sadslime's manga / #Middle-aged man(7)

Maya is in love with Kengo, but Kengo is having none of it! The older cafe owner saved university student Maya from some shady dudes and it was love at first sight for Maya, but Kengo's not looking to settle down and Maya's love seems troublesome. But after they sleep together with a strict one night stand understanding, Kengo starts to wonder if he made the right choice. Some of the dialogue was just slightly off enough that I had no idea what they meant. Still, I liked the realistic seeming struggles they both went through, and it's fun to see a big, tough bottom. No trigger warnings.

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.

Hinata is just an ordinary man, except for the fact he's living with a demon. The truth is, Hinata picked up a rock on the road one day that unfortunately contained the demon Yubel who consumed Hinata over and over. But when Hinata's soul still stubbornly clung to life, Yubel became curious and wanted to know why Hinata so desperately wanted to live when he seemed to have little to live for. Trigger warnings: violence, rape.

Ch.1 - The Circle - Tachikawa's biggest rival in the fighting club is Furuda, who refuses to join! But Tachikawa can't help wanting to get closer to Furuda anyway, even though Furuda seems unwilling to let him in. But when Furuda gets the impression Tachikawa has started dating another guy, suddenly it's Furuda's turn to chase after Tachikawa. Trigger warning: attempted rape. Ch.2 - The Box - After Andou's longtime love(Tachikawa, above) ended in heartbreak, he feels like moping around, but he doesn't have any time for it since now the very tall student Higa is following him everywhere and trying to date him. Andou says he's not interested, but Higa says that Andou is the type to be loved more than love others, so he should just let Higa love him. Trigger warnings: rape, bondage. Ch.3-6 - Blood Hope - Hisae is an ordinary middle-aged man who accidentally summoned the demon Hakuo one day. Hakuo insists that Hisae make a wish and he'll grant it and take Hisae's soul, but Hisae says he doesn't want anything, beginning their life together with the two men and Hisae's daughter and granddaughter. Trigger warning: child death.

Ran is a struggling college student who enjoys her job at a cafe that her favorite author, Mikami, frequents. But when her family falls into bigger financial troubles, her friend convinces her to try a job as a sugar baby while promising she won't have to do anything she's not comfortable with. But when Mikami sees her get roofied on her first date, he intervenes and then offers to become her new sugar daddy instead, to protect her. Trigger warning: drug(roofie/aphrodisiac).

Shinonome Nagi is a college student who secretly loves reading erotic novels, and one day he meets his favorite erotic novelist, Shidou Tatsuo! When Shindou teases him saying Nagi is a kid who would come from a kiss, Nagi refuses, so Shidou ends up making good on the offer. After that, Shidou suggests Nagi keep coming around to help give him inspiration for his newest novel, and Nagi agrees. Trigger warnings: dubcon, train groper, somnophilia.

Ryo is a bartender who wards off unwanted advances by saying he's "dried up," and can't get it up. His friend from university, Umezaki, is a total player who comes to the bar to show off his new conquest every night, until one day he frantically comes to Ryo saying he can't get it up! Ryo is wary of getting involved with Umezaki again after they had a bad breakup in university, but he just can't say no... A stupid misunderstanding, but otherwise pretty good plot and interesting characters. No trigger warnings.