Labradorescence
Two people who annoy each other end up finding something together, common ground and perhaps love...The story of two men finding something they didn't expect to in each other. ~Chapter 7
Kare no Shousou to Koi ni Tsuite
Yay! Their relationship is so great. It turned from codependency to a partnership where they bring out the best in each other. Plus, the sex is hoooot
Yoru ga Aketemo
A salaryman missing his sempai at a reunion party ends up mistaking a stranger for his former crush and brings him back home. Only to find out that the man is and looks nothing like his sempai, and is confused as to how his mistake brought this person crashing into his life. Will they end up together a happy accident, or will these strangers' differences make a burgeoning connection grow apart? ~Chapter 6
Shizuku Hanabira Ringo no Kaori
This manga is really good, except for what happens in chapters 11-14. It is not acceptable to hit someone, and when the seme did, I was shocked. I get that jealousy can occur in situations like this, but when the seme hit the uke, it felt abusive (even though it was the first time that had happened. There are parts of the manga where you see how controlling the seme is, and it straddles a fine line between being somewhat possessive and being controlling.) It especially felt abusive, as the uke did communicate with the seme, but the seme didn’t communicate with the uke. The seme just went on and on pretending he was fine with it (even when the uke SPECIFICALLY ASKED HIM), when he actually wasn’t. I don’t want to hear all of this crap by the manga that says that the uke needed to “read between the lines.” No. You communicate by using your words, tone, and body language. Saying one thing with your words while meaning the opposite with your body language is not acceptable when the other person is under one impression. Anyways, the seme does apologize, but what bothered me was that the uke tries to stop him. He should haven’t tried to brush off the seme’s apology. Still, I actually found their relationship (except for the above incident) to be really good. They actually worked, despite having such different personalities.
Kurui Naku No Wa Boku No Ban
Oh my gosh this was soooo good. I was put off by the comments for a really long time, but got tricked into reading the first chapter on one site (and decided to read the rest on mangago). Why is every freaking person in the comments section trying to shame the uke? Why should he be ashamed of himself? Even if you’re in the camp of “oh, the uke slept with so many people, stain on his purity, for shame!” — what about all the people he slept with? Shouldn’t they, in your eyes, deserve equal or more shame than him? Stupid double standards. Aside from my rant, I just want to say this was an awesome manga. It had so much emotional and philosophical depth; both characters were struggling with so much prejudice, and they grew in their interactions with the other person. I understand completely why they fell for each other. They were BOTH competent, likable characters. I can’t believe I skipped out on such a treasure. What a treat. Obviously there were dark parts to the story, concerning both trauma and abuse, but this story was so compelling. Despite not being attracted to stories that are gritty/traumatic, as well as in the omegaverse (which I normally super hate, mostly because it peddles in trauma, abuse, and sexism for tension), I again really felt like this story was just so good. I’m formally going to rate this manga, for the first time ever in the history of making this account. It deserves five stars.
Merry Checker
Two blog writers for video games/anime end up meeting each other, only for one to realize that the other (who writes about cute, sweet things) is a gentle giant (male). The giant falls for the other gamer/writer, who ends up in a relationship with him despite being straight and perpetually single. Very cute and sweet. ~Chapter 5.5
Secret One Room