Kimi ni Ienai Koto ga Aru
hi okay imma be honest this was one of the best bls ive read and the fact that it was so short is CRIMINAL but the way it had such an impact on me with such little content is incredible. this was so fucking great, from the characters to the plot to the structure of their relationship to the art style to the underlying message shared. im in love. ugh, i love kyousuke so much and i relate so much with the mentality of not knowing whether something is "right or wrong" and being too afraid to pursue anything that seems wrong. but hes also everything i want to be, from his self-assuredness and motivation and work drive. hes inspirational but pitiful at the same time. i cried reading this. i only ever cry for long ass works that have time to play w my emotions but this did it for me within the 5th chapter. i loved this so much. i want to read the rest of the authors works if theyre even half this good. ugh. so fucking good. 10/10 literally. the only issue is that its so short. i could read 50 chapters about them and not grow tired. cant wait to reread.
Wistful Summer
halfway point - yo. the author of this story is so fucking mean. literally i just know that she lives to hurt reader's fucking feelings. i genuinely cannot keep reading this is hurting me. i have way too many fucking emotions and i hate everyone except for seth even tho i already fucking know hes the only one whos gonna get hurt in the end. this is bullshit. fuck sam bro. fuck him so much. i dont even feel anything towards him im not even interested in him whatsoever. his scenes w henry are so frustrating and make me angry ugh. he only likes being "needed" by henry its not actual love. he also put him thru so much that its ridiculous to expect him to still only have feelings for him after all this time. i think seth is kinda stupid for even getting involved in all of this mess KNOWING that henry isnt emotionally available and is still heavily confused abt his first love and persisting even after being rejected. this is so frustrating to read idk man i hate how this makes me feel but i guess i asked for angst and thats what i fucking got LOOOOL. chapter 50 - ive accepted defeat. whatever. i just hope sam redeems himself enough that i dont completely hate him. they better give seth a cute ass mans who actually DESERVES his love and sufficiently provides the same amount back. last chapter - im exhausted lol. i hated this entire experience. can say with absolute certainty that i would never ever even dream of rereading this. i hated it. it was a good story i guess and perhaps even maybe realistic in some sense but i hated it. we didnt even get to see seth move on in the epilogue. tho i desperately wished he would stop appearing only to get his heart broken. ugh what the fuck. i cried so hard. this was bullshit. they werent even a good pair (probably the most realistic part) and til the end they had such terrible chemistry. i havent liked sam since like the 5th chapter. i still despise him now. idk man i wanna sleep this story off it was so annoying. there were SO many points that i almost quit but i held it together in the hopes that seth would somehow find happiness. i couldnt have been more wrong lol.
Liquor & Cigarette
melanin KING!! the seme was so fucking hot too, ugh i love men w long hair too bad we never saw his dick tho :,) LOOOL cute and healthy relationship too.
Dekoboko Sugar Days
so!!!! cute!!! i loved this so much. so fluffy and sweet and the mutual pining was MWAH. rui is so beautiful i want my own rui sob. and bro ... yuujirou do be lookin real seggsy sometimes O_O. ugh this was so comforting i loved it a lot.
Bokura ga Koi wo Ushinau Riyuu
BRO. LOOOOL. i dont know what to say. i loved this and i really liked the ending too but that fucking detail took me out. this could and maybe will do in my faves list but like .... really....... a random and unnecessary incest plotline?? ugh i hated that so much it made me view things from a different lense, i almost wanted him to end up w his childhood friend instead. but other than that i really enjoyed it. i love the group of friends and i really liked the seme too leading up that . fucking line. im docking it a full point bc of that. 8/10
Charming Scarface
cute! ngl i read this for yuma's badonkers and i was not disappointed. the translations kinda sucked but the plot was cute. imma ignore how fuckedup the first few chapters were bc that shit kinda ruined it for me but its fine...i guess. anyways yuma deserves the fucking world and ill take over as his tiddy holder anytime shizuya gets tired.
Thoroughbred wa nabikanai
honestly i didnt like this one even half as much as the main story and a lot of ppl in the comments summed it up pretty well as to why. their relationship didnt really seem very genuine and the seme was an asshole from like the very beginning. sucks bc i really liked him in the other story. the uke seemed so headstrong, and then became so damn weakwilled for the seme it was so annoying to watch. on the plus side, the smut was really REALLY hot. like oof.
Gunjou no Subete
i LOVED this one. nagisa furuya strikes again bro. i think this might be my second fave of hers after the film enthusiasts one! i really wish there was more bc i ADORE the the characters and their dynamic. the seme in this is one of my absolute fave types. its like hes desperately in love but he respects his partner so much and wants the best for him so he'll never put his own feelings first by confessing and making them uncomfortable. hes calm and cool-headed and this is exactly what allows the uke to realize his own feelings. ugh theyre both so into each other i love it sm. she should really write more of this. no surprise kisses or unwanted advancements, just super pure and consented. the uke is the one who kisses the seme first too!!! sob so good. fav fucking trope. 9/10
Tomodachi Ijou no Koto, Shitai.