Bongchon Bride
Set in a historic dynasty in Korea, a slave was sold after being severely beaten to a farmer putting him into debt. The s slave is technically the third son to the master of the home, but because his mother was a concubine, and he remarried to a noble, he never showed any affection to the kid, but his younger half brother cares deeply for him… a little too deeply. Growing up as a slave he quickly befriended another young slave. They became brothers, then friends, then lovers. Sadly, he died of some unknown ailment. Now isn’t he car of this farmer giant who most people are afraid of, he is unused to the life of not a slave not doing slave work. The giant farmer lives with his blind and hard of hearing mother, who believes that he has a bride, not a slave. The two never use their names to one another (I don’t think they even know each other’s names) instead the giant farmer calling him Darling, and the slave calling him master. They eventually do the do, but it is not shown, but implied. At first, I knew they did some dirty stuff cause that was obvious, but it wasn’t until the middle of the next chapter did I understand that they actually had sex lol. It’s hella cute and the art style is very nice. There’s a plot simmering without being so open faced.
Motto Amaete! Tachibana-san
Two stories, connected but not significant in connection. First story: doctor finds a man passing out with a fever on his way home. Finds out he works in real estate in the same giant building complex as himself. The real estate agent comes off mean but does that to protect himself due to a past relationship. He’s actually super nice and considerate. The doctor helps him with those issues. Second story: IT worker is confused why this American new hire transfer keeps saying that he likes him. During a dinner they share the worker explains how a certain client made him uncomfortable because they were overly touchy and doesn’t want to meet them alone again. American guy is like, sorry can’t make it with you. Turns out he was undercover with the FBI and trying to catch these guys who produce a drug. They tried to get the worker to become apart of it and gave him a small dose and was gonna literally fuck him up and blackmail him to work for them.
A Season of Dusk
A magical door connecting two rooms from two different areas in Korea. Both boys are lonely, one moves frequently thanks to his parents work, and the other was forced to live in the countryside for his grandmothers health. Such a cute story
I Asked My Deskmate To Beat You