sadslime's manga / #Shounen Ai(35)

(Ch.1-2) Koori ga Tokeru no wo Matteru - High schooler Mitsuya ends up standing on a street known for gay pickups where he meets officeworker Saito. Saito takes him to a hotel and jerks off in front of him, and Mitsuya decides he wants to know Saito better and insists on exchanging contact info and worming his way into Saito's life. But Saito isn't sure it's right for a gay man ten years older to influence a young boy's future like this. No trigger warnings. (Ch.3-4.5) Maigo-Kun - Nao is a young gay guy who sees an elementary kid sitting on the street by himself. The boy, Shouta, refuses to say anything about himself, so Nao takes him home only to then learn that Shouta is a ghost. He enlists the help of a classmate who is known to see ghosts wanting to help Shouta pass on peacefully, but Shouta doesn't like this new person intruding on their life. No trigger warnings.

Stories about hybrid children, like dolls that come to life according to their master's affection. Extra: Backstory for Kuroda, Seya, and Tsukishima as childhood friends, continued in Ch.3a-3b. Ch.1 - Young Kotaro picked up hybrid child Hazuki from the garbage and raised him lovingly, only to have Hazuki grow up to be a total nag. But when Hazuki's lifespan seems to be running out, Kotaro is desperate to keep him around a little longer. Ch.2 - Yuzu is a hybrid child living with retired swordsman Seya, but he's distressed by his lack of growth. When Seya's war torn pass comes back to hurt him again, Yuzu realizes that by shielding him from the painful and sad parts of the world, Seya has also kept him from growing, and he asks Seya to open up. Ch.3a - The story of Kuroda, the man who invented hybrid children, as a young man who went to war and lost his childhood friend and love. (This is the only chapter with anything explicit) Trigger warnings: war, suicide. Ch.3b - Kuroda's story continued, several years later when his first hybrid child learns to speak and reminds him of the one he'd modeled them after all along.

Yuu loves his older neighbor, Tsubaki, who has been with him practically all his life. Since Yuu accidentally injured Tsubaki and left a scar as a baby, he decided he had to take responsibility for Tsubaki by always being with him, and even being his lover! Tsubaki loves spending time with his cute younger neighbor, but he fails to realize just how serious Yuu is. Very cute so far. No trigger warnings.

The 9-year-old young master is very interested in his student Tanaka who came from Japan, and one day when he sees Tanaka with his hair down, that interest turns to love. But it's hard to be a 9-year-old in love, especially when no one notices your feelings. Very cute. No trigger warnings.

Depressed man gets stabbed, sees an angel, later has that angel as his roommate with amnesia.

Mother forces ml to dress as a woman to keep him out of succession war, lawyer tries to take him to meet his dad

Kiyo has just entered school for civil service in the capital when he gets lost in front of a huge mansion. The owner, Ozaki, notices Kiyo and says he knows his grandpa, then invites him to live in the mansion. As the two live together in the mansion, Kiyo learns that Ozaki is a fox spirit who claims to hate humans, but he's kind and Kiyo starts to develop feelings, even as he worries Ozaki only sees his grandfather in him. Cute story with good visuals. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-3 - Hayato is a student with a communication disorder who runs into a shady dealer of humanoid pets called "novalis" mistreating one of his wares. Hayato can't help but take the reject novalis made up of DNA from several different animals, and that's how he ends up taking care of Kuro. Although Hayato is anxious, he quickly finds that taking care of little Kuro gives meaning to his life, but when Kuro has a sudden growth spurt caused by his desire to be closer to Hayato, Hayato no longer knows how to treat him, and a novalis doctor steps, telling Hayato that if he can't accept Kuro now, he needs to let him go. An interesting setup that was a good read, but felt a bit rushed. No trigger warnings, but the mental age gap between Kuro and Hayato is bit awkward. Ch.4-5 - A spin-off about the doctor who treated Kuro that shows how he met his assistant Aki, a novalis who he picked up one rainy night who had a dark past in which he was used as a sex slave by his former master, and still ran away out of fear of hurting that person due to his genetic makeup. Another interesting story that added some depth to this world, but it really felt like this setting deserved more time to be fully fleshed out. Trigger warning: sex slave.

When Mamoru was in 6th grade, his longtime best friend Kana confessed to him, and Mamoru panicked and broke his heart with cruel words, only to have Kana move away the next day leaving him regretting it ever since. Now in high school, Mamoru has moved to the city to live in a dorm for the first time hoping to meet Kana, and to his great fortune, his roommate turns out to be Kana. Kana falls right back into the rhythm of taking care of Mamoru, and everything is great between them until Kana kisses Mamoru during their first night together and refuses to acknowledge it or listen to Mamoru's apology. After that, Kana starts hanging out with old friends and staying out at night, and Mamoru realizes how much he doesn't know about his friend's last three years, though he's desperate to bridge that gap. A sweet story with realistic emotions. Trigger warning: homophobia.

Multiple stories about anthropomorphized bugs, mostly centered on Shiori, a spider who no longer eats other bugs, and his friends. Ch.01.1-01.3, 01.7-2.2 - Shiori (spider) finds two male Japanese honeybees (Honey and Bee) have unexpectedly moved into his house (web) after being chased out by the stronger female bees. He takes them in, recalling when he previously took in a butterfly with a torn wing, Midori, and fell in love, as well as two ladybugs, leading him to stop eating other insects, before Shiori was taken away by another spider. But when Shiori hears Midori may still be alive, he and all his friends are determined to bring Midori home. Cute story. Trigger warning: forced confinement. Ch.01.4-01.6 - Akira has a mild sun allergy, so he hates staying inside every summer. But this year a cicada, Natsume, who has heard his voice while hibernating below the ground until now has emerged, and he wants to use his brief time on earth to mate with Akira. Akira isn't sold, but will Natsume win him over. Trigger warning: death. Ch.2.3 - The story of Arou, the spider who stole Midori, and how he became so mistrustful of other bugs, as well as his subordinate Shirogane who loves him, but Arou refuses to believe it. Trigger warning: betrayal, violence. Ch.2.4 - The story of Mutsuki, who moved to Tokyo and found a strange, non-human tenant living in his apartment who he called Kuro, but the two began living together happily anyway. But when Mutsuki faces a possible transfer that might make him leave Kuro behind, Kuro has to decide whether to reveal his true nature as a cockroach. No trigger warnings. Ch.2.5 - Extras