stressedpenguin's manga / #atmospheric(28)

Really atmospheric and unique art but the botanist guy kinda.... sucked? Like Umi gets assaulted and mr botanist is like "that's what you get" like ??? It's literally not tho??? And this never comes up again. Botanist guy is just homophobic until hes not. Idk. I wanna say this feels grounded but that's not quite it. It feels floaty or like rather than being grounded on earth were being grounded to a cloud? 5 or 6/10. This wasnt it for me

Upset cuz his boyfriend stole all his money and abandoned him, uke recklessly climbed up a mountain, almost dies, and has to be saved by a gruff policeman. They spend one steamy night together and the uke falls in love. policeman seme has some emotional trauma having lost his best friend to a river rescue and it takes a while for him to open up. Is good. Solid 7 or 8/10 name on MAL is Orokamono Wangel Night (lmao "wangel")

Police man's senpai gets shot and shows up at his house as a wandering spirit. The art is so unique its refreshing af. The story spends the entire time just letting the two men talk, reflect, and panic internally (on the seme's part) until the confession and subsequent get together. I wasnt THAT into the story or even the characters just bc personal preference, but the art and storytelling is so good... Totally missed the COVID setting bit cuz Japan wears masks all the time anyway. ^_^; Personally a 6/10 but objectively like an 8/10.

this one has a kinda sorrowful, lonely vibe to it, so it's super comforting when the two move in together. very atmospheric. 9/10

Guy happens to see a very skeletal looking salaryman on the shinkansen one day and cant stop observing him. By chance they start talking and bond over horse racing. It's a slow story. Everything is revealed through Tohru's internal thoughts and his conversations with his friends and with Makoto. These two create a safe space together. The story has a strong atmosphere and sense of direction. Makoto crying because he's so overwhelmed that Tohru would cry for his sake is incredibly touching. There's so much about this that I love; I just cant express it well. I was rooting for Makoto to quit his job but I'm actually happier that it seems his power harassing boss has actually improved. Rather than running away, i love the aubtle message that these situations CAN improve and that we should aim to improve them. It gives me a bit of hope. (But also I'm all for starving out companies that dont treat their employees right bc we cant all afford to play the long game.) 9/10. This is a masterfully crafted story.

Suit shop and kimono shop. 6/10

Really interesting concept. The only thing I wish was different was that they both had friends outside of each other. That's a common problem with romance stories. The story-telling in this was fascinating. We saw the first chapter and then again with more context and then again with a different perspective. Really well done. Solid 9/10 story

Yknow hanahaki used to be my favorite fanfiction trope so this was right up my alley. A mailman falls in love with an enigmatic flower vendor. One day while delivering a letter to the vendor's house, the mailman stumbles upon a secret. Where do all those out of season flowers come from? Very sweet and slower than the usually BL speedruns. Hard to really call this "smut." Its more like lovingly sweet sex. 8/10

i remember this being good even if i don't remember anything else so 7/10