Secondo Piatto
This is one of those deceptively good stories where when I drop it to do something else I forget why I was invested in it, then the second I start it again I remember why. Started as fwb but the top is such a mature, reasonable man who treats the bottom right even when he doesn't want to be treated right. At every turn where there is typically a misunderstanding in most BLs, it's immediately fixed and it's shocking every time how realistic it feels. They both grow as people and are a beautiful couple, and it ended well. The R15 is censored, not cut at all until somewhere in the 50s, so chapters line up with R19 pretty perfectly until about halfway. The numbers aren't too off, though. The side stories are full of smut and probably won't be released R15, so will need to wait for R19. Official on Lezhin, Tappytoon, and Manta. Officials are here. Manta has separate localization, whereas Lezhin and Tappytoon used a third party and the translation isn't great, it has lots of typos. Even the title logos are different, and Manta is a lot better. Just skip the R19 except when relevant, the difference between the translations is that stark. Series info: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/w5yo994/secondo-piato Bato: (Officials, R19) https://mangatoto.com/title/131877-secondo-piatto-r Bato: (Manta, complete) https://mangatoto.com/title/103530 Characters: MC: Tae Hyeonwook (top) ML: Seo Wonyoung (bottom) Top confession: 34 Get together: 50 (R15)/51 (R19) 8/20/24
Into The Blue Water
From the description I wasn't sure if I would hate this or not, but maybe because it's short I felt more emotional than distressed. Official on Lezhin, officials are here. Series info: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/yv1tep6/stained-blue 11/21/24
Literature Boy
Frustrating at times, and a lot of their past is implied rather than stated outright, but maybe that's an homage to the title. Not everything needs to be written. Officials on Lezhin and Tappytoon, "Best Left Unwritten." Officials are here. Series info: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/5248ajy/best-left-unwritten 12/14/24
First Love Complex