Tattooed Love
A Paramour
WTF?! I just finished reading this. Really?! First of all, how is this a story about a concubine with absolutely ZERO SEX scenes?! Still, I figured out it was never going to happen, and kept reading. The ending sucks! What happened to the bitch mom?! Did she go to jail? What happened with Dori and chef? Did they get together?! Why would Sooho go back to the island with Merry, just to live one step above the stone age? I also don't understand how Xa Hu Rong and Chung from Siren's Song appear in this story. (That manga is still incomplete on Mangago.) I don't have a head for business, but what was up with that investment deal? What about Dori and Merry's education? Love reading stories from Brothers with No Tomorrow, but this one just left me wanting.
Lover Boy
Covers some deep issues about insecurity, rejection, self deprivation, and self acceptance. Love the character development. I also like that Jaeha, the hung is the insecure one, with issues of self acceptance and inferiority. Meanwhile, Eunho, the younger, has always known and accepted his truth. This story shows the negative effects our past traumas can have on our futures, And those of our loved ones, when not properly addressed.
Body Complex
Irresponsible piano prodigy from the streets, turned YouTube sensation gets a scholarship to attend music school. His professor, now in his forties, was also a piano officionado in his time. The prodigy and professor are engaged in an illicit, abusive affair, where the professor uses sexual punishment and degradation to to subdue the prodigy. However, the prodigy suffers from inflammation in his wrists, which not only causes him pain, but threatens his piano playing. Unknown to the prodigy, the professor has a bastard son, who is also a very skilled piano player. The three of them end up living together, in a forced family. The prodigy and son attend school together, where the professor teaches. Son and prodigy are constantly at odds, and jealousy flares.
Sensei ni nerawareteimasu
Student keeps getting dumped by girlfriends, after only a few weeks, and consistently skips health class. Popular, rich and handsome teacher/doctor has secretly, been taking pictures of his student. One day, while the student is sneaking a nap in the nurses office, he finds the pictures on the teacher's desk. So. Afterwards, the teacher returns, and finds the student.
Nights Before Night
Story of Shiro's pimp. Haru is a former Yakuza who runs a brothel, called Rain (named after his late lover). Haru is an insomniac, since his lover died almost 11 years ago. Although no longer a Yakuza, an old Yakuza acquaintance of Haru's comes to him with a job: act as guardian for the boss' youngest son, (and brother to Rain). Haru is unnerved by the young punk, who looks so much like the late Rain. The two constantly butt heads, until one afternoon Haru is taking a nap in his office. The punk finds him, Haru and touches his cheek. Haru wakes, disoriented, and calls the punk by Rain's name! Quickly realising his error, and embarrassed, Haru does to the bathroom to compose himself. What follows is the budding relationship between Haru and the punk. So glad Haru was able to find peace and love!
Momihami