did pass after they separated. Although the seme's explanation for his extreme change in personality is a bit short even for yaoi.