Bond(z)
First two were really good. I didn't like the third one because I didn't like how it ended (with the rose prince going back to sleep). Color me annoying but I wanted them to stay together somehow (with him staying human and caring for them from there). Man. On the reread, that first one is killer. I teared up. The 2+ year break got me, and I can't help but feel for both of them. God, so much. (Still choked up writing this.) *cuddles them both* 1) Tomo and Keita live separately as male friends, both with girlfriends, until a heatwave, one summer, leads to homosexual experimentation. Has this summer fling revealed their true selves, or was it just a side affair to their main relationships? (2) Even though Yoh is a responsible adult capable of making tough decisions, he has been inhibited by an unfortunate incident in his childhood where a daycare teacher insisted that it was wrong for 2 men to marry. Can he ever live as openly and courageously homosexual as Akira, the neighbour and old friend, for whom he nurtures a secret crush? (3) A flower spirit transforms into a human shape in order to express his love for the gardener who cares for his kingdom. (4) Ayasuji, a young salaryman is put out when he's ordered to spend a month hosting Ren, the wealthy heir to a family corporation who has taken a "Roman Holiday" in order to find out what it's like to live without the burden of executive level responsibilities and isolation. Ayasuji's injured feelings change as the full cost of Ren's upbringing is slowly revealed.
Meeting You
Short, but really good. (72 double pages) This would have been a 5 if it weren't for just how mean he was in the beginning. I know it was a huge plot point and the point of his personality but it was more than a little over the top. I really was caught between crying for the uke and wanting to punch the seme. The rest of the stories were short but good. :)
Aibou No Jouken