sadslime's manga / #Drama(39)

When Shuri lost his family as a child, he was taken in by the vampire Hisato who raised him. Now an adult, Shuri is in love with Hisato, but he knows that Hisato gives the same kindness to everyone while saying, "I love you, but you are not my heart," as he searches for the one human who he'll truly love enough to give his heart so that he will die with them. But when Hisato is asked to have Shuri move out so he can stay integrated with human society, the relationship between them starts to change. I'll be honest, I've read this like 3 or 4 times, and I'm still a little confused about the ending. I just don't understand Hisato's character and why he does what he does. Trigger warnings: incest themes (guardian x ward), murder, suicide.

Matsuoka is an ordinary salaryman who has the unusual hobby of dressing as a woman at night for the thrill of it, until one day things go too far and he's almost raped. After he escapes, his coworker Hirosue finds him on the road and helps him out, so Matsuoka pretends he can't speak to avoid being found out. Hirosue and Matsuoka end up going on several dates with Matsuoka pretending to be a woman until Matsuoka realizes he's fallen for Hirosue. But it turns out that neither of their hearts were ready for the consequences when the truth was revealed. This is one of those rare stories where you could almost say it's too well written. The characters, their feelings, and their reactions to the situation are all so realistic and believable, and that's exactly what makes it painful and difficult to read. Do not go into this expecting a light and fluffy romance. Trigger warnings: attempted rape, lying/manipulation, rape.

Jekyll and Hyde are twins who began changing places when they were kids after the stoic Jekyll became jealous of the outgoing Hyde. Now at school, they met the first person who could ever tell them apart, John, and the three became friends. Unfortunately, shortly after that one of the twins died, and though the gravestone said Jekyll was buried, John isn't certain which twin was left behind. This story was heart wrenching but very well written. The conclusion wasn't entirely satisfying to me, but I still highly recommend. Trigger warning: dealing with death.

Maki used to work in the department overseeing humanoids, before a terrible tragedy caused him to step back from his work. The current head of the department brings Maki a newly seized humanoid: Arata, who is the spitting image of Maki's deceased lover, Ren. Arata imprints on Maki and immediately clings to him, but Maki struggles with how to treat him and ends up releasing all his pent up anger and frustration from Ren's betrayal onto Arata. But Arata accepts everything, and Maki comes to regret the way he treated Arata, wanting him to be happy and free instead, even if it means leaving Maki's side. This story deals with some truly disturbing concepts, and the rape scenes are really rough, but overall I'd say it's really well done and interesting. Trigger warnings: rape, cheating, murder.

Daichi Kusakabe is a college student who is stunned to meet his annoying sister's new knockout boyfriend, Jun Igawa, who seems to be the perfect man. Although Daichi has his guard up with Jun at first, they end up fast friends, hanging out at least once a week as they bond over shared childhood trauma. But after Daichi wakes up in Jun's bed with no memory of how they got there, things start to unravel, and it turns out Jun is not at all who Daichi thought he is. But for some reason, Daichi can't let Jun, or his true name, Keigo Tatsumi, go. An interesting story about an unhealthy relationship that somehow turns things around by the end. Trigger warnings: lying/manipulation, drugging, noncon, attempted rape.

Second in the Kuroneko series. Werecat and construction worker Shingo and wereleopard and actor Keiichi are now dating and Shingo spends every night at Keiichi's place. Shingo is almost scared of how happy he is now that he's let himself be in a relationship for the first time, but when a photographer gets a little handsy with him, Keiichi's jelousy gets out of control. Seeing that Shingo doesn't fully trust him, Keiichi suggests they go back to the beginning and continue as fuck buddies as without a beginning, it'll never end, right? Again, I like this series, but Keiichi's behaviors are bad. Still, Shingo is really cute as a cat in this one. Trigger warning: abusive behaviors.

Ch.1-6 - Kyousuke has been in love with his older childhood Saku since they first met, back when he thought Saku was a girl. Just as he's approaching his high school graduation, he confesses to Saku, and Saku is thrilled, immediately agreeing to break things off with his other sex friends and be Kyousuke's alone. After one perfect date, they start to get intimate, and Saku suddenly changes his mind, abruptly ending things between them. Two years later, they go to the same college and Kyousuke still can't forget Saku. It turns out Saku rejected Kyousuke because he can't get over his traumatic past. But is he doing to Kyousuke the same thing that was done to him? No, but the push is enough to get him to move past his fears, at least. This is an interesting story and Saku's character is interesting and well written, but he has a truly tragic and upsetting past, so do be mindful of the trigger warnings and don't read if that's upsetting to you. Trigger warnings: child abuse, statutory rape, manipulation. Ch. 7 - Sagara is a high school model who used to do basketball, and one day he's approached by Nogi, an underclassman who seems disappointed he stopped playing. Sagara finds out that Nogi saw him play once and really admired him, and this starts their friendship that quickly turns into something more. A very cute friendship that turns to love story. No trigger warnings.

Dandy is a male prostitute who lets people live out their dreams with him for a night without ever getting in too deep. But his next customer, Ibe, sought out Dandy not for his prostitution, but for his former life as Okuda where they worked together until Ibe caught Okuda sleeping with their married boss, causing Okuda to quit. Ibe just wants to apologize, but Okuda says he won't stick around if it's not a client, so they sleep together, then Okuda leaves saying his apology was unnecessary. But is Ibe really satisfied with that ending? These two have potential, and I'd love to see more. Trigger warning: sex work.