muse ✨'s manga / #Reincarnation(5)

A multi-generational story of a family cursed to use a power that causes them physical harm, and the paper dolls - kami - who take on their pain. In good yaoi fashion, that means having a lot of sex. Also the puppets are made from human remains (for future generations, the remains of their own family.) Isn't yaoi fun. Among the stories, there were three I liked best: Genma and Himi (beware dub and noncon in their early days), Waki and Magane (because of the emotional challenge of being in love with someone who is bound to someone else), and Shoui and Asari. Theirs was, hands down, the best of the stories. The twins are awful. I skipped them on re-read. ETA: Considering I can't get this out of my head, adding it to the top 100 list. 4/25/20 - Still think about this a lot. Added a star. Skipped the twins again. They serve zero purpose and ruin so many poignant moments.

A bittersweet reincarnation story: they are fated never to remember one another at the same time.

A reincarnated Erwin finally finds Levi when hiring for a secretary. Unfortunately, Levi doesn't seem to remember him, but Erwin is happy to have him nearby. A night of drinking goes wrong; Erwin makes a horrible decision he can't reverse. Will it cost him Levi? SPOILER So, Erwin gets drunk and has sex with Levi while he's asleep. Levi wakes partway and protests; Erwin begs him not to reject him. The following morning, he remembers what he's done and is obviously remorseful, but the noncon is on page and not downplayed. Levi does forgive him for it, but the noncon taints the story. This story is long enough that Erwin does repent to a degree by the end, but...

From Ikumen After's author, a 3-chapter AU where Levi and Erwin (and the rest of the crew) have reincarnated and found each other. Domestic bliss, also starring Armin as Erwin's nephew.