sadslime's manga / #Older FL x younger ML(3)

Nadeshiko gets cheated on so she buys a house in the countryside which happens to be managed by younger man, Mao. Though a bit flippant, he also happens to be perfect at taking care of her and quickly wins her heart. Short and sweet if not all that believable. No smut, despite what the tags say, just a scene in underwear.

Fuuka's never had a boyfriend but after one bad experience, she gets drunk and spends the night at the bartender Rintarou's house. He's ten years younger, but she decides to shoot her shot by joining his grandma's pottery class. It's a decent story, and I'm not sure why it's not more highly rated, except maybe that it's aimed at adults but has no smut. I liked how her anxiety and hesitation in the relationship was depicted so accurately, and Rintarou kept me guessing along with her. My only complaint was that it fell into a common Shoujo trap where after everthing goes wrong, everyone has to tell off the FL so she can suddenly change and try harder, which I think is dumb and played. At least Rintarou got told off too. 4/5 decent romance, no trigger warnings