riv's manga / #Slice of Life(10)

Basically Hayato is faced with a similar situation as one he had in the past. He’s determined not to fuck it up this time though. Basically Souma falls in love first and then Hayato realizes that him keeping the situation from Souma is messed up so he tells him that he’s basically just trying to make amends for his past shortcomings . After that things r tense but worry not, they end up together in the end. Hayato realizes he’s in love w Souma in the period of tension between the two and is constantly trying to gain back Souma’s love. Idk why i didn’t like this that much. Maybe it wasn’t sweet enough for my liking or the fact that Once-Straight Hayato falls in love w Souma. Very weird imo. Idk, this wasn’t really for me. Wouldn’t call it an easy read because it does make u kinda think about it. It’s not really fluffy or dark and i’d really hope the mangaka chose one kind of vibe to stick with for the manga. It wasn’t bad, don’t get me wrong, but i didn’t enjoy it very much. I think Souma’s “i don’t need friends” personality at the beginning is kind of forced and like a facade almost. My mans warmed up to Hayato’s presence too quickly and seemingly without much issue or second guessing. Overall, 3.8/10

my god this is so cute it literally makes me angry. Like i used to read this manhwa when it first started releasing and finally got back around to reading it from start to finish. I am so glad i did. All the couples r so cute. Would literally recommend to anyone who needs a cute, fluffy, easy to digest read. Like really, the author put crack in this manhwa cause whenever i started reading it, I would have it in my hands for like 2 hrs before i took a break. I love them all sm.

I literally love Nagata Kabi sm. All of her work is like comfort for me. She’s literally amazing and makes all of our shared experiences seem so normal i love her. (not specifically talking about alcoholism)

i really fell in love with these characters. i think this was my second or third time rereading and i still giggle at the funny bits. this has literally been the most popular shounen ai manhua since forever and you can see why. Yu Yang is so likeable and Li Huan is so cute you just wanna bully him. The pink hair guy is cute as well. DJun put their entire being into making these characters and this story. I really really love it, it’s saur cute. 10/10, will reread next yr probs.

A very accurate representation of what it’s like to be gay in a homogenous society. Life isn’t like fiction where things all have a way of working out the way the audience imagines. Things do work out, but in the path it just happens to go in. The other lead who married and had a family is a great representation of that. He’s gay, and still is, but for the sake of his mother, he denied himself. “I live for my mother’s smile.” Anyway, there is definitely a reason this gets so much hype and love. I think a lot of queer people can relate to some of the characters and that’s nice. Overall, 7.5/10

wish it was longer. things just happened super quickly and i wish it was paced better. not long enough to have an attachment to any of the characters so like 6.5/10.