sadslime's manga / #Yaoi(609)

Harumi needs money, so when a businessman offers to pay him to be a bodyguard, it seems too good to be true. And when he offers even more for a physical relationship so much the better. But it gets complicated when Harumi starts to catch feels. Seme straight up rapes the uke and lies to him about it, and they pretty much shrug it off, so it’s hard to come back from that. Trigger warnings: rape, drunk sex, lies/manipulation, violence.

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.

Kishi gets plastered after losing his best friend to marriage only to wake up to the cute young bartender, Nao taking care of him. Nao makes Kishi realize he was actually in love with his friend and offers "hug therapy," to make him feel better. But when this becomes a regular thing between them, Kishi starts to wonder if his "always alone" lifestyle is really enough. Cute characters, good progression, and nice character growth for an all around fun read. No trigger warnings.

Tsukushi has finally had enough of his live in boyfriend Toui and he leaves, but cutting ties is harder than he thought. As he reminisces about what went wrong in their relationship, he can’t seem to put Toui behind him, and Toui isn’t ready to give up at all. The depiction of the frustration and heartache of a breakup was really well done and got me right in the heart, and it has a fluffy and sweet ending. Easily a new favorite. Trigger warnings: drunk sex.

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.

Arata maintains the perfect image of a popular college guy with a girlfriend all to hide that he's gay, but after kissing a "geek," Yamato for a punishment game, he can't get the guy out of his head and becomes a regular at the gay bar where Yamato works. They start sleeping together regularly, but how will Arata maintain his perfect image, and what are they, anyway? Pretty basic in the closet first love story. The characters didn't grip me, but I do like the art, especially the way the seme is drawn. Trigger warnings: noncon, threats of outing

Ren's a high school student in love with his best friend, but after waking up with his sister's boyfriend mistakenly entering his bed, he finds himself interacting more with Kazuya, who offers to "help him out" by touching him. As their relationship progresses, Kazuya moves from playing with Ren to feeling guilty for what he's done to him as he realizes he's causing Ren to relive his own trauma. This story is interesting, and I enjoyed it, but at the end of the day, there's no defending Kazuya as a male lead. Trigger warnings: noncon, cheating, rape, statutory rape.

High school student Akira likes to cruise at a gay bar to find nightly parters, and he ends up getting propositioned by a businessman, Goto, who offers to pay any price. Akira’s interested, and the two meet several times. But Goto chose Akira in the first place because of his resemblance to Goto's high school crush, and as they grow closer, this and the repeated payments whenever they meet start to make Akira increasingly uncomfortable causing him to rethink their future. Both the main characters are really cute, and I love their interactions. Trigger warnings: sex work, statutory rape.

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.

Shiina(omega) is a bellboy who's always dreamed of becoming a concierge after one helped him when he was crying as a child. But omegas aren't allowed to work in this hotel, so he takes advantage of his mild symptoms to pass himself off as a beta, until he meets Toujou(alpha), the very man he admires, and goes into heat! Toujou admires Shina's dedication, so he promises to hide his gender and help him with the new symptoms of his heats, but as the two grow closer, Shina realizes that Toujou may be putting his own career in jeopardy for him. These two are adorable, if a bit cliche. It's a fun omegaverse read. Trigger warnings: light dubcon (just regular heat stuff), discrimination.