muse ✨'s manga / #falling in love(35)

In order to buy his lover a birthday present, Takiya takes a summer job at a country ryokan, only to return home for a surprise visit and find his lover with someone else. He quickly gets over his broken heart by crushing on Honjou, the older and sophisticated son of the inn's owner.

When the sensei he likes ignores him, Yajima - who only likes older guys - picks up Kasumi, who is three years younger and not his type. But neither of them can ignore their physical compatibility, so they continue the relationship and eventually fall into the most sincere, endearing love! Never would I have thought a story with this much sex would be so romantic. The poses, the facial expressions, their words - it was such a nice change to find a story where both people were invested in their intimacy and the relationship. Ten stars.

A manga where someone can cook without injury! A man who works as a cook in a family run store takes notice of a salaryman who always seems to pick up the dishes he makes. This was sweet, with no unnecessary miscommunication, grown-up characters, and no unhappy feelings. I loved it.

Two men set out to make the world's best ramen and fall into delightful love with each other, have passionate sex, good communication, and a happy future. A+ ETA: It's being continued! Yay!

I just gained ten years on my life after reading this. After he's dumped in the street, a man sits on a bench to cry and is startled when a pair of underwear falls on him from the apartment above. It belongs to an older man, recently divorced, who effortlessly inserts himself into his life. Gentle, sweet, hopeful, mature, no pain. This is a lovely story.

I AM CLEANSED! Naohito, single and pushing 40, is forced to attend a mixer where he meets Tohru, who is friendly, young, and speaks his mind - sometimes a little too much for Naohito, whose obsession with maintaining a perfect public image has cost him all but one relationship. When Tohru suggests being friends, Naohito sidesteps it, assuming they'll never meet again. But Tohru turns out to be an employee of an important client, so when his apartment burns down and he begs for a place to stay, Naohito reluctantly takes him in. This is about being honest with people you're close to and opening yourself up to new possibilities.

Amaike has been hiding his fetish for tears since childhood and keeps a distance from people because of it. When he finds Miharu crying, he's turned on and takes him home. Beyond his limits, he licks his face, but rather than be turned off, Miharu is reminded of his family's dog and they sleep together. Their friends-with-benefits relationship is easy and comfortable, but just as Amaike is starting to feel something deeper for Miharu, he stops receiving messages from him. This was sweet and about self acceptance, and finding a person who will accept you as you are.

A failed salaryman with a tendency to run from his problems hooks up with a serial playboy, and they change each other's lives. Giving this a fifth star on re-read for the character development and how damned hard they fall in love.

When he knocks on the door to introduce himself, the socially awkward Tsubaki quickly learns that his new neighbors are a gay couple. Not sure how to react, he confides in his coworker Azuma, who assures him that gay couples are just like everyone else. Tsubaki befriends them and spends more time with Azuma, who makes him realize how lonely he is and begins to fill that gap, holding his hand when they walk drunkely through the streets, and inviting him over when Tsubaki is feeling down. But when Azuma kisses him, Tsubaki has to evaluate his feelings.

Reno's new roommate Roger has a scandalous reputation as a prostitute who sleeps with anyone for money, but who Reno discovers is a lonely person isolating himself from the world. TW for past non-con and suicide.