sadslime's manga / #Friends to lovers(31)

Rintarou has always been weak to his crybaby best friend Natsu's crying face, so when Natsu begs him to help him with a stalker by pretending to date, Rintarou can't say no. But as they practice intimacy to make their act more natural, Rintarou quickly finds himself completely overwhelmed, and meanwhile, Natsu isn't being entirely honest about all this. Rintarou is cute enough, but Natsu is seriously a jerk. Trigger warnings: dubcon, lying/manipulation

Shion and Rui are notorious playboys until one day Shion's heartbreaking catches up with him, and a girl slips him a pill that causes him to turn into a woman. Rui finds him and gets super turned on, so they go at it, which is how they find out that sleeping with men can turn Shion back, but only until the next time he orgasms, setting them off on a journey to find a more permanent cure.

Mai and Yuta have always just been gaming friends, so when his parents are trying to force him to get married, Mai offers to pretend to be his girlfriend to get them off his back. But when a stupid bet pushes them to get involved sexually, there seems to be no going back. Trigger warning: sexual harassment, aphrodisiac.

When Fujii Takahiro and Kotou Tarou were in high school, the two didn't get along. So how is Fujii supposed to make sense of his life after he gets amnesia and wakes up as a 19 year old living with Tarou? The story weaves between the past, showing how the two moved from friends to more interspersed with Takahiro grappling with his attraction to someone he's trying to see as just a friend. This one is a classic to me and I think it's one of the best written yaois I've seen as far as pacing and character development. Trigger warning: incest themes.

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.

Yagi is just a goatman who has always dreamed of working in a bookshop in a world where goats are known for eating books. He finally managed to get a job in a bookshop in the carnivore zone, but his boss, Ookami, is always yelling at him for eating the books! But really, Ookami has been looking out for Yagi all along. So when an unfortunate incident ends with Yagi getting accidentally injured by a patron, Ookami immediately fires him, and Yagi finally realizes he doesn't just want to work at any bookstore, he wants to work with Ookami. One of my favorite stories with really adorable characters who are fun to see. I don't mind explicit stuff, but I do think this story might have actually worked better as a shounen ai, but that's just me. Still, really cute and worth a read. No trigger warnings.

Ayumu and Kosuke work together at an airline, Ayumu in the control room, and Kosuke at the controls of a plane. They've been friends since high school, and Kosuke is one of the few people who knows that Ayumu is gay, so the two have a special relationship. But when a drunken Ayumu mistakes Kosuke for his boyfriend and hugs him and says he's lonely, Kosuke starts to realize that he actually wants to be the one to take care of Ayumu. I think these two are really cute and the author does a great job with pacing. Trigger warning: mention of cheating.

Natsuo and Misaki have been best friends all their lives, and with their dashing good looks, they're the talk of their college campus and always get the girls. But one night while at a party, someone mentions Misaki acts cute with his girlfriend, and Natsuo realizes their are sides of Misaki he's never seen. This sets off a chain reaction leading to him realizing he's in love with his best friend who doesn't seem to see him that way at all. But when by chance things get physical between them, Misaki doesn't seem to mind. Does Natsuo have a chance, after all? No trigger warnings

When they met as children, Haru was a crybaby and Yuki was the cool friend who took care of him. Now they're adults and they're in love, and Yuki loves how cool Haru has become. A cute slice of life about a sugary sweet couple as they consider the future of their relationship. No trigger warnings.

Yoji Tsuchiya(omega) has had a crush on his classmate Jin Arumi(beta) for a long time, though he knows nothing will come of it as Jin just sees him as a buddy. But when he goes into heat in front of Jin one day, Yoji can't stop himself from taking advantage of the situation to finally have Jin to himself. After that the two can't keep their hands off each other, but Yoji blames himself for using his omega pheromones to seduce Jin, while Jin becomes increasingly aware of how little he knows about omegas. Cute, non-traditional omegaverse relationship. Trigger warning: attempted rape