sadslime's manga / #Rivals(7)

Yuuen and Emba are from rival tribes, so when Yuuen's tribe starts to fall behind in hunting, Yuuen's father has him dress as a woman to seduce Emba into sharing his spoils. It works, but Yuuen is wracked by guilt and jealousy over the trick. But Emba knew who Yuuen was all along, and he's not about to let him go. Chapter 4 includes the story of their fathers, Selem and Yuni, who also had a forbidden romance before deciding they couldn't go against the status quo, I guess. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1,6 - I Became a Captive to Your Charm! - Kanta has made a big mistake. After being secretly in love with his friend Ryou for years, one drunken night he let instinct take over and hid Ryou's clothes to keep him captive in his house. Ryou is pissed for a moment, but then he declares he just lost his job anyway, and Kanta needs to make this up to him, so he starts giving orders. The two settle into a routine living together, but Kanta can't handle the growing temptation. Trigger warning: forced confinement. Ch.2 - Devilish Friend - Takahiro and Naoto are friends in college known for their PDA, but when Takahiro mentions getting a girlfriend, Naoto tells him he won't be prepared in bed and lends him his porn collection to study up. To Takahiro's surprise, it includes gay porn, and realizing his friend is probably bi awakens new feelings in him. No trigger warnings. Ch.3 - If You Fall in Love, You Lose! - Sakuragi is a handsome and competent guy at the office, and yet Ookagi always seems to have him beat. Still, when they're put on a project together, he starts to notice how hard Ookagi works, and he really wants to prove himself, but when he lets the ball drop with his own subordinates due to that project, it's Ookagi who helps him out. But for some reason, what he wants in return is a kiss! No trigger warnings. Ch.4-5 - Crazy in Love - Takeru is a popular student getting accosted by some rando who thinks he stole his girlfriend when the school wild man Kotarou swoops in and suddenly announces he wants to make babies with Takeru. Takeru is perplexed but finds himself increasingly interested in Kotarou's kindness. No trigger warnings.

Rivals competitions escalate to sex stuff

Nanami is the student council president, and Godai is a chess club member who subs into every other club and challenges Nanami every day to different contests with the chess club budget on the line, only to be beaten soundly every time. When Godai learns Nanami's weakness, he uses it against him to win, but he feels terrible and demands one last contest to end it all - a masturbation contest. At this point, Nanami starts to suspect Godai likes him? No trigger warnings.

Ren is a popular actor who's no good with kids, so when he's assigned to work with the CEO's son, Yuu, for his next role, his manager arranges for Ren to live with Yuu for a week beforehand to help them get used to each other. On the first day, Ren meets Yuu's manager, Kei, and recognizes him as the former child actor he idolized who got him into acting. As Ren spends more time with Kei, his feelings change from admiration to love, but Kei is holding back due to his own complicated feelings toward Ren that stem from a time well before they first met. I loved this one. Very cute, especially Yuu. No trigger warnings.

One day while drinking at home with his office buddies, everyone suddenly has to leave and Kensuke is left alone with friend of a friend Matsui, the top dog of sales who has always given him a bit of a complex. The two get drunk and end up having a jerk off contest, and one thing leads to another. Before they know it, they're dating and navigating the complexities of an office relationship, Kensuke's jealousy, and Matsui's trauma about failed relationships. I honestly love this couple, I think they have some of the best chemistry of any couple I've read. Trigger warning: drunk sex.

Sena Yuujin has always payed special attention to his classmat Kamishiro Ren, a childhood friend of his governmentally assigned fated pair who seems to always be the best, but when Kamishiro happens upon Sena having sex, he goes into heat and both realize that he was actually an omega but his family hid it, even from him. Sena forcefully proposes to keep Kamishiro's secret if Kamishiro will sleep with him, which will also help disguise his omega pheromones, after which the two are at it all the time, even as Kamishiro hates himself for submitting to this sex that proves he's no longer an alpha. But when Sena announces he's breaking off his pairing with Kamishiro's childhood friend, Kamishiro reaches his breaking point and he's forced to confront exactly why it matters to him so much that he be an alpha, in the first place. The second volume shows their relationship 7 years later dealing with Sena's evil uncle. I think the subject matter for this one is rough, so don't read it if you're squeamish about sexual assault, but the characters and their inner turmoil are really well done. And while their relationship is dubious in the first half, it's pure gold in the second half, and I highly recommend. Trigger warnings: coercion, rape, attempted rape, discrimination, forced confinement. Ch.5.5-5.7-This is the side story of Kamishiro Rei's uncle, Kamishiro Sei, who realizes he may be an omega after Rei comes out to him. Meanwhile, he's taken on the case of alpha Takishiro Ruiji who confined and nearly killed his partner and is now living with him. When Sei stops taking the pills from his family doctor and goes into heat, the two sleep together, but Sei is afraid to let the world know he's an omega and to believe in the love of Ruiji. Not my favorite, I usually skip it. Trigger warnings: forced confinement, rape.