淳's manga / #unrequited love(86)

Uke was a pretend playboy and followed (stalked) gloomy seme from HS to uni. He was actually a virgin. He's so damn cute and the girls had their own protection squad

Kid meets his crush at his family's inn but there is a big age gap, he asks him to meet him at his coming of age celebration when he's 20 but he doesn't she (finds out later his best friend sabotaged him). This is filled with realistic angst of being gay, coming out as a teen. Having both supportive, understanding family members and also some not as understanding but loving. It was truly endearing and touching

Sincerely one of the most touching shounen ai's. A very slow build up where the seme waited for the uke to catch up to his level of feelings. Even to the point where he said they would not kiss until both parties felt the same.

Loved Touma and Takaya's story, the rest sort of were background. Touma really broke my heart with how much he loved his childhood friend (who had been straight) and how he agonized over how he couldn't change who he was or who he liked. He even once wanted to be a girl for a chance to be with Takaya

Gay introverted painter was outted at his old school so transferred to new HS where he made new friends and fell in love with one, only to discover that his crush was in love with their other friend. He gets outted again but protects his friend, and knowing how bittersweet his love is, he goes to a uni very far away. It's only upon graduation that his crush realizes his feelings and chases after him. Hurts reading it, but it was a realistic read.

Cliche and ending left things way up in the air. Meh

Uke rises from the slums working part time at seme's nightlife/male prostitute club as a bouncer type. He falls for him but there are many hurdles. The seme at first knows nothing of love and makes him sign a contract which almost proves fatal. But they over 2 years+ finally work through their differences. Great story. But hated all the rape/assault

Beautiful story about a curious straight boy who catches a gay classmate who is in love with him in a compromising position and acts out his curiosity yet doesn't take things all the way until he realizes his feelings. Volume 2 focuses on their relationship issues as they struggle over jealousy and coming out to friends.