muse ✨'s manga / #sex friends(14)

Elements of this are fabulous, but this often teeters between dubcon and noncon. These characters need to sit down and discuss their relationship. The sex friends gig has gone on too long, and they've pushed way, way past friend boundaries. For either of them to think the other isn't emotionally involved at this point is absurd. They're in love, but they are hurting each other, and they have jealousy issues they must work out. If they do that, I think they could be happy. They are genuinely, deeply in love. However, if they continue down this road, they are going to create resentment and end up loathing each other. ETA & spoilers for later chapters: I went to Lehzin and read the available chapters. They DO talk, immediately after this, and clear up their misunderstandings. They are both completely honest with each other. I feel okay about them moving forward at this moment.

A novelist who can't write unless he's had sex and is still struggling from the fallout of a breakup five years ago takes up with a jack-of-all-trades. The novelist's manager realizes his feelings for his (gorgeous) sex friend.

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.

Kamisawa cuts the red string of fate for a living, but he himseif is tied to no one, doomed to fall in love with people who will ultimately leave him for their fated people. When Hara comes into his life, Kamisawa knows he will only be hurt despite Hara's promises and tries to pull away. This is about fate vs. choosing your own fate. This is being continued, and guess what...the red string has appeared. They need to go through this, so this is good. ETA Jan 2022: It seems we've reached the end! Things worked out okay for them.

When Noboru suspects he might be gay, he approaches a gay classmate and begins a physical relationship. But as tends to happen in these stories, as things progress, he falls in love and has to navigate Yagi’s feelings for someone else. A beautiful story about first love featuring supportive and awesome friends!

A man with a disabling fear of the dark chases away his lover when things become serious, only to call out for him during a power failure that plunges the city into darkness. Pretty much a PWP with an interesting sex toy.

Sex friends fall in love (my favorite). After a cruel rejection, a man accepts his childhood friend as his lover. A guy and his musician neighbor start dating.

Every week, Satoya meets up with an older man he knows only as 'Kio' whom he met through a dating app. They eat gelato and have sex, but Kio never stays the night and they know nothing about each other. Six months in, they begin to eat together and talk more, and the sex becomes more intense. Kio stays over - heralding a change in their relationship - but then he disappears, and Satoya has no way to contact him. He never even knew his name. Will Kio come back into his life? Of course, this is BL manga. There's a happy ending. This is sweet and I understand the sequel is available on Renta. I'm going to check it out. My only advice for the couple would be...just talk about things openly. Radio silence isn't helpful. September 2020 ETA: The sequel was added! Naoki is now 30+! The new chapters are another volume of domestic bliss.

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.