sadslime's manga / #Roommates(37)

Twins Kai and Rei make their childhood bully Mutsuki into their pet to get their revenge. But as Mutsuki starts to fall for them, he finds it harder to understand what they really want. Very smutty sex scenes, though they don't go all the way until the last chapter. Story is nothing special but it's fine. Trigger warnings: noncon, coercion.

After his wife leaves him, Nogami restarts his life working at a cat cafe where he comes across regular, Kume, whom he befriends. Upon finding out that Kume has nowhere to go, Nogami invites him to stay at his home. The two get closer, but Nogami fears he will make the same mistakes if he starts another relationship. Trigger warning: dubcon.

(Ch 1-3) A kid raised by his grandparents falls in love with his cute uncle. A little too much comedy with not much substance, and the characters don't stand out. Trigger warning: statutory rape. (Ch 4-5) A failed confession from a kouhai to his senpai who got him into basketball leads to a 4 year long unrequited love with his friend and roommate, or so he thinks. This one is cuter and I like the relationship, especially how it progressed since high school. No trigger warnings.

A couple of bodyguards for a young heir fall in love! Super adorable and well written with great art. I loved it. No trigger warnings.

Junichi was drowning his sorrows in a bar after a bad breakup when he happened to run into his childhood friend, Shizuru, seemingly getting forcefully propositioned. Junichi was once a delinquent after being ostracized for his sexuality in his hometown, and Shizuru and his policeman father had saved him, so Junichi wants to pay them back. But after dragging Shizuru home with him, he finds out that the innocent kid he once knew has changed and now has fun with whoever will have him. After some twists and turns that result in them living together, it finally comes out that Shizuru felt abandoned by Junichi, who left before he could become attracted to the still very young Shizuru. But with everything out in the open, where do they go from here, and how will they face the policeman father who saved Junichi and who Shizuru now resents? I know there's a lot in there, but that's because it's a good story! It has a lot of details and interesting characters with believable inner selves that make it really a great read. Trigger warnings: homophobia, bullying, false accusation.

Yukimura's always taken care of his sick younger brother on his own, and it's finally pushed him to sell his body. But just when he thinks he can't go through with it, he's saved by the worst possible person, his former high school teacher, Kurosu, who already saw him getting assaulted once in high school and mistook it for paid sex. But when Yukimura tries to chase him off by asking if he'll be his partner, Kurosu takes him up on that and drags him to his house where they have their first night. After that, Kurosu offers to take Yukimura in as a live-in housekeeper and pay him for sex, provided he not offer his services to anyone else. Yukimura needs the money so he goes for it, but just as he starts to settle into their life together, Kurosu asks him when he's going to leave, and Yukimura realizes that Kurosu may already have someone else. Honestly, the misunderstandings in this plot are stupid, but Yukimura is a really strong and interesting character, even if I can't personally respect the teacher. Trigger warnings: attempted assault, sex work.

Karim is just a basic thief working for a Robin Hood-esque gang, but at an illegal auction he runs into demi-human Asena up for sale, and when Asena attempts to escape, Karim can't help but intervene. He ends up housing Asena with him until they can put him on a boat home, but Asena wants nothing to do with him. Except, as it turns out, Asena's body can't help it. But as the two grow closer and start to learn about each others' worlds, they forget that Asena is still being pursued by the people who bought him in the first place. I really like Karim, one of the most standup semes I've seen in a while, and Asena is cute. The lore for Asena's village is also really cool, but the whole explanation for Asena's body 'transforming into a female' seems forced to me and took me out of it a bit. Still, a really good read. Trigger warnings: human(or demi-human) trafficking, noncon, kidnapping, drugs, attempted rape.

Dayo is an out of work manga artist who watches his favorite weatherman every day. Only that weatherman is actually his live-in boyfriend who totally financially supports him. Only problem is, Dayo doesn’t realize they’re dating and thinks it’s a slave contract. I honestly don’t like either of the main characters that much, so this one isn’t really for me. Trigger warning: mild bondage, threat of confinement.

While walking home, Shouma finds a drunk guy in the trash and can't help but take him in. Back at his house, he realizes the drunk is Ashida, a former classmate of his. Ashida broke up with his boyfriend and needs a place to stay, so Shouma offers, but now that they're living together, what does that make them when things start to get physical? Trigger warning: dubcon.

Minato is a friendly vet who finds an injured wolf on the street one night and takes him home. He later finds out that the wolf is actually the werewolf Iruma who turns into a wolf for the full moon each month, but he's lost his job and his house as a result of his condition. Minato quickly offers him work and a place to stay, following his policy that he can't stand by and do nothing if there's a "puppy in trouble." Iruma hates being treated like a dog, but he can't help but warm up to touchy Minato, despite his sadistic streak. But just when Iruma gets used to life with Minato, he stops turning into a werewolf, and he fears that Minato will lose interest and throw him away, just as he's been tossed aside before. I really like the cute dogs, although Minato is not my favorite seme. Trigger warnings: noncon, mild S&M.