sadslime's manga / #Boss x subordinate(59)

Ch.1-4, 6 - If the Shoe Fits: Yota is a shoe store manager who loves shoes so much, he's envisioned his perfect pair of legs to wear them. Imagine his surprise when those perfect legs actually exist, and they belong to his male part-timer, Chika. He loses his cool and makes a move on Chika, and Chika is all for going forward, but Yota worries he likes Chika's legs but not Chika himself. Trigger warning: power dynamic, noncon bondage. Ch.5 - First Love Again - Yuma's first love, Ritsuka, moved overseas, but now he's back in Yuma's class, and Yuma fell in love at first sight yet again! Yuma can't keep his fantasies under control, and when Ritsuka gets groped in front of him on a train, it really pushes him over the edge. Trigger warnings: noncon (train groper).

Junya gets orders from his father, who runs a temp staffing firm, to go undercover at a client's rival company to create scandal for the president, Zen Asahina, who was known to sleep with men in his model days. Junya's blocked by the secretary at every turn but finally sees his chance to get close to Zen and immediately finds out that Zen is an idiot who hides it to save face for the company. The secretary says that now that Junya knows, he's her accomplice, so he starts working closely with Zen, who immediately falls head over heels for Junya, but how can Junya betray this pure-hearted man now? They're very cute, and I like Zen a lot. No trigger warnings.

(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.

Chitose is head over heels for her kind boss, Shima, but she can't express it at all. However during one drunken night after he comes onto her, he says he'll do anything to make it up to her and she impulsively makes him her slave who will do whatever she says. Although she feels bad about the situation, she's over the moon to now be sharing lunches, going on dates, and even getting physically intimate. But given the nature of their relationship, when his old flame comes back into town, Chitose can't help but feel her chances with him slipping away. They're a pretty cute couple, and she's a strong female lead, so it's a fun read. Also the last chapter is a oneshot about a woman who confessed to her boss to get over him, but he ended up asking her out instead. Trigger warning: drunk intimacy.

Keiko sees her company president wears white briefs while they’re at the batting cages and jokingly threatened him with it into marriage only for him to misunderstand and think she’s talking about the fact he wears a bra, which he’s thrilled she can accept. The president is all in, but Keiko’s not so sure if she can date a “bra man” (her words). I think both characters are interesting but their development got sacrificed in favor of smut and comedy, so it ends up just being your typical straight romance. Trigger warning: blackmail, dubcon, stalking.

Kanata(S) is a gamer who was sexually harassed and bullied at his previous job for his sub gender, until his best online friend, screen name CEO, helped him resign and get a new job. But when he finds out the CEO of his new job is a dom as well, he almost has a panic attack. CEO offers to do a voice call to talk him through it, and Kanata finds out his best friend is a dom. Once they play together there's no going back, but little does Kanata know that CEO is actually his real-life CEO, Miroku. Fairly pure for a dom/subverse, and I liked their honest communication. Trigger warnings: sexual harassment, noncon.

Yokomichi is an omega who always gets dumped for wanting to top, but this time he's found his perfect man, the company president Karasuma! Yokomichi uses Karasuma's limited understanding of the world as an excuse to spend time teaching him, but even once they start dating, things like an old friend and Arabian oil prince and their difference in statuses keep getting in their way. An interesting read with some nonstandard characters and some wacky nonsense going on. I was honestly more interested in the short beta x alpha romance between their friends, but then it just sorta ended. Trigger warnings: kidnapping, S&M, bondage.

Ch.1-4.1 - The lazy Demon King Val just can't be bothered to do anything, and his faithful servant Rudy hates it because he wants to get the respect he deserves. In in effort to stir up Val's desires, Rudy suggests he bring in a nightly attendant, but Val says he can't be bothered to find someone and suggests Rudy do it, which pushes Rudy over the edge and he tops Val. But the next day, Rudy has run away and Val has no idea why and no desire to do all the things Val did to keep the kingdom running, so he's off to track Rudy down. These two are cute enough and I really like the character design for the demon king. No trigger warnings. Ch.4.2 - Aoi and Takuma are fashion students in university who worked together last year for the annual fashion show, and that's why Aoi knows how impossible Takuma's designs are to work with. He's desperate not to go through that again, but Takuma has already fallen for Aoi and is determined to win him over and be his partner in everything. Short and sweet. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-3 - The villainess Sophia is exiled for her crimes and about to be killed until she stumbles into a dragon's cave and agrees to have sex with him in return for saving her life, then takes a liking to her after. Trigger warning: coercion. Ch.4-6 - The villainess Charlotte is exiled to an uninhabited island with the prisoner Warren, but the two get along great, and he actually cleans up pretty well. Turns out he's a prince and he's in love with her. No trigger warnings. Ch.7-9 - An office worker plays a VR game where she has sex with a man who looks just like her boss. Only it turns out it was her boss. Trigger warning: manipulation?

Waragaki is an exhausted office worker, and Kugii is his subordinate who is always brushing things off his shoulder for some reason. But when Waragaki ends up at Kugii's house to get out of the rain and wakes up snuggled together and half-naked the next morning, he finds out that Kugii comes from a family of exorcists and Waragaki is haunted. The two grow closer together as Kugii tries to help him exorcise the ghost, but when Waragaki drunkenly comes onto Kugii, he fears he's ruined everything between them. This story is really good and I love the characters and art, but I feel like it fumbled at the last second by trying too hard for a happy ending. Still very good. Trigger warnings: noncon (light), cheating.