sadslime's manga / #Straight to gay(34)

Sousuke is too much of a player, so his mom sends him to the countryside to live with his cousin’s family for the rest of high school. He agrees, eager to reunite with his first love Minori-chan, but it turns out she is a he! Sousuke falls in love all over again, but despite his efforts to win Minori over, Minori’s past traumas are holding him back.

Sakura is a gay man but decides to try marriage counseling after his sister gets married and makes him yearn for that happiness. Unfortunately, the one to take his request is Yuusuke, a boy Sakura used to look after who announces to the world that he's gay! Yuusuke grew up too handsome for Sakura to handle, and the more they work together, the more he begins to seem like Sakura's perfect prince... No trigger warnings, just fluff!

Hasuki and Inukai meet at a matchmaking party and instantly hit it off! So well, in fact, that they end up in bed together later that night. Inukai quickly realizes that Hasuki is the one, but trauma from Hasuki’s failed marriage and worry about Inukai’s daddy issues complicate things. A sweet love with good communication. Trigger warning: dubcon (drunk)

Bookstore owner Azuma is used to getting dumped for his addiction to sex shop services, but when his younger coworker Shu (aka Robo-kun) confesses to him despite this, he can't help but wonder why. Shu gradually wins Azuma over with his personality gap and excellent sex skills, and Azuma finds it harder and harder to find reasons they shouldn't date. Second story involves the school idol deciding to force a boy he's interested in into a relationship to avoid the overbearing attention of all his female fans and is full of wacky hijinks.

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.

Akira's had a longtime unrequited love for his childhood friend Naoto that comes to an end when Naoto announces his (shotgun) wedding. Unfortunately, while drowning his sorrows with alcohol, Naoto's younger brother Haruto appears, and Akira drunkenly half-assaults him. However, Haruto comes to realize he likes Akira after all, and the two begin a relationship with Akira still unsure if and when to tell him about his longtime crush on Naoto. Trigger warnings: drunk sex, noncon, statutory rape(?)

(Ch 1-2) Yuuta fell in love with his brother’s friend Souichi years ago during their tutoring sessions, but he’s settled with being sex friends since Souichi’s already in love with Yuuta’s brother. But when Yuuta sees Souichi and his brother together, he can’t take it anymore and finally confronts him. A couple of cute idiots who make for a silly couple. Trigger warning: implied statutory rape. (Ch. 3-4) Yuuta’s long-suffering friend Saitou has been protecting him from shady guys for years, so when Yuuki first gets close to him, he’s sure it’s another weirdo after his friends. But Yuuki won’t be deterred and insists on being his friend, and maybe more. I’m glad to see a really good and protective friend who wasn’t secretly in love, and it’s great that he gets a happy ending. No trigger warnings. (Ch. 5-6) Chef Toyoguchi’s friend Ohshima is so perfect it’s depressing to be around him, but at least Toyoguchi has him beat at cooking! Until it turns out Ohshima can totally cook for himself, but he hid it to get closer to Toyoguchi. This couple didn’t really interest me, besides which Ohshima looks almost identical to the first seme. Still, no big problems with it. No trigger warnings.

Akio loves his childhood friend Ryousuke who comes to take care of him every day, but he knows Ryousuke only pampers him in place of the family he doesn’t yet have. Akio is determined to hide his feelings so they can always remain friends, but when his work friend stirs Ryousuke up, some things have to change. This story is fine but not outstanding to me. The uke is not likable but his feelings are realistic enough to make you feel for him, and the seme is cute. No trigger warnings.

(Ch 1) Kazuaki fell in love with Rika at first sight, confessed, and now they’re dating, but Kazu has no confidence in their relationship because he doesn’t see why Rika agreed to date him! So how will he handle rumors of his lover being a playboy who will sleep with anyone and toss them away? (Ch 2 & 4) Yukiharu never got over the death of his cat Dorasuke, so when the cat comes back six years later as a human, they’re quick to fall in love! Only problem is, the god who let Dorasuke return gave him the condition that if they sleep together, he’ll turn into foam, so they’ll have to hold off. But what will they do when Dorasuke’s disappearance seems imminent anyway? (Ch 3) English teacher Yukimura just confessed to the single father working at a nearby flowershop, Shida, and he’s on edge waiting for an answer. But before Shida can reply, issues with his daughter’s custody make him seek comfort in Yukimura. After what seems like a one night stand, will Yukimura be receptive to Shida’s true feelings?

Hideo’s a cram school teacher who found out his friend is dating one of his students, Tomohisa. Oddly, this brings Hideo and Tomohisa closer together, until Tomohisa gets his heart broken leaving Hideo to pick up the pieces. But Hideo was already struggling to keep his feelings for Tomohisa in check, so how far will he dare to go? Tomohisa is so cute, it makes it fun to read for his sake, and it’s nice to get to see so much of their relationship over time. Trigger warnings: cheating, statutory rape, drunk sex.