zhaine's manga / #reencounter(5)

contains ; psychological, romance, drama, slice of life, trap in the past, Business men, age gap, betrayal, love triangle, unrequited love, friendship 1-3) Tooi Nemuri After the death of his best friend, Chizumi, the young president of a sweets-maker company, decided to adopt his late friend’s son, Ibuki. As Chizumi watches Ibuki grow, Ibuki became more and more the spitting image of his father which made Chizumi unable to help but be reminded of the time when Natsume was still alive. Fortunately for him, Yatabe is always there to share his burden of the past among other things... And then one day, Ibuki confessed his love for Chizumi!? ─────────────────────── contains ; psychological, romance, drama, slice of life, betrayal, violence, revenge, playboy, reencounter 4) Unmei no Anata A high-school student who moves from partner to partner is in trouble when an ex-lover reappears looking for revenge.

other tags ; proposal, hunky seme, long hair, long haired seme, facial hair ─────────────────────── Kotaro goes to work as a housekeeper for the writer Ayumi, his mother's relative and a man Kotaro has admired since childhood. He became somewhat disillusioned by the slovenly state Ayumi lives in, as well as his lifestyle choices...

anime adaptation ; https://myanimelist.net/anime/21995/Ao_Haru_Ride ─────────────────────── While most girls desire popularity among boys, Futaba Yoshioka wants the exact opposite. After attracting many admirers back in middle school which resulted in her being shunned by her female classmates, she decided that high school will be her chance to revamp her image. Therefore, she starts acting unfeminine and indifferent to boys, allowing her to make some "friends" along the way. Little does Futaba know, her life will take another drastic turn when her first love, Kou Mabuchi, returns after his sudden disappearance years ago in middle school. Despite his extended absence, the fond memories they shared together still linger in her mind, and she wishes to return to those days. But she realizes that the sweet, gentle boy of the past has completely vanished, and in his place stands someone cold and pessimistic. While he admits that her feelings for him back then were mutual, he warns that they can never go back to the past, as everything, including him, has changed. Ao Haru Ride follows Futaba as she searches for true love and friendship, all while trying her best to stay true to herself.

official ; https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/dirtyscandal ─────────────────────── A lifetime of hard work has finally paid off for Serin. She's got a nice apartment, a promotion at work, but something's missing. A piece of her that she's pushed away for so long that when it comes back, it beats faster and throbs harder than she could've ever imagined. Flings are for students and teenagers. She may be all grown up, but that doesn't mean she's ready for her first scandal.

When the nerdy and dull Ichinose Yuuya fell in love with the most popular guy at school, Hinata Ryuuji, he thought that he would be okay just to be near Ryuuji. But one day, he decided to confess. "I like you!" "I'm sorry...but I'm really happy." After this confession, Yuuya transferred to another school and lost contact with Ryuuji. Then, they met again at university, but Yuuya was like a completely different person...!?