TheMidnightower's manga / #Shounen Ai(32)

I really like this one. The whole cast of characters are really great, with interesting dynamics and it mainly follows one family, so it feels very grounded. Also, lots of queer characters and a more realistic-leaning way of handling their struggles that maintains a good balance.

I read this ages ago, and remembered it as soon as I saw it. One of my favorites.

I'm weirdly obsessed with this. The color choices are interesting as are the characters; their flaws are messy and violent in a way that doesn't usually balance out to a positive, and the side couples we see are dysfunctional in a way that makes sense and also somehow seem to work out. A lot of stuff feels like it kind of tapers off, as opposed to being properly resolved and there are moments that get genuinely terrifying but while the plot fails, somehow the tone still works.

I was wondering why the story-line felt so strong but turns out it was adapted from a webnovel. Real excited to see how it goes.

Honestly, I started this one off thinking it was gonna be one thing cuz Lehzin seems to have a type but... it was something else entirely? Well worth the read.

Ch 78 Really fun concept, great art, fun read.

I was trying to figure out why I enjoyed this so much, and once I got to the mess of the end chapters, I realized it was because it was the all ages version, which honestly works so much better for trying to actually enjoy a story. That said I also just adore this couple and there's a kind of synergy with the art style that doesn't always happen. I also really appreciate how well-built the characters are: there are more nuanced portrayals to betrayal and being new to certain types of relationships that are more nuanced then I usually see, and I really enjoyed it.

I'm pretty sure I started this one once before, though I only made it a few chapters in. I went a little farther this time and was utterly charmed by the characters and the kindness that they're written with, since I came in expecting something more like comedy.