sadslime's manga / #Artist(2)

(Ch.1-3)Tatsuro has always dreamed of meeting a dragon, and one day while searching the forest, he finds one. The young dragon, Talim, has always been fascinated with human culture, but he can't disguise his form well enough to visit humans, so he begins to learn about them from Tatsuro, bringing the two of them closer together. No trigger warnings. (Ch.4) Hina is an art student who is barely verbal and has latched onto a member of his club, Takami, to do everything for him, but Takami fears he's replaceable. Then we get the story of Hina's brother, Yoh, a famous designer, and his subordinate Yuge with a scary face. No trigger warnings.

Godai is an older, gay, art dealer who offers to show some of the young artist Mizuki's work, but Mizuki offers to sell him even more than that and suggests Godai buy him for sex. Godai can't resist and the two begin a physical relationship, but when Mizuki's work starts to sell, Godai loses confidence that they can be in the same world. I like Godai's character design, but their actual romance felt lukewarm to me. Trigger warning: sex work.