sadslime's manga / #Meet cute(36)

Sousuke is an inexperienced young gay boy who spends his days masturbating to one clip of his favorite porn star until they meet by chance in a bathhouse. After a brief sexual encounter, the innocent Sousuke gets ex porn star and current male prostitute Mitsuhiko interested, so they begin a relationship which melds a tender-hearted boy's first love with a jaded and used hooker's journey to find joy in life again. Trigger warning: rape.

In a modern world with several old families descended from animal spirits and monsters, ogres are known for being especially romantic as they fall in love only once with their "blossom of fate." Hana is busy working at her adoptive parents' restaurant and assumes rumors of the young ogre lord searching for his blossom have nothing to do with her, until she meets the ogre Mitsuki and feels the spark for herself. This story is all over the place. It's as if every chapter they introduce a new conflict only to either resolve it or forget about it by the end of the chapter, and yet it also feels like nothing really happens, perhaps because it doesn't build up enough. It wasn't compelling, but the boyfriend was good about consent, so there's that. If you want to read it for the smut, go ahead. No trigger warnings.

Riyuu is an omega working nonstop to take care of his five siblings after his parents' death who looks at a strange website by chance that claims he'll meet his fated pair after a series of coincidences. He brushes it off, but the next day it happens and he meets Jou, who immediately takes him to a hotel and tries to pair with him only to find he's just too big to go all the way! But upon closer reading of the website, Riyuu learns that if they don't pair within a month, fate will just kill them, so they've got to figure out what underlying traumas are holding them back from really connecting and make it work. Trigger warning: passive suicidal thoughts.

Natsumi is just a guy who wants to impress a girl at his work by taking her to a cat cafe, except he has one big problem: he hates cats. He starts going to a cat cafe to try to get over his fear and meets the cafe worker Hikaru who has no desire to keep a cat hater around. But their bickering relationship starts to turn into something more as Natsumi can't get Hikaru out of his head. Short and sweet. No trigger warnings.

Tama is an overworked hotel worker who blows off steam by volunteering at a cat cafe. Shindo is a novelist who recently lost his cat of the same name, so when he comes to the cat cafe to adopt a cat, he decides Tama(human) is the one for him. Tama is reluctantly dragged into this relationship but finds it surprisingly comfortable to be around Shindo and let himself be spoiled. But when Shindo's feelings go beyond what an owner feels for their pet, how will they both handle it? An interesting if bizarre relationship, and Tama is very cute. No trigger warnings.

Kei has a thing for businessmen, so when he finds one crying in the rain who asks him to take him home, Kei jumps at the chance. He ends up spending the night with Yukifumi, and it's so good he doesn't want it to end. But Yukifumi is still entangled in a 7 year long relationship with his ex who strung him along while married while also making Yukifumi completely dependent on him. But Kei encourages Yukifumi to run from that situation and becomes his support while Yukifumi heals and learns to value himself again. Kei and Yukifumi have such a healthy relationship, and I absolutely love it. The extra is randomly about the jerk ex getting raped and then going back for more and is not really my thing. ️Trigger warnings: abusive ex, noncon, grooming, BDSM, attempted rape, rape.

Midori is a teacher who's embarrassed to be an adult woman who likes cute things. She runs into the rich man Riyuji who's open about his love for cute things, and they really hit it off, but she can't help but be uncomfortable with how much money he spends on her. A cute oneshot. No trigger warnings.

Hayama is an office worker with a trauma about being touched. Haru is a gay university student who lives nearby and is always hungry. When Haru helps Hayama after a panic attack on the train, Hayama ends up cooking for him as thanks, and the two develop a friendship, but Hayama fears getting too close, and Haru isn't sure if his feelings are love or not. They were a cute and interesting couple, but I wish they'd worked more on gradually helping Hayama overcome his fears. Trigger warning: noncon with a minor.

Ch.1-3 - Komaki and Tasuku are a perfectly happy married couple who met as if by fate! The only problem is, they both have secrets they're desperately hiding. Tasuku doesn't want Komaki to find out he used to be a host, and Komaki doesn't want Tasuku to realize she was actually his stalker for many years prior to their first real "meeting." So how will he react when the truth inevitably comes out? A quick comedy romance that's a fun read. Trigger warning: stalking. Ch.4 - The story of Tasuku's former coworker, the host Kitsubei and his longtime girlfriend, Yui. Kitsubei starts to think he wants to really invest in this relationship and get married, but he can't help but worry that Yui doesn't even seem to care he meets with other women! No trigger warnings (I think, I didn't read it that closely). Ch.5 - After Izuma got drunk with her boss Takamine and woke up in his bed, she worried something had happened, but he coldly told her he was "almost a virgin," meaning he hadn't had sex in a long time. Izuma is worried her boss now thinks she's loose, but meanwhile, he's getting transferred and her chances to clear up this misunderstanding may be slipping away. No trigger warnings.

Uzuki is a regular doctor who doesn't want trouble, but when a stray cat leads him to a yakuza bleeding out in an alleyway, he can't ignore it. The next day, the yakuza, Nonami, winds up at Uzuki's hospital looking for his savior, whom he thinks is a woman named Suzuki. But the more time Nonami spends with Uzuki, the more he realizes who he's really reacting to. Interesting and funny dynamic, worth a read. Trigger warnings: violence, attempted rape.