I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #Kiriyu Kiyoi(2)

(1) Itsuki has the hots for his stepbrother, Yuki, whose shortness (and, more likely, mouthiness) impedes his romantic prospects with the girls. Yuki, however, is not ready to take on a male lover, but he is aware of the tragedy in Itsuke's past, and tries to balance his brotherly affection with keeping the dog-like stepbrother at bay. (2) Satoru and Yuzuru are lovers, but Yuzuru sees himself as a subordinate, not an equal.

Story 1: Dissolute second son in a yakuza family is whisked home and placed under the care of a servant with a secret. The whiff of family intrigue isn't sustained long enough to build suspense. Story 2: His father, who has put aside his own desires in order to serve his family, rekindles a long lost connection with his own servant. Both stories have interesting elements that could've been developed further to give them a sense of authenticity, but the author flinched too soon. Still, there are some nice comic touches and the story is not bad.