sadslime's manga / #coworkers(67)

Yagi is just a goatman who has always dreamed of working in a bookshop in a world where goats are known for eating books. He finally managed to get a job in a bookshop in the carnivore zone, but his boss, Ookami, is always yelling at him for eating the books! But really, Ookami has been looking out for Yagi all along. So when an unfortunate incident ends with Yagi getting accidentally injured by a patron, Ookami immediately fires him, and Yagi finally realizes he doesn't just want to work at any bookstore, he wants to work with Ookami. One of my favorite stories with really adorable characters who are fun to see. I don't mind explicit stuff, but I do think this story might have actually worked better as a shounen ai, but that's just me. Still, really cute and worth a read. No trigger warnings.

Shino is a regular salaryman until his high school friend Mio asks to crash with him. Shino is a little surprised at how naturally the two of them fall back into their old friendship, but he hears rumors that Mio has changed and the reason he needs a place to crash is because he cheated on his fiance with a man. Shino doesn't let it get to him and gets Mio a job, but when he starts to see Mio getting a little too close to one of their superiors, Shino realizes he can't let Mio go. I felt like the emotions of their friendship were depicted well. Otherwise, the story didn't stand out to me but it was good enough for a read. Trigger warnings: coercion, voyuerism.

Ch.1-3 - Bitch-kun Falls in Love - Sugiura is an assistant for the mangaka Komatsu, but unfortunately while he writes amazing works, the author himself is a lazy slut who only cares about feeling good. Sugiura winds up as Komatsu's sex friend, but when Komatsu gets a new assistant who seems closer to him, Sugiura starts to realize he wants more out of the relationship. Trigger warning: dubcon. Ch.4 - The Heart-stealer's Love - Hirosaki sometimes sees strange things, and this time, it's a floating heart following him around. Turns out it came from a student from another school, Shintarou, who he helped the other day at the train station and who seems to have fallen in love with him at first sight! Very cute, no trigger warnings. Ch.5 - The Young Master and the Beast - A yakuza heir who hates violence and loves fairytales and his caretaker who thinks he's very cute. No trigger warnings. Ch.6 - Kiss the Stars - Ever since realizing words can hurt other unintentionally as a child, Yoshino has always been quiet and slow to speak. So when he's confessed to by popular student Sawaki, he doesn't know how to respond. But Sawaki is ready to wait. No trigger warnings.

Haruki(sub) works as a host but he's in such bad shape even medicine can't help, so he finally uses a matching app to find a dom. The dom, Shirai, has a really fulfilling play with him and offers to become partners, but Haruki books it out of there. Only next thing he knows, Shirai is a new hire at his host club asking Haruki to give him one more chance, and if he's satisfied, they'll be partners. Haruki doesn't want to become addicted to the pleasure a sub can feel, but he can't say no, and their relationship begins. This wasn't quite what I expected from the title, but it was fine and I liked that their relationship had good consent. Trigger warnings: blackmail, attempted rape.

Haise and Kurono Trigger warning: dubcon(heat)

Ren Hanari is a web designer by day, a sex worker by night as he looks for someone with the right compatibility for his super sensitive body. One day, he gets a new coworker, Sakura Hananoi, who knows nothing about computers but really wants to work alongside him anyway. That same night, Ren finds his next client is none other than Sakura, who it turns out has been in love with him for a long time. Ren decides to let Sakura shoot his shot in bed, only to find out he's unexpectedly amazing at sex! Despite Ren's misgivings, is this the relationship he's been looking for? I liked seeing Sakura's character growth. Trigger warning: sex work.

Eui-Hyun and Min are longtime friends, coworkers, and sex friends. Eui-Hyun has been in love with Min for a long time, but their sexual inclinations don't entirely click, since Min is into BDSM and Eui-Hyun would rather get romantic. Even though they've been together for a long time, Min refuses to actually date him for unspecified reasons. When Eui-Hyun gets involved with one of Min's terrible exes and gets hurt, Min thinks it may be time to fully make a clean break between them. Trigger warnings: BDSM, attempted rape, violence.

1-3 Zenya Kitataka always grew up around animals and misses it at college, so he thinks maybe he's hallucinating when he first sees cat ears on fellow student Takeru Nekoya's head. But it turns out Takeru's family has long been possessed by a cat demon, and only their mate can see the ears and tail. Takeru just wasn't expecting his to be a boy. 4 - Double Effect -Ren Misaki is a radio DJ, and his coworker Soichiro Uozumi is always watching him. His straightforward gaze gets Ren hot and bothered, so he ends up coming to work with a vibrator inside him. What will happen when the two finally come forward about what they feel? 5 - Overdrive - Keita Ikoma is a new worker who becomes the manager of a band, and he happens to know one of the members, Ryosuke, from his own days in a cover band. But when Ryosuke looks down on him, Keita becomes all the more determined to get the band in the spotlight and prove his worth.

Miyoshi's boss Usaka is known as a demon at work, so Miyoshi is shocked to find him working at a cross dressing bunny club. Miyoshi can't believe how cute Usaka is, so he decides to use the knowledge to blackmail his boss into getting physical. Would have been a lot cuter without the blackmail, but Usaka is adorable and I like his character design. Trigger warnings: blackmail, noncon, violence.

Matsuoka is an ordinary salaryman who has the unusual hobby of dressing as a woman at night for the thrill of it, until one day things go too far and he's almost raped. After he escapes, his coworker Hirosue finds him on the road and helps him out, so Matsuoka pretends he can't speak to avoid being found out. Hirosue and Matsuoka end up going on several dates with Matsuoka pretending to be a woman until Matsuoka realizes he's fallen for Hirosue. But it turns out that neither of their hearts were ready for the consequences when the truth was revealed. This is one of those rare stories where you could almost say it's too well written. The characters, their feelings, and their reactions to the situation are all so realistic and believable, and that's exactly what makes it painful and difficult to read. Do not go into this expecting a light and fluffy romance. Trigger warnings: attempted rape, lying/manipulation, rape.