Tai's manga / #School Life(19)

i think i just love Scarlet Beriko like she gets how to make things EROTIC not just sexual. this actually has very little sex in it. like so little it hurts. because it is overflowing with sensuality and eroticism. and the Top and Bottom dont fall into boring usual archtypes and tropes. they feel like real dudes who just happen to have certain preferences of position. altho one of them is a virgin going in. anyway the catalyst for this Friends to Lovers romance (i will never get sick of friends to lovers u can fight me) is based around a very intense pantyhose fetish but as somoene who loves pretty legs and legwear (i have a ton of thigh high stockings, over the knee socks, tights and back seamed pantyhose myself...) i totally sympahtized with that black haired pervert. and some dudes rly do have gorgeous legs and its a CRIME more dont wear tights. but i digress! this was just a rly good story. about friends navigating their friendship, their desires, their eventual romance. and yes it is all very consensual, tho there is some of the usual Partner A is very enthusiastic about sex and Partner B is less enthusiastic but will go along with it anyway cause they love each other but people dont always have the same level of sex drive or feel the need to express their love sexually as frequently. the bits set after they graduate and start living together as an adult couple is very interesting and Realistic. which means its not all that romantic but it worked for me and i liked it. ymmv ofc.

oldschool and fairly sweet. (could not STAND the sister. wtf was her problem? yikes and also reminds me why i hate fujoshis). but yeah its another Friends to Lovers manga, so if thats ur jam then get some toast yall and spread it all on...i lost the metaphor my point is this is good and there's no rape or dubcon or anything of the sort for those of u who prefer ur smutty BL to be pure and wholesome. (ok wait actually, the weird short glasses guy's er "romance"? does have alot of dubcon in it but maybe not the kind you'd expect? like...idk how to categorize his whole Thing except as Ridiculous and unncessary. it didnt offend me or anything but it bother some of u so im mentioning it)

pure trash. dont bother.

this would've been alot better without the sudden shift into fantasy elements and this poor kid's enitre mistfortune being because of his childohod buddy who has a crush on him and instead of oh idk telling him deciding to use BLACK MAGIC to make his life hell, constantly endanger his safety and isolate everyone from him (also risking those random people's lives and safety as well) and the consequences for this are? main dude wont be his friend anymore i giss? yo...what the fuck. anyway the ACTUAL romance here is so sweet and pure and it almost single handedly makes me want to forgive everything else wrong with the story. and there is SO much wrong with let me tell u. ahem anyway 3 stars for adorable love story and minus 2 stars for NONSENSE. i love fantasy and but hoo boy was this poorly integrated into the plot in an organic way and also feels like kind of a cop out tbh.

the sex is hot but like super rape-y and the story itself is bizare and ofc no one is acting like any actual teen student would but this feels very Anime in that regard. everything just heightened up to 11. i do like the pretty top with masculine bottom trope tho ngl. (and the icy distant bottom with the fluffy devoted dog like top trope) and this story has BOTH so. for that alone. 2 stars! i dont recommend it unless u have those fetishes or just want a quick smutty read before bed. u can def do worse than this.