Meridian's manga / #smut(61)

The art gets absolutely gorgeous, like I'm drooling over several characters and taking screenshots. The storyline was super straightforward yet still interesting! Anyways, it was a pretty great short read.

Good smut mixed with some misunderstandings for plot.

Super super cute little short and smutty romance. Bad boy player tries to mess with an adorable nerd only to fall head over heels.

Some annoying noncommunication but otherwise super fluffy and adorable! The last third of the story was the best where they were just being a happy couple.

Sooo cute and great smut scenes! I really enjoyed the tiny angst moment where the ML got what he deserved for being douchy in his intentions and then how quickly it was resolved. Normally, I like to see them regret and suffer more but this was timed in a way that felt like he was truly sorry and it was happier for MC to have it resolved. Overall plenty of fluff and cuteness!

I love the character development and role reversal as they grow into themselves. The abuse at the beginning was hard to read and gave Killing Stalking vibes but watching them both heal from their trauma made it worth it. Also, it was interesting to see the point of view of the abuser and realize that if he hadn't been traumatized himself he could have had a loving relationship with MC. You still hate him and he's a sick bastard but you feel pity for what could have been.

Dropped. Well drawn but MC doesn't like to use common sense and gets himself into so much trouble that could've been avoided. I like yandere MLs, but this one is toxic to the point that their relationship together just makes me sad rather than happy. The first villain also lives waaaay too long. He basically tortures the MC, using blackmail so they can't kill him, only for them to kill him later anyways. It made it feel like they suffered the whole time for nothing. MC is 'innocent', 'kind', and 'naive', to the point of being annoying. Like a pick-me or white lotus. Ultimately hurting others because they're so stuck on being kind, making things worse, and then crying when shit actually happened.

I was worried it was gonna be toxic but the end was super cute, especially the secondary couple. I'm also not normally a fan of love triangles but this was one of the only times I wanted them to all be together as a throuple. Best of all, the author acknowledged that if you meet someone like ML in real life he's trash and you should absolutely not be in a relationship with him lmaoooo. Even though he was definitely trash, the redeeming arc was pretty good and he genuinely reformed himself which was great!