Sugar ❀'s manga / #Stepbrothers(7)

P: I Thot You Was a Toad [12961]: Araragi Toumi and Tetsuo are stepbrothers since Toumi's parents—distant relatives of the Araragis—died and the other relatives refused to adopt him. His home with the Araragi family has been so warm, loving and welcoming that his loyalty to them suppresses his erotic passion for Tetsuo. Tetsuo, on the other hand, is frank and accepting of his homosexuality, but all his love affairs have come to sad endings, so he will not risk another painful breakup with someone he loves as deeply as his stepbrother, especially after the trauma which preceded Toumi's adoption triggers seizures when he's away from their family. How long are they supposed to carry on in this holding pattern, and what does it take to finally break down the barriers? O: So many feels. They have one of the most amazing mums ever who’s compassionate. Dramatic! Rereading... C1 - um Tetsu... that dude is already taken... C2 - ok dude... not really a fan of Tetsu tbh... going so far as to being a sinner to get what he wants is kinda... C3 - "But when he gets back, could you guys kiss and make up?" x.x be careful of your words mum... yeah... I can't really get into this tbh C5 - was a wild feels ride

P: "I fell in love with you... But you're the only person who has ever hurt me." Haruki and Hikaru are step-brothers. While the older brother wants to deepen his bond with his new brother, the younger one begins to develop feelings which send them both down a dark and twisted relationship... O: Messed up, twisted, contains rape, dark. Not my cup of tea at all.

P: Shy, mixed-blood Yamamoto Yamato and his outgoing, adoptive brother Shouji are roommates in college but how long will their relationship remain familial? Yamato tends to wear fake bulky glasses to hide his beauty. O: It’s interesting… I want more ;-;

P: I Thot You Was a Toad: New to a blended family, affectionate younger stepbrother, Yuuto, falls for his sophisticated gay older stepbrother, Ryuusei, and does his best to repress his feelings for the sake of their family. The plot revolves mainly around misunderstandings and communication failure, but it's a good story and plausible given the ages of the two main characters. O: ? Uh... after rereading this I have no idea why I thought this was so good... this manga kins weirds me out tbh... I don't get how Yuuto suddenly catches feelings for his older bro after seeing his bro doing it with someone like uh... also Yuuto tries to hide this, but he asks his bro to give him condoms in C2??? I do feel bad for him tho... he seems to be really trying his best to maintain the status quo. It's killing him slowly. Idk how to feel about this manga tbh, it's... idk if this is the right word - exciting? but also weird... I don't know what to say... it was kinda questionable. 5-->4

P: 17-year-old Kaidou Haru isn’t too happy to be spending his summer vacation in the wilds of Canada with his eccentric, estranged mother, but when she saddles him with civilizing his new adopted brother, 8-year-old wild child Ren, he takes up the mantle with aplomb, gradually learning to navigate the boy’s unruly demeanor and fostering a close bond that prompts him to invite Ren to come live with him in Japan once he graduates, hoping Ren can experience what it’s like to have a real family. But falls from such heights of happiness usually give way to the deepest depths of despair… O: Brilliant. It’s slow-paced but I love the development. Omg so cute, adorable, funny, dramatic and hot. Haru is so possessive. I need more! Omg when Haru got amnesia for the second time x.x that’s heartbreaking. Weird how it’s a yaoi, although there’s foreplay there’s no action. It slightly bothers me how young Ren looks. Nvm apparently this is only shounen ai ;-;

P: Toujou Aki lives with his younger step-brother, Saku who is a university student. Instead of going home to sleep though, Saku will stay out with as many women as possible, to the point of being a man-whore. Aki, on the other hand, has a deep hatred for women, enough to make him nauseous being around them. Aki?s one secret is that he would do anything for his brother. No matter what it is. However, everything can change in an instant during the silence of three minutes. O: A bit hmmm.. it’s hot but.. :/ feels conflicted, wasn’t striking.

P: After Ame's father remarries, he's not sure what to do with 3 new brothers and a stepmother at the age of 19. As he comes to appreciate his happy new home and family the glue holding them together starts to come undone. How will these 4 brothers weather tragedy after tragedy and stay together? O: I want more ;-; esp. on Ame x Hayato.. Hayato seems interesting. But the pairings are ok. Lol so much drama, feels, adorable, brilliant! I love this author ^^ Rereading... C2 - tf???? Take (Masato's friend) kissed Kento??? So random. We literally only got introduced to Take last chapter. Take is ~14 bruh C5 - tf? I thought Kento was homophobic tho C8 - frankly speaking I'm not really vibing with any of the ships C9 - ok what Kento actually likes Take x.x C11 - this manager dude LMAO, "Could you confess to your family?" "Yeah." -chill face- C13 - man I feel bad for Hayato, his love for Ryou is like a knife slowly digging deeper and deeper into his heart :( C15 - oh shit Hayato finally dropped the bomb outta nowhere C16 - ah... he pulled the it's just a joke card :'( Tbh I'm not really a fan of the story... didn't feel that well developed. Both ships were questionable and I didn't really feel any synergy/empathy, particularly Take x Kento. Ik they didn't actually do it, but it was quite disturbing how Take was literally a middle schooler and how the author purposely made him look more mature for his age lmao. Ngl it was kinda hard to tell the difference btwn Take/Ryou/Mahashi?? (manager's bf) they all look pretty much the same. I liked Hayato x Ryou more, but if we're being honest I can't imagine Ryou liking Hayato back romantically... it felt really half-assed. Probably should've kept it unrequited for more pain 5-->3