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Otogi (kuku Hayate)

Complete | kuku hayate | 2000 released
2020-11-25 22:32 marked

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

Stranger

Complete | KUKU Hayate | 2000 released
2020-11-25 23:43 marked

Love this author. They have a few nice ones I like, apart from the one with a demon king and patissier. That one didn't have enough of plot or vibe or anything. So nah. That one was just a quirky plain yaoi. But THIS! This one had FEELS as well as a small PLOT and the characters were in a setting that was cool and unique. Definitely recomend a reread. It even had me worried it was a tragedy at one point... It never WAS, of course, but you need to wait a hot second before that's afirmed to you. Loved the passion between them. Not MUCH EXPLICIT smut, but a hot scene was there. To be honest, it didn't need it, but it sure added a little something if you know what I'm sayin' ;P Also, basic ass backstory, but it worked WELL here and was actually introduced pretty well in preperation for the plot point when it was necessary. The romance developed in a cool way, their company was great to see, the plot building UP to their MEETING was WELL EXECUTED!!!! Look. The story progressed well. There were sections to it, where I felt happy with it and couldn't see into the distance. But then when the turns in story happened, they were always in tandem with what has already been established and I have honestly not enjoyed the STORYWRITING in a YAOI for a long time, so this is a sweet treat to remember. It was slightly touching, entertaining, interesting with it's own vibe and well written, though simply. Love it and alway should apreciate the little things in life. Again. Good reread for when forgotten a bit. Should be done in one sitting.

Ichido Dake no Uta

Complete | NAONO Bohra | 2000 released
2020-11-26 03:23 marked

Sequel to another one-shot. Too short to fully apreciate the beauty of this couple, but I fucking loved the short taste I got of this flavour.

Urusai Kurai no Kokuhaku Kudasai

Complete | Sachimo | 2018 released
2020-11-28 16:42 marked

No smut, just a hot scene at the end. Also, HELLLLAAAA short, but when I found it, I was so goddamn happy that I did T_T I recognized this right away. Pure as fuCK romance. Again, extrEMELY short, but sweet. No real big issue. Not uncomfortable. Short misunderstanding that felt huge to the YP (fair enoughly, though) which was resolved in like... Two pages XD Best sweet thing ever. I want to see more of their life AFTER the confessions, obviously, but it's fine.

Akatsubaki

Complete | ROKUJU Mita | 2019 released

Soooo, fucking loved this one, as per-usual XDXD I liked the little demon, but when he spoke finally, he kinda lost some of his personality. They YP was cool. The backstory involved was the bare minimum necessary and didn't really tell us much about the YP, but quite frankly, nothing NEEDED to be even said as otherwise it would have felt pointless and empty. They told us everything we needed to know here and nothing was wasted. Liked some of the cute scenes afterwards about their future together, just a shame they were so damn sparse and didn't show how we actually GOT from point a to point be XDXDXD But yeah. It was a straight-forward plot, sweet, didn't rush right into the romance, gave the... bare minimun amount of time to change the relationship from a guardian to a lover dynamic and they actually did it. It felt right and honestly different and the pauses where they weren't together felt nice. Not really one for a reread, but nice. Def liked it.

My Quiet Best Friend's Just Tongue-Tied

Complete | Gomouriki | 2000 released
2020-12-09 19:48 marked

This was... phenomenal XDXDXD Lol, the premise was the most yaoi thing ever, but it was excluding any rape. There was ONE scene which was dodgy, but it wasn't as horrible as it could have been so, yeah. Anyway, simple AF story. YP Uke realises Seme constantly horny and "helps a bro out" *facepalm(¬_¬ )* ANYWAY, it felt fun AF because of the meminess of this and how honestly caring they were (At SOME points) Plus! The tension in this thing was done M A S T E R F U L L Y ! ! ! I'm unsure if the author even knew what they were doing, lol, because it was the gauges that were doing all the work, but none-the-less, the gauge for the best friends added a perfect aspect of constant tension to the story, because we knew it was FULL and it was DANGEROUS, mixed with the fact we knew he was in love with YP and were waiting for it to be revealed, since it was pretty clear. Anyway, this was extremely straight-forward, it was SOOOO fun, but not unique or special in the slightest and I feel like the tension was done accidentally, so that's why it remains a three. But! It was jolly good fun, so nothing wrong with a reread when I want something just with a fun vibe, because that's exactly what this one has. Very good for a good mood, only reread if not looking for quality XD It's not really "funny" at all, or even "yaoi connoiseur" funny, it just had a few moments where I went "Now THAT would make an amaxing meme." But that's it. Fun!

Kiraide Isasete

Ongoing | Hijiki , ひじき | 2018 released
2020-12-10 00:50 marked

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!

Ore-tachi No Kijou Jitai!!

Complete | sakira | 2015 released
2020-12-17 19:23 marked

This is a fucking MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! There was NO rape. It was pure comedy. It was the most yaoi of the yaoi of comedy!!! The guys were fighting over who would be top (That's literally the whole plot *facepalm*) but it was in a COMPLETELY innocent way!!! The guy who ended up as Uke revealed in the end he just didn't like feeling like he was being looked down on, which is why he didn't want to be Uke, but the Seme totally understood and was like "Then ride me, bro. No problem." And BROOOO in the end Seme was like "You totally win.... 1000%" (Paraphrasing, btw, here XDXD) and I don't know what to say. Just the Uke was like a man. The Seme was like a man. They were literally totally toe-to-toe in everything and I am so satisfied. It's a comedy, so OBVIOUSLY things work here that would never work anywhere else, ESPECIALLY outside of the yaoi genre XDXDXD But it just worked SO well, that I'm in love. 10 ukes out of 10. PS: I need to find more goddamn Seke shit ಥ_ಥ

Suki ni Nacchau yo.

Complete | Michiru sonoo | 2019 released

Sooooooo cuuuuute T_T Age gap was... Great. I loved the way these guys interacted. I feel like the old guy was... Fitting for his age? I couldn't have imagined him any other way? But he WAS a liiiitle too old The story was incredibly simple, there was barely anything there, but the story pretty much had nothing to do with "plot" XD So ain't no complaints. Old man was pretty shy about them until, like, the last chapter XD Only agreed to date MC in the 4th chapter, I think. I didn't mind. The romance wasn't built up too much, but it was the attraction that the MC had for Uke was blooming and shown throughout the whole story, so that was great. It could have been very easily annoying, actually, that the MC was interested but the Uke gave 0 fucks, but it wasn't like that. The uke was so smooth and kind, but not in an oblivious, Prince charming, way. More of a... "You're making me embarrassed..." and it was shown entirely genuinely. So that made it likeable. Also, the MC was nice the way he was into the Uke. No force. Polite and unabashedly desiring the Uke, so I liked it. It was this small story with not a lot going on, so if it had been longer, it would have felt like it was dragging on. No real complaints? But it could have been a little more interesting, I guess. Some quiet, complicated thing could have been involved, to make the story more packed. But that's only "if" you'd want it to be. The simplicity felt like a nice change.

Kimi To Mita Houkiboshi O Sagashite

Complete | mitsuki emi | 2014 released
2021-01-20 13:54 marked

This author is good at writing people being realistic, which is why it didn't always feel like cliche yaoi. It veered off course once in a while of how a normal yaoi would go, so it went well for me and felt like it was a good time. For the other author's work I read.