sadslime's manga / #Shounen Ai(41)

Ch.1-2 - The Pure Merman - The merman Sango has it rough working as a human to help provide for his siblings, especially since mermaids can never lie, or they'll turn into foam. After being demoted again, Sango ends up working for the president Minami, who quickly learns that Sango is a mermaid and can't lie and becomes enamored of his honest way of life. Cute and comedic. Trigger warning: cheating. Ch.3 - Hercules? Hercules! - Hercules is a Hercules beetle who just wants to comfort and help Keita, the human who cares for him and his other bugs so well that it keeps interfering with his relationship. The bug god gives Hercules the chance, transforming him into a human and tasking him with teaching Keita how to be considerate of others. Should he succeed, he can stay a human with Keita, but if he fails, it's back to bug life for him. An odd premise, but Hercules is very cute and sweet. No trigger warnings. Ch.4-5 - The White Snake and the Prince - The white snake Shiro has been kicked out of the forest by other animals who don't like his strange coloring. He's sad, but that's when he runs into Ohji, a human who tells him he was searching for the beautiful white snake to keep him from being captured by humans who want to put him in a shrine. But Shiro is so happy to have found his "prince," he takes human form and offers to be the god of the shrine! Also very cute. Trigger warning: kidnapping. Ch.6 - Busted! The Ombudsman Club - Hazuki, the sudent council president, is trying to disband the ombudsman club, which is really a ghost fighting club led by his childhood friend Mei. Hazuki says it's because they just mess around and no one knows what they do, but really, he's worried Mei is putting himself in harm's way fighting ghosts. But when Hazuki follows to see what the club does, he ends up getting in harm's way, himself. Trigger warning: mention of murder, mention of suicide. Ch.7 -Shall We Study? - Nozomi has been accepted to a prestigious cram school, so he goes to check it out. But while being guided by Kurogawa, he finds every classroom to be some kind of boy love fantasy between the teachers and students and gets totally freaked out. He finally says he'd only stay if Kurogawa could be his teacher, but to his surprise, Kurogawa says that could be arranged. This one is weird and felt like it was missing some supernatural element that never got explained. Trigger warning: power dynamic (teacher/student), noncon. Ch.8 - Found Love With You - Shino is a student who just can't remember things he doesn't care about and Yamato is his best friend. The only problem is, Shino is feeling awkward ever since he kissed Yamato and told him he forgot about it the next day, while Yamato seems to suddenly hate him! No trigger warnings.

Arata Hasumi is a shy boy making his college debut thanks to encouragement from his online friend, Yukino-chan. Arata is really excited to meet the sweet and kind girl he's befriended, only to find out "she" is actually the upperclassman Hiroki Yukino, a very cool and smooth boy. Still, Hiroki is kind to Arata and invites him into the outdoors club, but as the two get closer, Arata realizes that his feelings for "Yukino-chan" the girl have only gotten stronger since meeting Hiroki the man. But when he tries to get closer, the kind and friendly Hiroki suddenly draws a very clear line between them. Trigger warning: mention of cheating.

Sona Isseth is a fallen nobleman who was kicked out by his brother and runs a clothes shop on his own, but his wish to attend a big party and eat a lot of food was granted one night, and he wound up at the party dressed as a woman. That’s when his regular customer, Lustar Arheilin, asked him for a dance. After the dance, Sona ran away, but Lustar found him at his shop, and now Lustar keeps coming around to court Sona’s “sister.” Fun little twist on Cinderella, but not sure if it will ever be completed. No trigger warnings.

A selection of short stories, almost all shounen ai (Ch.2 depicts a sex scene), about lovers with a personality gap. Ch.1 - Only I Know Chief Iwatsugi! - Shimizu is always getting scolded by his demon boss Iwatsuji at work, but he doesn't mind because secretly he and his boss are dating, and at home Iwatsuji is a total cutie. No trigger warnings. Ch.2 - Adorable Liar - High schooler Tanoi has a crush on his straight-laced classmate Mizuno, so he tells his anonymous friend that he's going to confess on the last day of school. He does and gets shot down hard, so he agrees to go sleep with his anonymous friend to get over it only to find out the friend and Mizuno are actually the same. No trigger warnings. Ch.3 - Non-stop Zaizen-kun - Poor student Hida finds an expensive wallet in his shoe box that the other students assume he stole from rich classmate Zaizen. But it turns out that Zaizen is in love with Hida and this was his weird way of giving him a matching wallet. No trigger warnings. Ch.4 - The Right Way to Shorten Our Distance - Actor Kashiwara doesn't understand why his popular and affable manager, Tsubaki, is so kind to everyone but so distant with him! But when he tries to shorten the distance, he learns that Tsubaki is a way bigger fan than he thought. No trigger warnings. Ch.5, 11- Akaoni-kun's Rice Ball - Katori is a salaryman who ends up with no choice but to buy lunch from a nearby restaurant with a terrifying chef, Akaoni. But after he tries the food he's hooked, and when he comes back, he finds out that Akaoni is anything but scary underneath it all. No trigger warnings. Ch.6 - It's Your Fault for Being so Suggestive! - Chitose noticed that his childhood friend Nao has a crush on him recently, so he's been teasing him with it while waiting for the right moment to confess. But Nao has enough of it and turns the tables on him. No trigger warnings. Ch.7 - About a Guy Called "Matsubara" - Suzuki is a serious loner-type student, and popular student Matsubara always seems to be bothering him about something. But really the two are dating, and Matsubara is a little bit of a yandere. Trigger warning: obsessive behavior. Ch.8 - Tell Me About Your Fingers - Beauty school stuent Souta has a huge hand fetish, and right now he's into the cool loner Kodomori's hands. But when Kodomori finds out about it and calls him creepy, Souta is mortified, only to find Kodomori using it to sadistically tease him later. No trigger warnings. Ch.9 - My Roommate's an Android? - Ayukawa heard that his dormmate Hadano never changes expressions, so people call him an android, but Ayukawa is determined to get closer. But when he finds out about Hadano's dog who passed, he finally gets to see the emotionless Hadano let his guard down and act cute. No trigger warnings. Ch.10 - Do You Understand What You're Doing Senpai? - Ritsu and Fujieda are childhood friends who started dating before going to separate colleges. This episode shows them the morning after as the airheaded Fujieda becomes reliable and cool in the face of Ritsu's tears at the thought of being lonely without him. No trigger warnings.

In a fantasy world where those with white hair are revered as "white harts," the soldier Ileweth finds an abused white hart who was kept secretly in a village and saves him, naming him Alta. The childlike and sweet Alta becomes attached to Ileweth even when he's taken to the palace, but their peaceful times together can't last as white harts must marry royalty. Alta is heartbroken to hear he can't marry Ileweth, and the two of them are going to be separated unless Ileweth risks everything to keep them together. I like this story a lot and I think overall, it's very well done, but I got a little whiplash from the sudden (SPOILER WARNING) freaking amnesia in the most recent chapter? Like what is this, a soap opera?? But mad props to the one who finally updated, thank you so much. Trigger warnings: abuse, forced confinement, discrimination, implied rape.

Tomoya Ishida is a young man with little ambition working at a magazine when he's assigned to work with the famous chef and food correspondent, Ayumu Mitsuya. The much older and openly gay man instantly charms Tomoya, but Tomoya knows he needs to keep things professional between them in order to stay close to Mitsuya, at all. But when Mitsuya's ex comes back into the picture, Tomoya can no longer just sit back and watch. Very cute with some really solid character moments. I especially like that the ex felt like a real person and not just a plot device. Trigger warning: mention of cheating.

Yoshiro is popular with girls, but he's in love with his best friend, Dai. Dai, on the other hand, is just jealous of Yoshiro's popularity. Yoshiro gets frustrated after a mixer and drags the airheaded Dai into a hotel and pins him down on the bed, but Dai STILL doesn't get it. But then Dai gets a girlfriend, and finally, he starts to notice his own feelings. Trigger warning: light dubcon, lying/manipulation.

After a war between clans, the clan leader's son, Heuk, is sent the daughter of the losing clan's leader as his bride to ensure peace between them. Little does he know, the bride was replaced with her twin brother, Jayeon, who has instructions to kill Heuk. Although his clan doesn't trust Jayeon, Heuk can't help but pity the poor child when he sees how young his bride is, and his pity touches Jayeon's heart, so that he wants to stay there forever. The only problem is that their clans still intend to go back to war, so if they really want to stay together, they can't stay there. Also Heuk still doesn't know Jayeon is a boy. Trigger warnings: abuse, child bride.

Aoi adores his younger stepbrother, Haruto, and he's taken care of him for the last ten years since their parents died. But when Haruto turns 18, he confesses his love to Aoi, causing the relationship to suddenly shift between them as Aoi has to decide what he wants their futures to look like. Also Aoi is a teacher at Haruto's school. This one was fine and had a healthy relationship for a pseudo-incest story, but it wasn't super memorable. Trigger warning: incest(stepsiblings).

Eun Oh has the ability to see people's guardian spirits, but his ability has only isolated him from others. But when new student Jae Hwi sits next to Eun Oh, he realizes that being near Eun Oh makes his headaches go away, so despite the warnings of others, he wants nothing more to get close to Eun Oh. Meanwhile, their guardian spirits, Hong and Jae Seok, are also falling in love. This story had a lot of potential and I liked all the characters, but I feel like it needed more chapters to make everything really make sense. Trigger warning: bullying