The Beasts' Flowers Taken By Storm
uke hitman quits organization for a peaceful life. is homeless and picked up by seme. starts working at seme's flower shop and living in seme's apartment building. seme turns out to be head of another hitman organization. been fan of uke for a long time and he initially picked uke up to hire him, but fell in love instead. they are super cute together lol and idiots for each other. seme keeps protecting uke from the guys sent to kill him. but uke realizes his location has been leaked and is on edge. there's a final faceoff between uke's past organization and seme's men. uke is actually totally ok with it all and like's seme's cold blooded side too lmao they're suuuch idiots for each other and it works so well. uke is like a dummy about relationships and thought it was normal for bosses to kiss workers for good job. anyway, no extras which is kinda a bummer but it was a really cute read and i love fluffy yakuza stories..
S.O.S.? Salt or Sugar?
i like the low-key slice of life feel of this author's comic's but there are some parts not well translated. she makes some deep cuts to japanese culture that i feel like eluded even the translator so it doesn't really make sense in english... basically both are pharma reps from rival companies. one winter day, uke saves seme from a snowstorm after seme's car has stalled. then both get transferred to tokyo to work. seme starts inviting uke out to eat under the guise of researching good spots to recommend others during their jobs. idk why this manga makes it seem like pharma reps basically act like doctors' butlers in order to make their sales..... it's super weird if that's the case in japan...... then one night after eating and drinking, uke is kinda drunk and seme kisses him. uke doesn't hate it and they naturally get together next time they meet. then they have sex, both being very good about communicating their wants. nothing toxic here at all. then their two companies merge together and ppl at uke's company aren't happy. he asks for lots of advice from seme and in the end i guess he makes the merger smoother by making the ppl at his company see the other side better? the whole time there's this discrimination against seme's company just cuz it's foreign owned.... i mean everything this author writes really feels like she's fucking 50.....
Dental Darling
very meh.... still not sure uke's into seme at all or just complacent.... but perhaps that is reality with many relationships.... seme starts working at uke's dental clinic as an intern, but really he's just 2 years younger than uke. it was their prof who set it up and uke couldn't say no. but he tells seme he can't afford to hire him cuz his clinic is doing poorly and he's earning like $4.80 an hour... seme's fine with it cuz he's actually already wealthy from stocks... so he keeps working there and somehow starts liking uke. also they hire another dude to work too and they start turning a profit eventually. the other dude pushes them to be together after he detects seme's feelings. he sets up a hotel and dinner for them. they go and fuck. uke's cool with it cuz he's kinda suspected of seme's feelings too. and he's been living with seme for a while now after his room flooded. they fuck and in the morning seme asks uke out and uke is confused. he thought seme just wanted sex, didn't know seme liked him for real. but they get together i guess???? not sure no conclusion given..... but they keep living together and running the clinic.
Renai Nante Yurushimasen!
vol 1 of series seme is gay and has liked uke since uni. uke found out he was gay but didn't mind it and didn't spread rumours, so they became friends and seme started liking him. they're 27 now and working in same company. uke is a bro-con and notices his bro texting someone a lot. then notices many messages from his bro on seme's phone. he assumes something is going on between his bro and seme, accusing seme of hitting on his bro and stuff. seme's like no it's a misunderstanding and stuff but he jokingly asks seme to take the place of his bro if he actually liked the bro. uke actually is ok with it and seme jerks him off before stopping. after that uke sees seme and bro sitting close together in a restaurant window. he makes seme come out and confronts him, saying some hurtful shit about not turning his bro gay. seme gets mad and in the heat of the moment confesses he likes uke and not his bro. then seme runs off. uke is so conflicted, but wants to keep his relationship with seme, so he suggests dating seme. seme is not having it cuz he knows uke doesn't really like him romantically. but uke acts like they're dating anyway to make seme give him a chance. in the end the bro helps them out by telling uke he's with seme to get uke over to seme's house so they can talk it out instead of avoiding each other and being awkward. uke runs over despite knowing his bro was not serious. he confesses passionately about truly wanting seme and not wanting to give him to any other man. seme is convinced and confesses back and they have sex. story ends pretty abruptly after that. also revealed that the bro has a bf and that's why he was consulting with seme.
Renai Nante Itashimasen!
spinoff of the older brother series. read as 3rd instalment. uke recently realizes his gay cuz he's crushing on this transfer student in his class. they're spending some time together and seme randomly says he really likes uke, which uke takes to mean romantically. uke thinks they're dating now but after weeks there's no progress on anything. so he tries to take matters into own hands by kissing seme first. but turns out seme didn't even know they were going out. uke runs off in embarrassment. then at school seme calls him out to talk. uke insists they forget about it and seme's like ok. but seme actually finds uke kinda cute and is open to dating him. he says as much after uke can't hide how he still likes seme and overreacts to every little thing that seme does. uke is happy and they start dating for real. but now uke is not happy they're not having sex yet. honestly this uke is a fucking annoying dumbass. really realistic to how teenagers behave i suppose...... he gets pissed at seme and pissed at his brother and everyone. seme was just trying to treasure him but uke is so impatient about it. finally they have sex and story's over.
Keiyaku Cohabitation
APPARENTLY THERE'S A VOL 2 ASDOFIAJSEFASLDKF translations kind of bad, so i can only guess along at what's happening. details of the convo are totally lost. uke picks up the convenience store clerk who just rescued a cat from the river. uke houses the cat at his apartment while seme goes to work. then seme takes the cat home, but his landlady kicks him out for having a cat, so he starts living with uke??????? how does this make sense lol. seme doesn't even bring his furniture or anything...... he just moves in right away??? and how come he doesn't just give away the cat if he wants to live there???? totally bizarre and unrealistic situation. so they're living together and uke starts to like seme cuz seme's so good to him. cleaning his house. cooking his meals. being totally understanding of his work issues. and when he confronts seme about it, seme kinda says like yeah he's not sure but he could definitely go for uke?? i didn't really get it...... but after that they keep living together normally except uke being more cautious...... he knows seme likes him but still trying to act normal??? after that the cat's real owner shows up to take the cat away. then seme is comforting uke in his sadness and kisses him and pushes him down. then he realizes he made a mistake and leaves. next day tells uke he'll move out in a week. uke is sad about that and wants seme to stay. they talk it out and start dating i guess......???? happily ever after living together. but it was so confusing with the translation...
Koisuru Neko wa Naderaretai
cat turns to human cuz he loves seme so much. he still has his cat ears and tail though. he keeps going to the pet store where seme works and they become friends. then both wanting more. seme kisses uke and then uke's hood falls revealing his cat ears. he runs off. but some days later he comes back to talk things out. seme easily accepts him and they start dating for real. have sex.
Kishukusha no Kuroneko wa Yoru wo Shiranai
vampire x human story. at a boarding school for vampires that admits some humans in upper years to help the vampires get accustomed to humans. uke is a human. seme is head boy and shows interest in uke because uke doesn't really like him?? seme doesn't like ppl who like him because humans can release these pheromones to vampires that make the vampire lose control and drink their blood. anyway, the whole story is basically leading to seme wanting to make the future better for vampires so their numbers stop dwindling and they don't have to live in fear of humans or live in fear of death since without human blood, vampires only live to 20s. uke and seme's relationship kinda improves through all of this dealing with another vampire hurting a human student. but turns out they were just in love with each other and the human kept releasing pheromones. it was an interesting and well written story. very old school manga vibes. reminded me a bit of vampire knight's concept? and old school character designs.
Itazura Neko no Memento
confusing but cute. seme used to work at uke's house when uke was in high school. uke started liking him cuz his parents were never around. then news broke seme was uke's father's ghost writer. they had to leave town and moved to countryside. uke confessed but ofc seme said no cuz big age gap. now 10 years later or something. uke found seme a couple years ago and seme's still living at his old house, renting it from uke's parents. seme is a writer now. uke has been doing chores for seme and he still likes seme. seme likes him too but idk what's stopping seme..... he gets kinda drunk and fucks uke. then pretends he doesn't remember. but then he confesses everything in the end???????? i don't fucking know what is going on. but the last chapter where they're together now is sweet.
Tabenai no? Ookami san