sadslime's manga / #bodyguard(11)

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.

Shiina Canan is a teen idol who helped out a homeless man, Mouze Masaomi, and offered to make him his bodyguard and sex friend, which Mouze agrees to. Mouze quickly becomes a huge part of Shiina's life, but his past with the yakuza threatens to come back to cause problems. Trigger warning: kidnapping.

Kyousuke is a former mercenary who just returned to Japan and immediately ran into, Lune, a CEO who he recognized as his wife in a former life. Kyousuke wants to brush off this connection between them, but Lune is adamant that he's not giving up on Kyousuke and he wants him to become his bodyguard. I like the idea of reincarnation stories, but this one didn't stick out to me. Trigger warning: violence, mention of death/suicide.

Kaoru has terrible luck with men, but when he meets his boss's younger brother Shinobu, he's sure he's met the one. Meanwhile, Shinobu is a ninja enthusiast in Japan to work at an amusement park themed after his favorite ninja anime, but he loses his job for saving a kid somewhat dangerously and ends up working at his sister's security agency as a bodyguard instead. Kaoru is a bit strange in how he shows his affection, but as they spend more time together, it starts to grow on Shinobu, and when Kaoru winds up in trouble, Shinobu is determined to find out what he's hiding and save him. Cute story. Trigger warnings: stalking, attempted suicide, extortion.

Tomoya is an up and coming young idol who is secretly gay and treats his first love, Kei, like an idol he stans, with pictures of him all over his room to encourage him. But when Tomoya gets a dangerous stalker, he's assigned a bodyguard who just happens to be Kei. Kei doesn't remember him at first, but when he happens to see the room full of pictures he demands an explanation and remembers Tomoya as the shy kid who almost had sex with him one night years ago. The two get closer as Kei sees how much effort Tomoya is putting in despite starting late as an idol, but when Kei gets hurt protecting Tomoya, Tomoya finds it's his turn to support Kei. Very cute and sexy couple, I enjoyed this one a lot. Trigger warning: stalking, violence.

Rikuya is a manly and strong bodyguard who's trying to forget his high school days, when he was so obsessed with sex with his boyfriend, Miharu, he felt like he had to break up with him. But when Miharu, now an acclaimed author, approaches Rikuya for help with a stalker, Rikuya finds himself hounded on every side by Miharu's attempts to get back together, even as he tries to stay strong, as much for the sake of Miharu and his writing as his own. Honestly, I think it's an interesting premise to have someone hire their ex as a bodyguard to help with a stalker, but the execution is rough when Miharu is such a pushy rapist. It's an okay read with decent smut, but not special. Trigger warnings: drug, rape, stalker.

Rude is a slave who has spent his life guarding his master, Shultz, but when he loses his arm defending Shultz in battle, Rude no longer sees any meaning to his life. Shultz reassigns Rude to be his chamberlain, but Rude still can't accept this change. Finally, Rude decides to force Shultz to sleep with him, then let Shultz kill him to end it all. Interesting dynamic. Trigger warnings: violence, suicidal ideation, dubcon.

Kuroba is a former boxer who gets a job at a strip club where he meets their #1 dancer, Kaede. Though Kaede says he's dating one of the other dancers, Kuroba finds him entrancing, and he sees how Kaede struggles with the more extreme aspects of the stripping and pseudo sex demanded of him in his job. Kuroba offers to help as a "plant" in the shows with the pseudo sex, and Kaede agrees, forcing him to acknowledge that he sees Kuroba differently from other men, even as he continues to try to push Kuroba away. A well-written story that gets into aspects of overcoming trauma and pushing forward in life. ️Trigger warnings: violence, mention of stalker, mention of gangrape.

Seiichi Fujimune is an ordinary starving student when he stops a thief in front of the model Rey Alexander, who kisses him. Seiichi can't get the kiss out of his head, and when he loses his job, who should show up but Rey once more, offering him the perfect position at his side. The two end up working together, then living together, as they cross more and more boundaries, but just when they finally seem to be happily in love, Seiichi realizes the damage their relationship could do to Rey's reputation. Very cliche and trope-y story, but still fun to read, and the ML is actually way nicer than he appears on the cover. Trigger warning: drunk intimacy.

Reiko Takanashi was isekaied into the body of the villainess, so she's been trying her best to be a good person and win everyone over ever since, especially her bodyguard, Takaomi Ichijou, who killed her in the original story. But when Takaomi meets with the heroine anyway, Reiko begins to think maybe the only way to avoid this is to fire him, causing him to go off the deep end and assault her. But that's just how deep his feelings go, right? Could have been a good story without the assault. Trigger warnings: drug(roofie), kidnapping, noncon.