❀'s manga / #slow relationship(468)

uke has some psychological issue where he's blocking out people's faces. but one day he looks at seme and realizes he can see seme's face clearly. seme seems to know him and asks him out immediately. uke kinda agrees to hang out as friends cuz he's curious why he can see seme's face. turns out they knew each other in childhood. seme was bullied by his half-bro. uke helped stand up for seme and they spent a summer together. then seme got abused by his mom and left the area. unclear what happened. then uke got bullied by seme's half-bro and that's what caused his face recognition issue. through being with seme, uke kinda opens up and is able to see some other people's faces, or just a glimpse of them here and there. seme's half-bro comes back to stir trouble. seme wants to protect uke from the half-bro. uke kinda starts to doubt seme's sincerity. he starts being unable to see seme's face too and runs off. but then uke reflects and realizes he enjoyed being with seme a lot and doesn't want to lose seme. so he goes to find seme and then protects seme from the half-bro. also ends up throwing up on the half-bro which is fucking impressive lol loved that scene. then seme and uke get together for real. in the extras they have sex. it's cute, but i am always kinda meh about these troubled background stories.

they are cousins with like 14 year age gap, but it just keeps saying more than 12 lol. idk cuz it says seme is 33/34, but uke just started uni so he should be 18. basically they both liked each other since uke was a kid.... kinda wrong but i appreciate this story for exploring those taboo themes. now uke is in uni and has come to live with seme in tokyo for school. he confesses but seme pushes him away. then turns out seme wrote his debut book based on his feelings for uke and it won many awards. uke reads it and says he's not scared of seme and his feelings, he feels the same way still. they get together finally. now i'm seeing this story is from one of my fav authors. so ofc the story is really compelling and well thought out.

i like this uke, he's not an idiot, can stand up for himself, and feels evil feelings like wanting revenge. also the couple is kinda nice that they always communicate and make a wonderful team. none of that misunderstanding nonsense between them. when uke is in trouble he always relies on seme or he can handle it himself. not stupid shit happens. also we don't get any sad penultimate episode dumbshit drama. basically it's uke an actor who is abused by his agency. he and seme knew each other in high school but this part is not talked about much. seme has a little grudge against uke cuz of a misunderstanding and uke didn't show up at a meeting and they never met again. this is never resolved..... now seme is owner of a talent agency. uke has a scandal but then seme can't leave him alone and ends up signing uke to his agency. they have a slow romance, but very suddenly seme reciprocates after being professional so long. it is kinda out of nowhere. like uke confessed early on, but seme had no reaction at all until suddenly they're kissing..... they deal with drama from a stalker and from uke's abusive past agency. in the end it's all resolved and they get revenge on those people.

this is a great shounen-ai, but tbh some of the dialogue is so vague and implied in that japanese way that i have no idea wtf they're talking about lmao. basically two guys at work, younger seme (28) and older uke (34). uke starts working at new company and seme is his mentor. apparently seme was on guard with him at first cuz it's awkward to have an older kouhai and seme maybe was worried about uke taking over his job? idk but uke honestly was not interested in any of that and just wanted to work peacefully. cuz he had a bad experience with his previous company and some dude claiming he was sexually harassed by uke. uke has some trauma being yelled at. anyway they get along a bit better after seme overhears uke talking positively about seme. then seme starts this thing where they compliment each other to get closer. seme loves being complimented but uke is kinda w/e about it. seme notices this and is kinda upset about not getting a good reaction from uke. idk i'm kinda confused why they talk about it and how they get closer through this. but somehow seme realizes he likes uke. and seme confesses and uke realizes the same. so he accepts seme's confession after a bit. they get together very seriously and officially lol and we never see them have sex though it's implied.

story had promise but poor execution. just senseless stuff leading to them living together and then somehow straight divorced uke likes seme back. then they easily just kiss and fuck and get together...

i like the misunderstanding angst in this one a lot. but tbh i feel like it wasn't a good conclusion for all that angst. like uke and seme have liked each other since high school. seme actually followed uke to university and then did military service same time as him. uke just liked seme and thought it was all a great coincidence. they actually kissed once when both were drunk during a school trip. uke thought it was a dream and seme was kinda mad uke acted so distant after it. now in uni they are still kinda friends. seme starts being aggressive about being close with uke. uke kinda likes it and takes what he can get to be with seme. for some reason they start a weird physical thing, but then seme backs off and they just date a lot. uke still thinks they might be friends with benefits. then uke agonizes over seme with another girl. but that's just his cousin. then seme agonizes over uke with a girl on a trip..... but that's just uke's sister.... and then all of a sudden seme is filled with rage and explodes at uke. uke is not sure what's going on but kinda gets that seme likes him. so he goes to confess and they get together. this solution to their misunderstandings didn't feel that satisfying tbh. i wanted a more hurtful misunderstanding and maybe a more drawn out conclusion. the pacing of the story is a bit fast at times lol. and then the rest of the story is them being together which is cute. but then seme is kinda overly possessive and controlling. and kinda rapey....

this is a really lovely story with a soft art style. seme saves uke from molester on train. they get close and uke starts to like seme. i think seme feels the same back and they kinda touch each other. after that uke gets jealous of other people in their class being close with seme. but seme really just likes uke. and they get together in the end. best part is the extras where we see them 10 years in the future still together and seme is now a lawyer! so proud of him lol

lots to say about this story, but a bit tired to say it all. very slow and realistic start. honestly the whole thing felt very realistic, but verging towards a bad way in season 2. seme turned into even more of a raging abusive asshole than he was at the start.... like first it's some enemies to lovers. i don't really understand why uke got so mad about the shit seme said, but this is like the only realistic anger i've seen in a story. very realistic way of talking and cursing at each other. good pacing throughout. but then after they get together, seme is some insecure clingy bitch. he goes off the study abroad, but then gets jealous at every little thing uke does. always thinks uke might have someone else. so fucking paranoid and comes back to korea out of nowhere just to try to catch uke in the act. but uke's not even cheating.... then he fucking tries to rape uke but thank god uke punches him so he backs down. but then uke is the one to apologize first...... and seme does apologize, but his behaviour does not really change much. i mean this is realistic... uke ain't my fav either and i think he can take seme. he's always been kinda a pushover, so maybe this is him being a pushover for seme. he thinks it's all cute when it's fucking scary. like why are they normalizing seme being this way... no commentary on how abusive it is..... and when they fuck seme is kinda raping uke, saying shit like i know what you like even though you're saying no. like wtf why did seme go down this route...... he didn't even seem like a bad guy in the beginning. kinda an asshole but then who isn't in uni... so idk. on one hand very realistic flawed characters. great pacing, slow and they only get together after knowing each other like a year. we see them in the future years out and through the 2.5 years that seme is studying abroad. i just can't really get over seme's rotton personality. i mean that's always been his thing... but it's literally gotten worse as time progresses so idk how to feel about it... another thing that annoys me is how much this author prizes good looks. she keeps harping on about how handsome they are and makes every character admire the main leads' looks. but i love their friend group in uni. so realistic. really great complement to the story of the main couple. argh i'm so conflicted about this. hoping for side stories.

this is like bara art trying to be a romance. but it's getting so fucking dumb. first 2 chapters good. then last 4 chapters are just reliving the same story from the other dude's pov, which is so unncessary, and then stupid drama where seme confessed but tried to play it off but uke was like i like you too, but then seme kept pretending he didn't hear it. then he distances himself from uke due to past trauma or some shit where he's trying to protect uke's reputation by staying away??? but dude everyone knows you're friends with uke now so what's the fucking point. and then seme tries to be friends again by making uke a lunch but then uke tries to protect seme's feelings by telling his friends he doesn't need one, not cuz seme won't make one anymore cuz seme rejected him. but wtf seme actually made one and is now crying over his own dumbfuckery. so fucking stupid goddamnit they already confessed and now wtf is this shit. seme just fucking say you like uke wtf no wonder he fucking has 0 friends cuz he is fucking dumb. AND IT'S NOT EVEN COMPLETE. AUTHOR DRAGGED THIS DUMBSHIT DRAMA INTO ANOTHER VOLUME. BUT WTF IS THERE TO SAY?? JUST FINISH IT UP IN A CHAPTER WHERE THEY GET TOGETHER AND IT'S OVER. NO NEED FOR A WHOLE OTHER VOLUME. JUST DRAGGING SHIT TO MAKE MONEY AT THIS POINT FUCK

FUCK IT'S NOT COMPLETED. I read chap 6 and uke is only starting to get feelings. man this story is so dull and boring though. fem uke. even the yakuza seme is so boring and typical and doesn't show much yakuza side. and makes no sense why he suddenly loves uke after uke was his doctor to save his leg when he broke it. seme had a string of penis piercings which was kinda cool, but never mentioned again....