sadslime's manga / #Pretty uke(12)

After getting stabbed by his former lover, Nao's saved by a Yakuza, Kurou, and told to repay his debts. But as they get closer the realities of living life as a Yakuza seem to make a relationship impossible. I like the main couple well enough, but I really like the side couple and wish there was more of them! Trigger warnings: blood, violence.

Chikage is the son of a yakuza boss who gets spoiled in everything, except the one thing he really wants—the second-in-command Aizawa's love! Since he assumes Aizawa is straight, he figures the only way for them to stay together is for him to take over the clan, but his father and Aizawa both are having none of it. So when Aizawa finally offers Chikage a bet that he has one month to seduce Aizawa and if he succeeds Aizawa will help him but if he fails, Chikage will give it up forever, Chikage jumps at the chance thinking it may be his only opportunity to touch the person he loves. But even though Aizawa seems to go along, he won't go all away due to reasons of his own that he absolutely doesn't want Chikage to know. Chikage is one of the prettiest ukes you'll see and he's also an innocent sweetheart, while Aizawa is pretty much your basic tough, handsome seme. So it's an okay story with some great eye candy. Trigger warning: attempted rape.

Tamao is a prostitute in post-war Japan, but one day while totally smashed, he thinks he sees his dead lover returned to him! When he wakes up, he later finds it was actually his lover's younger brother Gorou, who has come to find him and declare his love. Though Tamao is hesitant, Gorou takes him up on the challenge to "make me fall in love with you," and starts coming to Tamao's part of town every day until he's won over. Tamao is beautiful and believable, and his story is heartbreaking. Trigger warnings: sex work, rape, violence/gore.

Wizard Dia is sent to break the captive demon Bahamut and make him his kin, which he does using carnal pleasure. Only much to Bahamut's dismay, it turns out Dia is a slut with plenty of demon kin to go around. Bahamut overcomes his intital disappointment and tries his best to support Dia as he does his best to keep peace between humans and demons. But the king Dia answers to has a different goal than peace in mind. Dia is beautiful and the story is silly but still touching at the end. I also really like the different types of demons, even if they don't get a lot of time. Trigger warnings: noncon, sex work(?), harem.

Ch.1-4, 6 - If the Shoe Fits: Yota is a shoe store manager who loves shoes so much, he's envisioned his perfect pair of legs to wear them. Imagine his surprise when those perfect legs actually exist, and they belong to his male part-timer, Chika. He loses his cool and makes a move on Chika, and Chika is all for going forward, but Yota worries he likes Chika's legs but not Chika himself. Trigger warning: power dynamic, fetish. Ch.5 - First Love Again - Yuma's first love, Ritsuka, moved overseas, but now he's back in Yuma's class, and Yuma fell in love at first sight yet again! Yuma can't keep his fantasies under control, and when Ritsuka gets groped in front of him on a train, it really pushes him over the edge. Trigger warnings: noncon (train groper).

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.

(Ch.1-2) Soga has his hands full tutoring a class of remedial students, especially since pretty boy Keita confesses to him every day. But when he gets fed up and takes it out on Keita, he realizes just how serious Keita was being. Trigger warnings: statutory rape, molestation, sexual harassment. (Ch.3-4) Four years ago, teacher Agi broke up with Kaiya, student at his cram school, at graduation, after which Kaiya ran away from home and disappeared from his life. Now Kaiya is back just as suddenly asking for a place to stay, and Agi can't help but want to be close to him, even though he knows it's for the best they stay broken up. No real trigger warnings, except for Kaiya's insane jealousy towards a baby.

Subaru is a rock star who attracts masochists, so he plays the sadist in bed, but really, he wants to know what it's like to feel the pain. One day his band mates bring him to a bar, and Subaru catches the bartender, Ryunosuke's, attention. Ryunosuke can see right through to what Subaru really wants, and they have amazing compatability, but their relationship is a bit ambiguous, and Subaru isn't sure he's ready to fully accept his masochist self. Their relationship is fine, but I did really like the confession scene at the end. Trigger warning: choking, S&M.

Haru and Io have been friends since high school, when Haru saved Io from an attempted rape and Io started trailing after him ever since. Now they work together and go out for drinks every week, but when Io's coworkers ask if it's because he's gay, he's shocked. That leads to Haru being shocked, because he thought Io had been trailing after him this whole time because he liked him! They have a cute and interesting dynamic. I think it takes a skilled author to have me going back and forth between "Haru is such a good friend and takes such good care of him!" and "Dang, Haru's kind of an asshole," within a few pages. Trigger warning: attempted rape.

Aiji is a government worker who spots the beautiful Akira getting groped on the train one day and helps him out. Then, when Akira notices Aiji has gotten hard, Akira takes him to a hotel and ends up "helping him out." After that, Aiji wants to start a relationship with Akira, but Akira is only interested in casual relationships due to his personality of putting on a facade to please whoever he's with. But when Aiji turns down a transfer because of Akira and Akira cuts him off completely, Aiji has to really break through Akira's walls or lose him forever. Not sure why this one is so low rated. It wasn't my favorite by any means, but I did really like Akira's pretty character design and the central conflict wasn't bad, it just ended up kind of being force fed to you by a brother character instead of having the characters get to it naturally. Trigger warning: noncon (train groper).