sadslime's manga / #student x student(97)

Saika Ayato has the psychic ability to hear other people's thoughts, including those of the delinquent student Yamada Ishin, who is really just a big puppy with a crush on Saika. Saika originally started talking to Yamada just because Yamada was so desperate for friends, but when Saika's brother gets involved trying to pull them apart, it forces Saika to decide how much this relationship means to him. Very cute, good pacing. No trigger warnings.

Satori Shin has no idea why he's suddenly gained the ability to read minds when he touches another person, but he finds it hilarious when his ability shows him the true thoughts of his classmate Asaba Yoshiki who always picks fights with him but secretly likes him a lot. But when he realizes how serious Asaba's feelings are, he feels bad and decides the only thing to do is tell the truth! But once that's all out in the open, how will they handle Satori's changing abilities? A decent mind-reading story. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-2 - The Pure Merman - The merman Sango has it rough working as a human to help provide for his siblings, especially since mermaids can never lie, or they'll turn into foam. After being demoted again, Sango ends up working for the president Minami, who quickly learns that Sango is a mermaid and can't lie and becomes enamored of his honest way of life. Cute and comedic. Trigger warning: cheating. Ch.3 - Hercules? Hercules! - Hercules is a Hercules beetle who just wants to comfort and help Keita, the human who cares for him and his other bugs so well that it keeps interfering with his relationship. The bug god gives Hercules the chance, transforming him into a human and tasking him with teaching Keita how to be considerate of others. Should he succeed, he can stay a human with Keita, but if he fails, it's back to bug life for him. An odd premise, but Hercules is very cute and sweet. No trigger warnings. Ch.4-5 - The White Snake and the Prince - The white snake Shiro has been kicked out of the forest by other animals who don't like his strange coloring. He's sad, but that's when he runs into Ohji, a human who tells him he was searching for the beautiful white snake to keep him from being captured by humans who want to put him in a shrine. But Shiro is so happy to have found his "prince," he takes human form and offers to be the god of the shrine! Also very cute. Trigger warning: kidnapping. Ch.6 - Busted! The Ombudsman Club - Hazuki, the sudent council president, is trying to disband the ombudsman club, which is really a ghost fighting club led by his childhood friend Mei. Hazuki says it's because they just mess around and no one knows what they do, but really, he's worried Mei is putting himself in harm's way fighting ghosts. But when Hazuki follows to see what the club does, he ends up getting in harm's way, himself. Trigger warning: mention of murder, mention of suicide. Ch.7 -Shall We Study? - Nozomi has been accepted to a prestigious cram school, so he goes to check it out. But while being guided by Kurogawa, he finds every classroom to be some kind of boy love fantasy between the teachers and students and gets totally freaked out. He finally says he'd only stay if Kurogawa could be his teacher, but to his surprise, Kurogawa says that could be arranged. This one is weird and felt like it was missing some supernatural element that never got explained. Trigger warning: power dynamic (teacher/student), noncon. Ch.8 - Found Love With You - Shino is a student who just can't remember things he doesn't care about and Yamato is his best friend. The only problem is, Shino is feeling awkward ever since he kissed Yamato and told him he forgot about it the next day, while Yamato seems to suddenly hate him! No trigger warnings.

Tomozumi Daiki is an ordinary student who's taken note of his classmate Mitsui Akira recently for having looks according to his tastes. But when Daiki sees Mitsui dressed in drag one night while waiting to meet someone, he gets worried Mitsui is in some trouble and drags him away. Mitsui explains he's actually a "rental boyfriend," and offers to let Daiki be his client for the night before the two go all the way. After that, Daiki is hooked and becomes a regular customer, but he wants to get closer to Mitsui, and Mitsui doesn't feel like this relationship should keep going. Trigger warning: sex work.

Kaname Ando is a delinquent who looks up to tough guys from movies who fight to protect others. But his real life consists less of epic fights and more of arguing with the class president, Katagiri, every day. But when Ando gets attacked and a guy jumps in to save him, he immediately asks the guy for his name, sure he's found the ideal man he wants to fight beside from now on. His savior says his name is Soma, and all is well, until Ando realizes that Soma and Katagiri are one and the same. I like these two dumb boys, and it's a fun little mistaken identity romance. No trigger warnings.

Hajime and Yoshita have been friends all their lives, so when Hajime learns that Yoshita is cross-dressing and uploading photos to social media, Hajime is worried. Yoshita says he just wants someone to see him dressed cutely, so Hajime offers to come see him whenever he wants. Yoshita is thrilled, but during their first cross-dressing session, Hajime learns that Yoshita not only enjoys cross-dressing, he gets hard when he does it. No trigger warnings.

Arata Hasumi is a shy boy making his college debut thanks to encouragement from his online friend, Yukino-chan. Arata is really excited to meet the sweet and kind girl he's befriended, only to find out "she" is actually the upperclassman Hiroki Yukino, a very cool and smooth boy. Still, Hiroki is kind to Arata and invites him into the outdoors club, but as the two get closer, Arata realizes that his feelings for "Yukino-chan" the girl have only gotten stronger since meeting Hiroki the man. But when he tries to get closer, the kind and friendly Hiroki suddenly draws a very clear line between them. Trigger warning: mention of cheating.

Haruno is an ordinary college boy who's psyched to meet up with his online gaming friend, Mao, and hopefully start dating her. But the day of, Haruno ends up meeting up with the most popular guy on campus, Suzuki Mao instead. Turns out they both accidentally catfished each other, but now that they've met in person, hanging out isn't so bad and the two become friends. But when Haruno starts to want something more even though Suzuki seems to still be in love with his ex, he sees no choice but to push Suzuki out of his life. No trigger warnings

Kouta is an ordinary, slightly chubby, student who loves cooking and eating, but one day his upperclassman Shibusawa faints outside of class so Kouta feeds him. Although Shibusawa is known for not being able to eat any homemade food, Shibusawa is amazed to find Kouta's food delicious, so Kouta begins to feed him every day. But things start to escalate when Shibusawa makes the mental connection that if Kouta's food is delicous, Kouta himself must be even more so. I think the smut in this story honestly interfered with the flow, so I didn't love a lot of it, but I did enjoy that they had a fat main character who was loved by friends and family and didn't have to lose weight by the end. ️Trigger warnings: noncon, fat shaming, body image issues.

Ch.1-4 - Troublemaker! - Shiina Ayumu is openly gay, cheerful, and popular, but he's had some terrible luck with men in the past. Unfortunately, his high school classmate Hayase Souta has seen his bad breakups every time, and when they run into each other again in college, Hayase remembers him as a crybaby. Shiina tries to show him he's changed only to get dumped again, after which he tries to make Hayase "comfort" him. After that, Shiina battles between vindictive feelings and attraction he feels toward Hayase, while Hayase can't help but want to show Shiina a better relationship. Shiina's a bit of a jerk, but I feel like he's struggling and confused, so it's realistic in this setting. Overall, interesting and well-written characters. Trigger warnings: cheating, noncon, rape, bondage, choking. Ch.5-6 - I'm Definitely Cute! - Shirane Keiichi is a salaryman who happened on a cross-dressing shop with his coworkers and insulted the cross-dressing shopkeeper, Kurokawa Naoya. But Keiichi came back the next day, because he's secretly a cross-dresser himself. As he continues to frequent the shop, saying it's for a "friend," he and Naoya are getting closer and he comes to want Naoya to see all his cutest sides. A simple, nice relationship. No trigger warnings.