It’s always funny to see how young the “old” characters are in these stories. Like, my friend is turning 40 soon and still takes me clubbing whenever she’s in town, so why is a 32-year old calling himself a gross old man? XD
Really want more of the last story! It sounds like the recipient of the letters knew the identity of the author for a little while because of the handwriting, and I’d be interested in seeing the events from his perspective. We don’t get a lot of insight into his feelings and I’m trash for mutual pining! XD
Sougen and Jin are honestly one of the most wholesome couples I’ve read. I almost lost it when they got married, and still can’t help smiling every time one of them refers to the other as their husband! It would’ve been very easy for them to have an unequal power dynamic given Sougen’s ability to seal and exorcise monsters and Jin’s devotion to him, but instead they had an equal partnership. (Aside from the time Sougen sealed kid!Jin to keep him from outing himself as a monster, but I think we can agree that was for the best.) Their relationship is healthy, with good communication and just the right amount of teasing to fit their character, the story itself is interesting and doesn’t just revolve around romance, and the sex scenes are ~amazing~
All in all a fantastic read that I come back to time and time again and highly recommend to anyone looking for a good series!
I like the fact that we get confirmation the student and teacher actually go on dates and don’t just have a physical relationship. Their story didn’t really focus on any romance between them, so it was nice to get some closure on that.
This shit right here is why you don’t withhold love from your child when they’re growing up, because they’ll latch on to anyone who shows them even the slightest bit of kindness or affection. If the only form of “love” you know is being beaten for your mistakes, or the only person to hug you or treat you gently is your fucking rapist, you’ve pretty much been set up to fail.
(I’m not excusing the older brother for the rape, just saying that he probably didn’t know how to have a healthy relationship at all.)
I meant to like it(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I really wanna see an extra where he invites his friends over to the bar!! (Given that all the patrons are shown fighting for his attention, it would probably be like a room full of older brothers making sure the three are good enough for their Bun-chan)
The parents really pissed me off. Who makes their 11-year child take care of his useless father because “he’d be lonely by himself?” A child shouldn’t have to be the sole emotional support for a grown man, especially one who should be raising him - that’s a horrible responsibility to lay on them!! He was so lonely and starved for affection that he accepted and even enjoyed a hug from the man who had molested him the day before. It’s fortunate that he found a partner who was willing to change for the better and support him, and I hope he puts himself first for once and moves in with him, and the dad is left to fail alone. (And maybe the mom can stop using her son as a babysitter for her ex-husband. Just a thought)
I wish they’d gone more into the uke’s jealousy over the seme dating other men for money - a job it sounded like he didn’t enjoy and only took because he was desperate - instead of the seme just getting turned on by it and brushing his feelings aside. His coworker said he had to learn to like men, meaning he was essentially a straight guy who fell in love with another man, which would’ve been an awesome plot-point! I’m not judging people at all for working in the sex industry, but he didn’t seem attached to the job and treated the customer as an annoyance, and it would’ve been cool to see him find something he was actually passionate about and develop an identity that wasn’t based on sex. Maybe a “5 years later” chapter where he welcomes the uke home from work with the cliche “dinner, bath, or me?” and ravishes him in the entrance hall and then mentions something good that happened at work while they’re panting on the bed. The same raunchy sex but with no unresolved issues. Just a thought.
Tl;dr Fully utilize the potential for drama, resolve said drama, then have dirty, filthy sex.
I don’t even have a dick and reading that part almost made me cross my legs in imagined pain!