sadslime's manga / #Fantasy(93)

Tarou was left in the forest as a child as a sacrifice for the wolfman, Ul. Ul says he's way too small to be a sacrifice, so he ends up raising Tarou, assuring him that he'll eat him one day, while really, he waits for Tarou to become big and strong enough to run away and live on his own. They're very cute, and Tarou is such a sweetheart, though obviously they're going for a romance between these two despite that guardian/child relationship. Trigger warning: incest themes (guardian)

Cavo is a monster living deep in the forest who terrifies everyone who lays eyes on him, so when he saves middle-aged traveler Liam and Liam doesn't flee, he's amazed. He finds himself very attached to Liam, the only person to ever show him any kindness, even though Liam is a slut who's constantly coming onto him, which makes the pure-hearted Cavo nervous and uncomfortable. But Liam isn't quite your average human, and with strange men chasing after him, his secrets may be forced to come to light. I absolutely love this story. It has beautiful art, and the characters are very well-written, though the plot didn't quite come together how I hoped at the end. Trigger warnings: attempted rape, dubcon (sleeping), statutory rape, child grooming.

Prince Altarf and his servant Yona have been together for years, ever since Al found him as the soul survivor of a caravan attacked by bandits and gave him a name. Yona would do anything for Al, but as Al tries to get more physically intimate, that's the one thing Yona holds back, feeling that would destroy their current relationship. But with political machinations and ugly desires rearing their heads in the court, Yona and Al may be in more danger than they realize. This one was good and I liked Yona's pretty character design. Trigger warnings: murder, sex trafficking, attempted rape.

Liz Ordo,the child of a human and a fairy, can absorb the magic of humans that he touches. As a result, he's been placed in quarantine in the greenhouse of the magical academy he attends, with no one but the fairies to chat with. Jill Cliff is a human mage who is ridiculously powerful, so when he meets Liz, he gets interested in another person who's "special" like himself. He takes it upon himself to teach Liz the basics of magic and how to control his power to convince the dean he can safely attend school. But when they finally get what they want and Liz is able to attend school and make friends, why does Jill seem so suddenly distant? Is he no longer interested now that Liz isn't "special?" A magical tale of love between two sweet boys with an interesting world and pretty art. I'd love to see more lore about these fairies. Trigger warning: mild bullying.

Akabane is pissed at a student he doesn't even know, Moriya, for stealing the heart of the girl he likes. But while yelling about this, he and Moriya suddenly get sucked into another world where their exchange of "bodily fluids" (really just kissing) is used to power a woman named Marion's magical power! After that, it goes off the rails. Honestly, it had potential, but it failed to develop the relationships well, explain what was going on, then ended abruptly. Trigger warning: violence.

Shuu is a little unsure about his new job working at a winged person's estate as they're known to be pretentious and difficult, but his new master, Rai, is withdrawn and seems lonely. When Rai adopts a winged person's egg to raise as his own, Shuu ends up becoming Rai's co-parent, and the two of them develop their own family together as Shuu helps Rai overcome the pain of his past. Trigger warning: aphrodisiac, child abuse (neglect).

Geologist and professor Bent meets a young boy, Iris, who eats gemstones to survive, and the two begin traveling together. But Bent knows more about Iris than he lets on, and Iris has been targeted for his ability in the past and may be again. This story was fine as a slice of life, but not especially compelling to me. Trigger warnings: genocide, kidnapping, trafficking, lying.

One day novelist Ikusabe comes home to find a wolf beastman in his home. Though the werewolf, Dietrich, says he's keeping Ikusabe captive, Ikusabe works from home and doesn't want to go anywhere, so he doesn't see it as changing his life much, although he does help relieve Dietrich's sexual frustration to calm his transformations. But as the two grow closer, Dietrich feels increasingly afraid of his beast side and fears he can't stay. Ikusabe is so casual about everything, it makes him a very interesting character. Trigger warning: dubcon, threat of confinement.

Nobleman Arlo is in love with the prostitute Theo whom he can only visit at night, but Theo refuses to be his wife saying Arlo isn't honorable enough. Arlo then takes on a dangerous mission directly from the prince to raise his status, only to find that the prince looks suspiciously like Theo, and the mission is to kill Theo, himself. Trigger warnings: sex work.

Yoru is a male prostitute formerly known as a famous dancer, until it came out he wasn't a "hybrid" person, as advertised. Now he's frequently requested for his good looks, until one day "hybrid" Amran buys him outright and takes him to his house. Although Yoru frequently rejects Amran and tries to get away, Amran patiently wears him down, sleeping with him often despite Yoru's protests. But why is Amran so insistent that Yoru is the one for him. The characters are very beautiful, but I didn't like Amran as a character for leaving Yoru in the dark. Trigger warnings: sex work, rape, bestiality.