paleprosperity's manga / #Beautiful Art(214)

1. Nemuri Otoko to Koi Otoko (A Sleeping Man and a Loving Man) Part 1 - Jude and Royce have been long-term business partners and housemates. Things were going well for the platonic life partners, one of whom is openly gay while the other is straight; that is until a mysterious sleeping disease befalls Royce... Part 2 - Royce's condition responds to medication, but he hasn't been taking it lately. Seeing Jude chatting with another man, he suddenly wonders if Jude might have a lover. Nemuri Otoko to Koi Otoko - Sono Ato (A Sleeping Man and A Loving Man - Epilogue) Royce goes out of town on his own, forgetting something important.

I liked the second story better While searching the forests for a sage, Achille stumbles upon a beautiful boy named Raphie. While he is mesmerized by Raphie's mysterious charm, Achille feels a sense of familiarity. Who exactly is Raphie? This is a tale of pure and eternal love.

Shoyu operates a cozy pub called "Tamaya's" in a sleepy part of town. In the evening all kinds of tired office workers gather in his shop to drink away there daily worries. Shoyu has more or less settled down in his lifestyle as a gay bar owner, even though his love life has been rather lukewarm since the incident 12 years ago. What will happen when his past unexpectedly catches up with him?

Aoi, a first year student in all-boys high school, is a violent but beautiful boy. Viewing his good looks as a burden, he ruthlessly rejects every guy that approaches him. Until one day, Aoi notices Azuma, whoâ??s been â??observingâ? him quietly from the sidelines. To his surprise, Azumaâ??s attitude actually makes him feel safe, and he slowly fell in love?!

One day Hikaru, an employee in a Travel Agency, trips over the handsome foreigner Leo in a park and takes him home out of the kindness of his heart. Leo acts like a young master, and generally displays outrageous behavior of being an over all squanderer.

Amamiya You studies in a all boys high school, who is still a virgin that has never been in love. One day, rumour spreads that he is someone who goes to bed easily when asked. At first, he wanted to clear up the misunderstanding, but then he decided to take advantage of the rumour to test if the person he likes would want to get in bed with him. When Chiaki finally notices him, he realizes that only being in a physical relationship is lonely.

Suzuhara lives in a cheep apartment which has way to thin walls; whenever his neighbour Nishino brings home girls for the night, Suzuhara can hear all of it! At first it only annoys Suzuhara but when his long time crush, Nakayama, asks to borrow Suzuhara's a apartment so he can have sex with his new girlfriend, everything changes.

Shinohara, who liked to take care of others like a mother, and Nishioka, who loved sweet things just like a kid (with big build), were good friends. Shinohara loved Nishioka, but was totally a coward when it comes to love. He always thought that “this love is impossible” and continued to be Nishioka’s good friend when he blurted out his feelings unintentionally. To Shinohara’s surprise, Nishioka accepted him and they started to go out. But Shinohara was having doubts and wouldn’t want to believe in Nishioka. What should Nishioka do?