Sumire's manga / #Psychological(67)

Feels like it's missing a volume in the middle to tie the whole story together. Last chapters - the son of the abuser is friendly with the bodyguard - and both the male leads in the first story end up in marriage (presumably denying their relationship) so you feel kinda 'what was the point?' The whole revenge arc is missing - which is why this feels incomplete.

What a weird little story.

A broken man in many ways, is the main character Chris. The ugliness he feels about himself starts to poison all those around him, until a doctor, mourning the loss of his wife and son, is willing to wade through the darkness to find the one beautiful thing inside. A hard read, as it's very difficult to feel sympathy for the way that Chris acts, despite his horrible past, and his twisted relationship with his son Alex.

A complex story of love (or more like co-dependence) between a Yakuza and a piano player. While the artist is not noted for complex facial expressions on her characters, this story is interesting, and you find yourself hoping for a happy ending.

Funny, sad, angsty, weird and at the end of it all you go - hmmmmm. The saddest story was the one about the guy with the list of people to come to his funeral - that made my heart get all drippy-sads.

Ethereal and beautiful stories, although the one where the handsome seme is shooting arrows at all the patrons in the restaurant with his charismatic looks was just plain funny.

Sick people falling in love with other sick people. Weirdly romantic tales.

It's hard to decide whether I hate Matsubara or pity him. I guess someone who has been abandoned that young would probably not have developed sense of empathy, so I feel so sad for that child. On the other hand the uke, Ichinoise, is a psychological doormat. But somehow he manages to retain his true sense of self. As usual from this author a heart-tugging story of love and pain and sex, well worth reading.