stressedpenguin's manga / #slow burn(14)

Kid is working hard at a job to buy smth for his bf only to find out his bf is cheating. Falls in love with the cool manager dude at work. Also motorcycles! Cute, slow burn kinda story. I'm changing my rating after a reread. The sense of passing time is incredible. The story and characters feel very real. The ins and outa of the jobs he works are shown and I love the scene when kipper reveals he bought a bike too. The impact was so sweet. Final verdict: 9/10

something about this one irked me. it felt disjointed at times. i guess this one just wasn't my thing. the guys didn't seem all that different ngl they felt like they had a lot in common. i'm giving it a 5/10 cuz though it could be good, it annoyed me too much

Really wish the two in the alternate world got together too. dark haired guy seems so lonely. this one kinda made me sad... 7 or 8/10

I liked this one. It somehow felt like a slow burn even tho it's just one volume. Also consensual sex! And the uke is clearly into it 7/10

dropped at ch 22. It took them FOUR VOLUMES to confess???? And they're STILL not together??? Dont get me wrong, I like a slow burn but this is not a slow burn done well this is charcoal on one side and raw on the other for FOUR VOLUMES and somehow it feels like nothing happened. Like hot dang bro if you're gonna spend 4 volumes on an unrequited love plot at least spend some time with the other characters?? We never see the two leads apart for more than a few panels but nothing happens!??!?!??!??!?! Kakeru knows yamato likes him FROM CHAPTER ONE. 4/10 for pissing me off

cute and fluffy kinda slow burn feeling love story between a gruff but gentle farmer boy and the halfu who moves in next door. 8/10

idk why but i didn't care for this one. 6/10 it's still good

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.

Cute! It's a bit silly but the characters feel realistic and also the boss recognizes when hes screwed up! Drama usually gets resolved cuz hey talk to each other about their problems but there is the usual abundance of miscommunication. Also, the seme is very aggressive in bed and it's clear the uke cant take it more often then not. The seme DOES recognize this and he tries really hard to hold back, which was good. I think it was honestly a mistake for the uke to give him permission to go wild EVERY TIME. This poor guy's ass dude... 6 or 7/10. would be higher but i'm docking points cuz the story really doesn't want the uke to set boundaries for some reason even tho it's clear he needs to. name on MAL is Don't Get Me Wrong, Boss!