Came for the Yaoi. Stayed.'s manga / #Sweet(12)

So. Much. Consent. Amazing. I SWEAR THIS SHOULD BE DONE SO MUCH MORE!!! Also, definitely recomend it to be a re-read, after it's been forgotten a bit, though. Because it's very mellow for a yaoi manga. Also, don't come here for the smut. Barely anything shown and always cuts off, but it wasn't the focus-point of this anyway, so I don't mind. No huge twists in the end, no massive concerns, no over-blown misunderstandings, it's amazing. It did gt a little frustrating at FIRST!! But no pushiness that was over the top. The Seme was going after the Uke at the beginning, pinning after them and the Uke was clearly alright with it, though a little annoyingly quiet and reserved about their thoughts. And the Uke Seme thing! Neither felt like they were overpowering the other here!! At ANY point!!!! I loved this. A three, because it was O K A Y!! Look, I loved the sweetness and mellowness of this. Honestly, I am so goddamn gratefull for the opportunity to appreciate the sweetness of a relationship without overt drama T_T T_T Loved it. But there was absolutely nothing there to hook me up in drama or passion. I liked this because it wasn't intense at a time when my own mind feels overpowering, so that was just nice.

Umm, feels like they didn't go deep enough with... anything. Cute! Oh, hell yeah, cute. But: No sex, When the lover's protective, it's shown in this light-hearted way, (which is fine! But was just another thing not seriously done.) the "bad guy" doesn't seem like a bad guy (again! Which is fine!! But it seemed they wanted to make him feel like an actual bad guy). Romance was cute, with when the misunderstandings were resolved, it being awkward but not that bad. Second couple... wasn't even a couple yet. Which isn't a bad idea for a webtoon tbh, not bad at all. But it was just executed in a way which seems half-assed to me now. And though I'm shitting on it this much, I'll be real, it never felt like a bad manhwa. I wouldn't care to re-read it again, but hey. If you do, no problems, /really/, it'll just feel very "mid", as Joey would say XD.

No smut... I think, at all. But AS USUAL THE STORIES WEREN'T GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO DEVELOP SAKDLFKL DLKA But anyway.... I LOVED THIS!!! I loved the constant bittersweet, tentative passion in this. I loved the romances and they were all short and sweet. Again, recomend a reread when a little bit more forgotten. But gret for a sitting with tea. Oh! But they do show some fucking scenes. A little on the bestiality side in that last one, but who even cares at this point, it's manga, I should be growing a pair by now XDXDXD

When I found this again, I was SO happy, I recognized it immediately and you will too. Great treat. Nice positive message about the secondary genders (lol) and so damn much CONSENT!!! There was no rape from the partner, unfortunately in the past, though. But it was a beautiful story and I really feel like having the childnren there fit in well, which is unusual for me. None of that "Quiet, kyah~ Th-they might hear us~~" either, so thank God. But yeah. Uke was a basic character, but their strong convictions about Alphas made them interesting and stand bold in the story. They were a wonderful YP. Also, the actions of the Seme were phenomenal and made his character stand very clear against the story, too. The side cast were all wonderful, from the janitor, to the mother and the mother-in-law. Now, Yui (first, female antagonist who was just annoying) was.... just anoying. They could have done her better, but it was a relief when she was finally out of the picture and I GUESS I can forgive her, but as I said, she just really wasn't done well for that. Anyway, the first arc was the most fun XDXD (Vol 1) Since as it shows their relationship grow as the backdrop, the foreground was full of vibrant detail in the characters!! How the Seme defended the Uke from his own instincts, exactly how the Uke treated Alphas, how the Uke slowly had to face the truth about Alphas and just (/≧▽≦)/ MMMM, loved it XDXDXD anyway, I liked how everything was interwoven INTO the romance, but there was clearly so much more- like the trauma from a rape and the hate for Alphas and the Alpha dealing with this issue being thrown at them and the KID!!! It was all done on the backdrop of the romance, but heavily tied in it, because none of this would be as important WITHOUT the romance, so it was trully, done amazingly well in that way, balancing their worth juuuust right~ It was just a great yaoi and it was with a drama that I could take. BUTTTT It did have a miserable vibe at times (＾.＾") From the meet and greet, from the rape memory (but that is completely understandable, duh) The firstborn girl wasn't the happiest place to be a lot of times, either (Probably related to the former point) But the happy places were cool! Like the school for the Alpha.... and....... Yeah, the school was nice XDXDXD that's about it, but it was fun!

Rubbish collectors are the main characters of this story.... AND IT HIT DIFFERENT! The grandpa had like, a page to his name, but those four to five pannels were LIFE! Love that guy <3 He's probably a fave character of mine from here, lol, as well as that other, younger kid, who woke up from his wheelchair with the family that threw our Seme away. Anyway, the story took a while to connect to me, I think I got to around the third or second chapter when I actually began to get attatched to the story, because I didn't really feel the whole "Your heart is broken and you're waiting for me to fix it" thing, which is funny, because I guess that seems like a story I'd connect to, but I didn't really until they showed how cool the fixing things was... Through the Grandpa! I love that guy. Seme was hot and I loved how he was into the Uke and was just totally all over him. I had absolutely ZERO problems with the Seme and Uke characters, they never felt like they had a parent-child relationship (GOALSSS) and the Seme never felt like a kid. The Uke was clearly digging him, and there was SOOOOOO much CONSENT, it's just unbelievable. And it wasn't even shoved in your face, it just... was. Anyway, the Uke could have shown a bit more... Interest in the Seme, I guess, since he never said anything about loving him until like, the before-last chapter, but it was sweet when he did and I wish he responded more when the Seme said that sorta thing, but I guess it DID feel incredibly natural and fitting with the Uke as a character when he just smiled and that was it. So, I guess fine. It just.. Feels like there's so much. The vibe felt filthy and cluttered, but unique and grew to feel more warm as the story progressed. Genuinely, the setting felt like it changed, even as it stayed the same the more I read on. It was a beautiful place, filled to the brim with so much that had a history, where everything was being tended to and nothing was stale. The characters were few, but there were no unnecessary faces and the setting had one crowded place in the whole manga, shown once, so I liked that. The father can go fuck himeslf. But he was also cool with how he was trying so hard and was clearly... Just, a little fragile and doing his best. The wife should have had more of a personality, like jeeze, my one complaint is that she didn't even stick with the dead-inside husk of a woman feel. At least give her that. But no, she was just a cliche mum with a smidge of a personality which felt blander than the skin flaking off my hands. The kid, god, I loved him so much for some reason (considering the manga, of course, he's not like, my favourite manga character, haha) with his simplistic-ass design for his hair and simple face and the simple use of him as a plot device... I guess I liked what he symbolised, as he woke up from a long sleep, just to tell his dad that he was sorry he'd been broken and asleep, hurting him, for so long, but that now her was awake, so it was okay to stop fighting and just let the tears stream. I liked him. So all in all, the story's plot had a simple theme of broken things which have been given up on, eventually all being fixed and put back into some form of action. It was a nice cluttered vibe with the Seme and Uke being perfectly in sync with their issues and no stupid miscommunication whatsoever in the plot. An entirely safe manga with some chill sex and suport, despite it being a bit of a downer and grey atmosphere. Definitely an rr.

Usually not into these plot lines of "I miss my dead ex so much, oh shit, this new kid reminds me of him", but this one didn't tie the new BF too much together with the Ex BF, so it felt so much nicer than any other I've ever read with this trope. This gave me a warm feeling, that wasn't exactly a /pang to my heart/, but it was okay. Like... A belly-rub. It's not a strong sensation, or even very pleasant. It's just... Okay. Nice. It makes your heart feel "Aw, this was nice and slow." The reason this story felt like it was more about moving on, than about being hung up (because he did think of the old Professor quite a bit), was that a)The Uke was thinking much more about how he was being reminded of the old Professor, rather than how it hurt so much he was never going to be by his side again and how he still saw the professor in everything around him (thank FUCK). Wondering if they were similar in some way? How he would shake his head and gently reprimand himself for thinking this. So it didn't become about the professor, anymore. b)They adressed it how he coulda just been into his old Seme. But it was actually believable. Because it seemed like the Uke actually DID fall for the new Seme, because of how he trully seemed attracted to aspects about the Seme which he simply hadn't focused on at all in his Ex. So it was because this felt like a new love, since the Uke was basically falling for the Seme here. Not like a continuation of a past love in a new person. c)When the Seme gives the Uke time, (this seems to work because it's specifically in this Manga) it felt like the Uke was genuinely aware of this, wasn't stressing over it and was taking this shit understandingly. And that the Uke actually looked over everything the Seme was doing with a clear head after that. The fact that it was mostly about the Uke getting OVER his Ex, not being hung up on all the old memories like he was wishing he was back, was what made this story: A) Bareable. So I didn't feel like he was going to be infuriating in the relationship with the new Seme, but also, B) Made this story touching, heart-warming and actually have a point that was worth getting some feels for. It was a pleasant ride of sorrow, where the guy had already been getting over the Ex at his own pace, and now just had that final push of joy into his life that openned his eyes. It was beautiful.

Touched my heart, also important message about the Alpha's life. So the meaningfulness made me want to give it a 5.

Can't believe it's the author"s first yaoi, haha, it was short and very very sweet. The plot was simple as can be, so there was no room for it to get muddled and it kinda had moments where the seme was a bit pushy, but it was actually also pretty consensual... Wish they'd have expanded a liiitle more about the dreams and the Uke'a succubus nature. Wanted to feel the two boys' personalities a bit more, too. Also, I liked the uke here. Wasn't a whiny butch at all and was an absolute sweetheart, though was a liiitle bit annoying when he went on and on about fucking chicks. But, it actually was only enough to get the point across of him wanting to get a girl without actually making TOO annoying. Seriously didn't ruin anything for me, I think it was great. Super cliche plot, but no rape <3 Childhood friends. Sweet. Rr for when you want something simple with smut abd cuteness.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND MY JOY AND THE SENSATION OF EXCITEMENT, AT THE REALIZATION THAT T H I S M A N G A IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT STRAIGHTFORWARD FLUFF. A simple storyline with the most minute frustration possible. I was overjoyed.

Romance-wise, I feel absolutely satisfied. It's because there were several happy endings.