muse ✨'s manga / #romance(83)

A happy couple works as detectives and comes into a little difficulty when one of them is expected to succeed his family's group. What a wonderful change from the norm! Two people who like each other, mutually respect each other, and have full confidence in their relationship. I'd love to read the brother's story, if it exists.

Two men from rival organizations fall in love and then (SPOILER) go off to prison together. I hope there's a sequel one day. They were so so sweet?

A working man in his late 30s meets an unfriendly artist, just twenty, who runs a boarding house. This story did nothing for me the first time I read it, but I'm so glad I sat down with it again a year later. I must've rushed the first time and not paid attention to the emotional development. This is a beautiful story about letting go of the past's hold on you and moving forward with life. This is a true slow burn. I don't think they are together until the fifth volume, but they really care for each other by the time anything happens, which makes it really sweet when it does.

A delinquent sophomore, Nagato, falls in love with Ai, a beautiful boy who, rumor has it, has been used as a sex object by the seniors. Ai has a low opinion of himself and is confused when Nagato continues to approach him, and is bowled over when Nagato confesses his love. This story focuses on consent, healing, mutual pleasure, honesty, and open communication. What a delight. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

Minato swears revenge against Shizuma, the guy he took home drunk and slept with, only to be forgotten. He decides he'll make Shizuma fall for him as punishment. More serious than its sister story, XXX Allergy. These characters are the brothers of that couple.

Kei has been able to see the red string of fate since childhood, but his has never connected to another person until now, and he's shocked to find his destined love is another man.

After his family's shrine burns down, Kotarou and Koma - the shrine's cat spirit - reluctantly take refuge in a place called the Haven, home to the 12 animal spirits of the zodiac and their caretaker, Masataka, who is possessed by a different one each month.

After his parents and older sister are killed in a car accident, Yuuichi agrees to raise his nephew Ayamu. They move to a new town and on the first day there meet Ryou, the owner of a local restaurant who wins them both over with his food. But Ryou struggles with pain from a cruel childhood and after falling for Yuuichi, tries to distance himself for Ayamu's sake.