shapeless's manga / #Human Sacrifice(2)

5 Chapters ~ Yaoi / Smut / Romance 1-4) “When I See Your Face I Can't Hold It Anymore” — ★★☆☆☆ [EXPLICIT] [censored] [smut] [office life] [businessmen] [colleagues/coworkers] [senpai/kouhai] [ikemen x2] [insecure] [past bullying] [non-consensual sexual touching] [dubious consent] [public sex] [office sex] [file-room sex] [conference room sex] [praise kink] [handjobs] [oral sex] [rimjobs] [anal sex] [unrealistic sex] [Yaoi Hole] [complex feelings] Matsukawa is a good-looking businessman who's quite popular with his coworkers—and he knows it! Due to some past bullying for being unattractive, Matsukawa puts a lot of hard work into his appearance, always going the extra mile to ensure that he always looks his best and that the people around him like him. This is in stark contrast to the new guy Yuuki—whose natural, effortless beauty is only spoiled by his straightforward, work-first attitude! After getting into a spot of trouble by bluntly brushing off some of his female coworkers (looking to get in with the hot new guy and snag some beauty tips while they're at it), Matsukawa swoops in to save the day and salvage their work-relationship; but Yuuki seems to hardly care! He doesn't even bother to learn Matsukawa's name properly! Matsukawa is frustrated by this, but doesn't plan on letting it affect him publicly, instead choosing to fume quietly to himself while he eats his tiny lunch in the filing room (as per usual) and do his mid-day beauty routine, when who's to enter but Yuuki! Humiliated that the effort he puts into his appearance has been discovered by Mr. Natural-Beauty, Matsukawa tries to save-face and desperately hopes that Yuuki doesn't spill his secret to their coworkers—but unexpectedly, Yuuki instead compliments his dedication? And the next time they meet, Yuuki makes advances on him?! And starts touching him in the filing room?!?! 5) “The Crimson-Eyed Offering: Akari of the Gods” — ★★★★☆ (+Extras) [EXPLICIT] [censored] [pseudo-historical] [deity] [human-sacrifice] [devotion] [non-explicit pedophilia] [imprisonment] [dubious consent at times] [attempted rape] [anal sex] [happy ending] Tokoyoda residence is the biggest and wealthiest house in the region. The secret to their prosperity is their Guardian Deity—who they have imprisoned in a cramped zashiki-warashi (a parlour or sitting room with tatami floors) and keep locked away with chains and talismans. To keep the Guardian Deity appeased, they offer him human sacrifices to ‘warm his bed’ and otherwise attend to his needs after nightfall, but they tend not to last very long; giving their bodies to the Guardian Deity results in their eyes becoming red and their bodies growing gradually weaker—a condition that invariably kills them once their eyes shift fully crimson. The current offering was picked up off the street as an unnamed child, following the death of his predecessor. He was given to the Guardian Deity—still mourning the death of the previous offering—and he was surprised to find that even gods could cry, so he wanted to do everything in his power to make the Guardian Deity feel better, and became utterly devoted to him, finding purpose in his position despite the disgusted looks and whispers that follow him through the Tokoyoda residence. After seven years, and with his eyes quite red, it is rumoured that he is not long for this world, but he is unbothered by it, and instead does his duty happily, enjoying the company of the Guardian Deity however he'll take him. One night, the offering confesses that he had a dream of the two of them escaping the Tokoyoda residence and living freely together in the warmth of the sunlight, and the Guardian Deity begins to think that this time might be different, so the two agree to give eachother names in preparation. The offering—having never been named before—is given the name Akari, meaning "bright" (or alternatively, "vermillion red" depending on the spelling, both make sense in context) and the Deity—having been imprisoned so long he has forgotten his name—is given the name Hinata, meaning "sunny place", since they have become each other's light in the oppressive Tokoyoda residence. Also contains extras for the main story.

Oneshot Warning: the ending is very abrupt and unsatisfying