muse ✨'s manga / #beautiful art(62)

I read this on Lezhin Comics and loved it. The earth was plunged into a second ice age following a global disaster, and vampires have evolved to become the dominant species, raising humans as livestock. A human called 'One' becomes acquainted with Shell Overlord, son of the owner of the blood bank where One is employed - a rarity among humans. Shell realizes that his vampire pheromones have no effect on One and comes out to him as an "abnormal" - a vampire who wishes to be dominated by humans. One, who despises vampires, finds himself in what amounts to an S&M relationship with Shell, who is actually a tender, kind person, and One's worldview is rocked when he falls in love with him and discovers new information about his own father. But beyond their love story is a plot to destroy a hopeless, hellish existence for humans by eliminating all vampires. Wonderful world-building and absolutely gorgeous art. There are a lot of chapters which are purely pornish, but there's a lot of emotion and some interesting plot stuff too. This author obviously thought out the world and plotted the story before she began creating. I read the story start to finish in about twelve hours. If you can afford the credits, please consider buying it on Lezhin to support the author.

A selfish boss and his subordinate end up in a hotel because the trains have stopped running. The boss, too drunk to recognize his coworker, comes onto him and asks his subordinate to film the encounter, giving him the perfect weapon for revenge. Only the more they get to really properly know one another, little by little, their relationship begins to change. I almost skipped this and am so happy I didn't. This was a fantastic love story, well paced and believable. I agree with other commenters who said this has the best confession scene they've ever read!

An instant favorite. Ayumu has been in love with a sempai at his company for a long time. They're so close and Toujou is so affectionate with him that coworkers joke they're married, but Ayumu has no intention of confessing his feelings and only wishes for Toujou's happiness. I dislike labeling people by the way they have sex, but this author flipped a lot of traits I see in other stories. Toujou, who plays the role of the seme, is bubbly, affectionate, straightforward, cheerful, laughs, and rolls around thinking about buying a dog. When Ayamo apologized for being unable to bear children, Toujou turned around and apologized too - to everyone's shock, including mine. So often, the gay character is the one who harbors regret for leading the straight or bi character down a "wrong path." This author went the other way. Toujou stressed that they're both unable to have kids, they're equals, and they're choosing to be together because the love each other. The end. I'd read a hundred pages about their silly domestic mishaps.

A demanding young man in his early 20s struggling with his confidence falls in love with his tailor. This story broke a lot of genre stereotypes and it was incredibly touching and even erotic at times, but it always remained tasteful. I wish it were ten times longer. At Fujocon 2021, Scarlet said in her livestream that of all of her characters, Tetsuya is the one she would date. She also said he was the quietest during sex. Now we know!

A physical therapist with a specialty for happy endings finally reconnects with the one person he's been in love with for years, the captain of the football team he managed who injured his leg and that Minori hadn't been able to heal.

A thirty-year-old man falls for the young, sweet bartender at the bar he frequents. I really wanted to see the scene of them having dinner with the bartender's dad!

A graphic designer helps his hopeless boss improve his looks so he can attract women, but (you'll be shocked, prepare yourself) his boss falls for him instead. But the designer isn't interested in a relationship and there is some sad pining.

A one-time quickie in a bathroom stall turns into a weekly meetup between two men who grow from sex friends to lovers. They have the first couple and the final chapter. Five stars for their story. The second fic is about two high school students. One is dealing with internalized homophobia and spends two chapters pissed off, then comes around. I didn't feel much for them. This alone I'd give maybe a three.