sadslime's manga / #childhood friends(84)

Keita is gay, and his type is straight guys, which always ends with him crying in the arms of his best friend since high school, Ryujiro, who also happens to be Keita's longtime unrequited love. Even though Ryujiro is straight, he'll sleep with Keita whenever Keita says he's lonely after a breakup, so Keita can't help but take advantage of it. Still, he knows he needs to find a new love. But it turns out Ryujiro has a few secrets of his own that could change everything between them. Maybe the ultimate case of failure to communicate. I really enjoy reading both sides of this one. No trigger warnings.

Yuito and Kazuomi are childhood friends from high school, but when Yuito's family loses everything and he's about to drop out of college, Kazuomi appears and says he bought the family's debt, and Yuito can work it off with him. That's when he learns that all the odd things about Kazuomi he had noticed before were actually caused by his family's intense pheromone powers that draw people to them, and as a result, he has to have sex multiple times a day to keep them under control, but his pheromones don't affect Yuito, allowing him to work alongside him. But when Kazuomi's pheromones affect Yuito for the first time, rather than quitting, he asks to be assinged as Kazuomi's personal "reliever," to have sex with him multiple times a day. But even as their bodies are closer than ever, Kazuomi can see the happy relationship they once had as friends slipping further and further away. I think the pheromone powers are weird and Kazuomi is not a great character, but the smut is decent. Trigger warnings: manipulation(pheromone powers), rape.

Risbel lost his spot as the top student in the knight's college to his junior, Kendon, and he wants revenge, so he summons a demon to do it. Turns out, being a half-demon himself, Risbel actually knows the demon he summons, incubus Rovernia, who agrees to appear in Kendon's dreams to torment him in exchange for Risbel's energy (through sex). But as Rovernia helps Risbel carry out his revenge, we slowly learn that things weren't always so negative between Risbel and Kendall, and they're both still carrying the weight of their feelings and misunderstandings. Mostly smut, but the story was interesting and could have been even better if given more time. Trigger warnings: dubcon, revenge.

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.

Ayumu and Kosuke work together at an airline, Ayumu in the control room, and Kosuke at the controls of a plane. They've been friends since high school, and Kosuke is one of the few people who knows that Ayumu is gay, so the two have a special relationship. But when a drunken Ayumu mistakes Kosuke for his boyfriend and hugs him and says he's lonely, Kosuke starts to realize that he actually wants to be the one to take care of Ayumu. I think these two are really cute and the author does a great job with pacing. Trigger warning: mention of cheating.

Natsuo and Misaki have been best friends all their lives, and with their dashing good looks, they're the talk of their college campus and always get the girls. But one night while at a party, someone mentions Misaki acts cute with his girlfriend, and Natsuo realizes their are sides of Misaki he's never seen. This sets off a chain reaction leading to him realizing he's in love with his best friend who doesn't seem to see him that way at all. But when by chance things get physical between them, Misaki doesn't seem to mind. Does Natsuo have a chance, after all? No trigger warnings

When they met as children, Haru was a crybaby and Yuki was the cool friend who took care of him. Now they're adults and they're in love, and Yuki loves how cool Haru has become. A cute slice of life about a sugary sweet couple as they consider the future of their relationship. No trigger warnings.

Yoji Tsuchiya(omega) has had a crush on his classmate Jin Arumi(beta) for a long time, though he knows nothing will come of it as Jin just sees him as a buddy. But when he goes into heat in front of Jin one day, Yoji can't stop himself from taking advantage of the situation to finally have Jin to himself. After that the two can't keep their hands off each other, but Yoji blames himself for using his omega pheromones to seduce Jin, while Jin becomes increasingly aware of how little he knows about omegas. Cute, non-traditional omegaverse relationship. Trigger warning: attempted rape

Yeong and Nohae have been friends since high school, and now they live together as Yeong works as the model Nohae's manager/gopher. One day they download a suspicious app that forces them to obey lewd orders or face real world consequences which completely changes their relationship. The plot is nothing amazing, but the drawings are well done and the characters are fun. They have some really sweet scenes together, though I do think it ends up having a bit of unnecessary filler.

Ch.1-4.5 - Koitimo Triangle - Sakai has had a crush on his straight best friend Nishimura since high school, so he's been blowing off steam and complaining to his sex friend, Kitada, for just as long to deal with it. But when Nishimura catches them, it becomes the catalyst for the two to get together. Everything schould be great, but when Kitada suddenly vanishes from Sakai's life, he breaks down realizing how important Kitada is to him. So they track Kitada down and he says the only way he'll stay in Sakai's life is the same way he's always been: as his fuck buddy. So now we've got Nishimura and his boyfriend Sakai and Sakai's boyfriend (fuck buddy) Kitada. I'd have loved to see more of how that dynamic ended up playing out. No trigger warnings. Ch. 5-6 - Midnight Dancer Strategy - Ever since Takabayashi first got a job at the erotic danceclub, he's been obsessed with the one male dancer, Arisu's beautiful dancing, but he can't bring himself to say it. But one night when he catches Arisu about to go home with a customer, Takabayashi can't help but intervene, which it turns out was Arisu's plan all along. No trigger warnings.