sadslime's manga / #university(49)

Satori is a barista with a crush on his regular customer Hosho who seems to have a different girl every day. But when he finally gets a chance to be closer to Hosho, Satori learns that Hosho eats people's feelings through kissing and that the one he kissed will forget everything about him. Hosho doesn't mind because he doesn't trust love anyway, but Satori absolutely doesn't want to forget his love. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-3 - Kawasaki is overworked at the office, so on a whim, he books a maid escort service only to find it's a man who arrives. But after giving Nao a shot, he's hooked and starts to want even more. Trigger warning: sex work. Ch.4-6 - Italian chef Atsushi is shocked when his young temp worker, Eita, confesses to him, and though he tries to reject him, Eita is just too persistent! But even though Atsushi starts to return Eita's feelings, how can he accept Eita's love if it risks ruining his future? I like this second couple a lot, and I like that Atsushi's worries are legitimate and not your typical "but he could be normal and have a family!" stuff you often see in mangas. No trigger warnings.

Haruhi has always compared himself to his bright, twin brother Katsuki, leaving him with poor self-esteem, so in university he starts frequenting the gay district and engaging in risky sex under his brother's name out of a desire to defile them both. But when a new friend and businessman, Masahiro, finds Haruhi roughed up after a bad fling, he gently patches him up and gives him a place to stay. Masahiro's kindness makes Haruhi question what he's been doing and begin to heal from his years of self-hatred. Trigger warnings: sex work, violent sex.

Shion and Ibuki are childhood friends, but one day a mysterious voice says that in seven days, Shion will be taken from this world for being too good. Ibuki is desperate to stop this, but as Shion loses his senses one by one, the only thing he can think of is defiling his friend through sex. This one is pretty good, but it doesn't stick the landing and the last chapter is a bit of a disappointment. Trigger warnings: bullying, lies/manipulation, attempted suicide.

Oscar is an alpha with trauma after he attacked his older brother(omega) during his first heat. He went away to college and befriended fellow alpha Luca over their shared desire to find their fated pairs. But when Luca convinces Oscar to spend the night with him, Oscar is left confused about what he really wants. It was pretty good until they got to bs scientific explanation for Oscar's "change," which totally robbed the story of any narrative stakes surrounding the central emotional conflict. Still an okay read, and fun to see his brother again (featured in his own manga). Trigger warning: attempted rape(heat).

Yul is the creator of a revolutionary new conversational AI named DD, and his friend connected him with the retired gentleman Manaka to serve as DD's conversational partner, training him to talk to others. The only problem is, now Yul has to review all the tapes of Manaka and DD's conversation, and Manaka's gentle praise almost seems to be seducing his AI, which Yul programmed with his own personality and voice. Yul starts to get jealous of DD's closeness to Manaka, and one day while going to see Manaka, Yul witnesses him getting attacked by someone trying to steal the AI. Yul learns that Manaka was once a leader in the world of AI who had his ideas stolen by his boss, who is now trying to do the same to Yul. Yul and Manaka then decide to protect DD together, while Yul also decides that he's in love with Manaka and he's going for it. A very large age gap, and Manaka is actually drawn like an older man, which I appreciate, but I do see how that could make it uncomfortable for some. But I found the unique story interesting and refreshing, and their interactions were all very cute. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-3, 6 - Takehara is a working man at a mall who finds that one of his new coworkers, Amano, was his high school boyfriend who went too far with him physically before he was comfortable, and the two drifted apart. Now, Takehara wants to fix things with Amano, while Amano wants to put the past behind them. Trigger warning: noncon. Ch.4-5 - Chigira is a former athlete who quit after being raped, and he thinks his rapist is now his stalker. After a crazy one night stand with a stranger, he learns the stranger is a cop trying to catch the man who raped him, who has since moved on to others. And the rapist may be closer than he thinks. This story was weird and depressing, not for me. Trigger warnings: rape, stalking, drunk sex.

Matsumoto is a weredog university student who likes to feed the cats every day, until he notices a calico stray that comes up to him. Shortly after, he's assigned to a group project with fellow student, Sasaki, and Matsumoto starts to suspect Sasaki was that cat. Turns out Sasaki just wanted a friend! And then they become more. Very cute and worth the read. Trigger warning: sleep kiss.

Mayuki is a university student who recently moved into his deceased grandma's house and immediately ran into Kotofuki, his first love who comforted him after the death of his grandma. But Kotofuki hasn't aged at all, and he reveals it's because he's a god who Mayuki willed to come out with his loneliness. The two begin living together and it's going well, but Mayuki is having dreams about Kotofuki with his ancestor that make him worry he's just a replacement. Meanwhile, Kotofuki has a secret he's keeping from Mayuki that, when it comes out, makes him believe they can't stay together. Really cute and sweet couple. 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.