ArtemisFowl's manga / #deception(8)

A nice salaryman at a high-end company gets caught up in a scandal (one hundred percent not his fault), only to be told that he'll get his job back IF (and only if) he signs a famous reclusive potter to his company. Little did he know that his target -- the reclusive potter -- is a hottie and proceeds to fall in love with him. It's a little bit more complicated and nuanced than my description, but it's a wonderful slow-burn romance -- and the nice salaryman is truly conflicted about the lie that brought him to this person in the first place, but has a hard time telling the truth once they get together. 5/5 for warmth, humor, and depth. Chapters 30 through 38 He's the worst!!! He dragged out a daytime drama into a long, long saga, and I am not here for it *makes devil face emoji* He should have just TOLD the freaking dude! I know the other dude messed up, but there's a point where you just feel sorry for him (especially after the boss changed his mind about what happened and forgave Wonyoung). Don't drag out the drama!!! Just say how you FEEL!!!!! Oooh, Taejoon asked WonYoung to live with him. ~ Chapter 58

This guy is being screwed (literally and figuratively) over by his father -- the man who saved him, not biologically related to him, but who swept him up from the streets. Gross, gross, gross, and I feel really bad for him. He needs to get out of the situation -- which is what exactly he wants, but he doesn't have the capital to do it. This is one of the rare manga that I want to cry for the seme. He is put in such a terrible situation -- and the only way out is through this. He's pretty clearly going to start falling in love with this boss -- the uke -- soon and obviously have a very tragic path he must tread on. ~Chapter 2

Basically, two guys get drunk at a party with a bunch of other guys, only for the seme (Kye-sung) to wake up and find out that he slept with the uke (Min-Shik), the brother of the guy whose house they hosted the party. The seme doesn't know what to do, and the uke tells him (after they wake up the next day) to "jump out a window." Seme tries to deal with it in his head and to his friends, only to tell them what happened over drinks. Now everybody knows what happened between the two of them; will they both resolve the matter, or will they let the issue fade into obscurity? This story has a surprisingly nuanced take on certain matters, including what it means to be gay; figuring out what it takes to be truly selfless about an issue involving you; and how sometimes prejudice/discomfort about certain topics works, and how they are sometimes two different things. HOWEVER, I don't like the lie in which all of this came about; the character goes so far as to imply that another character forced him and created an elaborate ruse for something so serious, which I don't approve of. ~Chapter 20

Main character is great, but why is everyone a psychopath at this school? Really so confused, but I'm loving the fact that the main character is extremely empathic as well as tough. Edit: I'm not sure why she keeps lying to her billion-won friend, even though things could get serious and she'll need her friends now more than ever. Shiru, hottie of the year, makes a bet with her childhood friends that she could pass for a guy throughout high school. For a billion won, because one of her childhood friends is as rich as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg put together. She and her billion-won betting childhood friend transfer to her other childhood friend's school, but there are some people out to get her -- how will things end up? Edit: Chapter 60- Everyone finds out her secret. ~Chapter 68 (last chapter)

This girl is being psychologically tortured by all the hot psycho guys she's been attracting. It's actually well-done, and the character doesn't feel like a plot device to have sex; the story is actually considering the plot line and where the arc will go. Interesting. ~Chapter 5