rainydays's manga / #childhood friends(27)

after their brothers fall in love and begin a relationship, ian reencounters his nemesis (and first love) jaeho, on the eve of his heat. you can tell that the author really likes ass . only reread for the first couple, i feel like the 2nd (the two friends of the 1st pair) couple shouldve just gotten their own series cause they ended up giving me a headache and took up so many episodes

yubin is in love with his popular best friend ginu, their dynamic changes when one day, ginu catches yubin masturbating, and later when the two are forced to cohabitate. im crying this shit was ridiculous but i reread it twice... felt nothing for the second couple and ginu was really a spoiled mofo

taejun has lost his memories after a traumatic childhood event, and comes across his old childhood friend, who seems to be hiding something regarding the unsettling nightmares taejun experiences. the suspense and atmosphere was delicious, art and especially that car scene were glorius, but boy was that ending not up to par. maybe its because i waited so long for it instead of reading the whole work in one go, but the ending was meh at best and wtf just happened at worse.

yeonduk's tumultuous relationship with his crush and bully, skylar. beautifully put together and definitely a suckerpunch to the heart, would've been five stars if the mcs hair color was not so distractingly garish

megumi has feelings for her classmate ukyou, and finds out that ukyou has been killing her bullies. cmon, thats it??? i understand why megumi did what she did but it couldve been amazing at the end with them both pursuing her feelings, but this just made me sad!

yuka finds out hes an omega and is claimed by his childhood friend kaoru. taiga only wants to bond with his fated pair, but rethinks his choices when he confronts his feelings for his omega roommate, rin. feel like this is a very realistic, I mostly enjoyed it . the first couple was cute while the second was harder to stomach, as taiga was extremely unlikable throughout. rin was my favorite character, i felt a lot of sympathy for him but am happy this is ultimately a happy ending. the sa was really hard to get through, though.

after an incident caused by a disobedient member of his group, nishida sets out to smooth things over with the rival gangs head, kuroda, and thus begins a mutually satisfactory relationship to keep the peace. considering how short this manga is, i think it was pretty well paced and had a simple and coherent plot. the childhood best friends plot was a bit cliche but worked out nicely. though i feel like the ending with both the yakuza leaders being okay with everything was too easy

after moving back to his hometown, shinokawa reconnects with his tsundere childhood crush kaede after 10 years. after a heady encounter, yoshida begins to grow feelings for his friend watanabe. i love this mangaka's affinity for possessive boyfriends, and shinokawa was certainly one of them. these two were just a stupid silly mess though-- one doesnt understand boundaries while the other refuses to express his interest. the second story is also cute, though i wish they actually became bfs.

kazuki and seiji are childhood friends turned lovers, after seiji intercepts kazukis attempt to lose his virginity via a brothel love this dynamic so much, idiot x idiot mangas are always so entertaining. idk why it never occured to these two that they could take turns topping, but alls well that ends well, ig. loved kazukis character design (i love spiky tsunderes) and overall this was a pretty fun read.

overworked office worker hiro takes in his childhood friend kai, who needs a place to stay and also has a crush on him. i have read so many mangas where it is just half sex scenes half background plot, so i really like the pacing of this manga-- where it focuses on hiros struggles, his relationship with kai and then finally a bed scene, that felt more rewarding than if theyd started with immediate sex. love the art style and narration, though i wish there was more scenes with the main cp to show how hiros natural feeling progression came to be.