sadslime's manga / #Straight to gay(32)

Shousuke always comforts his university friend Tomoki after his breakups, but this time Shousuke kissed him. Surprisingly, it went well and Tomoki wants to date him, but now Shousuke has cold feet. This one depicts the uncertainty and anxiety of starting a new relationship well, but the characters didn’t stand out to me. No trigger warnings.

Yuto gets rejected by a girl for not being manly enough, so he hits up a gym where he runs into Kitagawa, the most handsome man he's ever seen! He's sure he wants a body like that, so he signs up and ends up getting Kitagawa as his personal trainer. Meanwhile, Kitagawa is a power bottom who's used to playing around, and Yuto is exactly his type, so his sexual frustration is on the rise with each of Yuto's innocent reactions. But is it really just admiration Yuto feels for Kitagawa's hot bod? These two are adorable, I love how into Yuto Kitagawa is even when he is convinced it won't happen, and I love how innocent and sweet Yuto is. Very cute, no trigger warnings.

Nagatora is a host for the money, but the women stress him out! So when his longtime hairdresser, Reina, offers to help him destress with drinks, he goes all out lets himself get taken in by Reina’s maneater side. But even though Reina’s not the type for commitment and Nagatora isn’t gay, they both find that they keep coming back. So what is this, exactly? Some fun character development for both and really pretty art, so it makes for a good read. Trigger warning: drunk sex.

Ch.1-3 - Kawasaki is overworked at the office, so on a whim, he books a maid escort service only to find it's a man who arrives. But after giving Nao a shot, he's hooked and starts to want even more. Trigger warning: sex work. Ch.4-6 - Italian chef Atsushi is shocked when his young temp worker, Eita, confesses to him, and though he tries to reject him, Eita is just too persistent! But even though Atsushi starts to return Eita's feelings, how can he accept Eita's love if it risks ruining his future? I like this second couple a lot, and I like that Atsushi's worries are legitimate and not your typical "but he could be normal and have a family!" stuff you often see in mangas. No trigger warnings.

Sagawa Taiichi is a good-natured but impetuous college student who falls (literally) into the life of Sugihara Kouhei, a law student with a bad reputation due to his hearing disability. They agree to trade note-taking for lunches, and soon they become closer and Taichi gets Kouhei to laugh again, gradually opening him back up. But as they continue through school, jobs, and relationships, it can feel like everything is pulling them apart. A longer but very well written story about a pure love between two boys who seem to complete each other. I think the author went to a lot of effort to develop strong characters and to depict hearing impairment and deafness from multiple perspectives, and it shows. Trigger warning: discrimination.

Hisanori is an erotic author with no experience, so imagine his surprise when his fantasy about a woman on the bus asking him out comes to life! Everything is going swimmingly with him and Chika, his first every girlfriend, but when things start to get hot and heavy, how will Hisanori react to the revelation that she is actually a he? The fact that everything goes as well as it does for Chika feels very much like wish fulfillment, but hey, that's fun sometimes too. It doesn't exactly stand out to me, but it's a fun, quick read. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-2 - Rose-colored Research with the Flower Eater - Kuzunoha has been trying to create the "shining rose" ever since he offered one to his childhood love only to have her inexplicably eat it, but he's run out of funding. Enter Mitsurou, his new benefactor and Kuzunoha's first love in fact who happens to be a flower-eater (associated with vampires in Japan) who has always been searching for the taste of the delicious flower from that time. No trigger warnings. Ch.3 - Congenital WILD! - Tatsuhiko has always lived by instinct, and this time his instincts are drawing him to his basketball teammate, the popular Kokami. No trigger warnings. Ch.4 - So Happy? - Atsushi was happily married for one month before his wife left him for a host saying he was too boring. Atsushi decides to get his revenge on that host only to find that the host has misunderstood and fallen in love with him. Trigger warnings: sex work, dubcon. Ch.5-6 - Asa and Mitya - Asa is gay, Mitya is a former delinquent, and they've been a happy couple for years now. A slice of life and how they met. Trigger warning: mention of suicide.

Office worker Kaga ran to the police station and confessed to murder one night, only to realize it was all a dream. The policeman on duty, Seto, is more than understanding and suggests that Kaga can come talk to him whenever he has nightmares from now on. As they spend more time together, Seto is happy to have a new friend, but Kaga isn't sure he can be a good friend since he's gay and already head over heels for Seto. Very cute, no trigger warnings.

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.

Takayuki isn't good at expressing his love. That's why he stole his former classmate Kiyotake's girlfriend in high school and told him he didn't even want her, then went to a different university hoping to cut ties. But when they run into each other again by chance, Kiyotake starts to get closer, causing Takayuki to make terrible decisions to run from him. Trigger warning: violence.