little_king_trashmouth's manga / #normal dicks(45)

MY GOD. After the first one I wasn't sure what to expect from this, but it was so so good. Perfect, basically. Leo and Ryuji's chemistry is off the charts. Ryuji himself is up there with my favorite semes - he accepts and expresses his feelings without shame, is affectionate, considerate, playful, and kind, is a communication king, and CARES ABOUT HIS PARTNER'S ENJOYMENT. They spend an an entire summer working up to penetrative sex. At first Leo does the usual, "it's okay if it hurts" but Ryuji shuts him down immediately. The fact that he says the entire of sex is to feel good and have fun made me so, so happy, It's a low bar but one most BLs still do not reach. They use lube, they use condoms, and at NO point does he ignore Leo or push ahead without thought for how he feels. He brings Leo water after sex, with a straw do he doesn't even have to get up. It's so sweet. He also mentions at one point that they had sex, felt asleep, made out, fell asleep again, and then went for ramen, Like actual people do. I fucking hate the way yaoi almost exclusively jackhammering away at the poor bottom for 6 hours, it's not hot to me at all. THIS kind of sex is hot, because they actually look like they're having a good time. ... And oh god, the way Ryuji approaches Leo's color-blindness is incredible. He helps when Leo needs it, does his research, and ASKS how Leo would feel about trying corrective glasses. He doesn't assume anything or treat Leo like he's lacking, and he can empathize enough to understand why Leo might NOT want to try them. He's so supportive and gentle while also being goofy and optimistic. I love him. I love them. EXEMPLARY BL.

This was really cute, refreshing read. Nothing crazy dramatic, just a nice realistic slice of life. I really liked the main couple, so at first I was a bit disappointed that season 2 and half the epilogue revolved around the side couple. I never got quite as into Bumchul and Kim Jaehee (mostly because Bumchul annoyed me a lot), but I still enjoyed their story. Arguably they were more interesting than Sunjin and Wooseung, who have a pretty easygoing relationship without much conflict. Bumchul and Kim Jaehee have very different personalities and ways of showing affection, so there was more to navigate and compromise on. Both couples communicate really well, especially the latter, and the problems they do run into are realistic and not contrived just for plot purposes. I really appreciate that they all look like normal people with normal dicks, as opposed to office workers who are somehow secretly super jacked with dicks the size of hydro flasks. There’s lots of sex, but it never felt particularly smutty. And a big gold star to this story for always showing fully consensual, mutually enjoyable, SAFE SEX! In one instance Wooseung even asks if they can do it without a condom since they ran out, but Sunjin shoots him down. That’s huge and SO uncommon in yaoi. Their friends are great, but I particularly loved JJ. It’s the first time I’ve seen an explicitly asexual (likely aromantic as well) character, and as someone on the ace spectrum, it means a lot to see that representation. It was done really well, too - his view of love and attraction and what he would want in a relationship were all very relatable. The fact that he would still want a relationship without sex wasn’t treated like some kind of contradiction either - Kim Jaehee took the time to look it up and in some ways identified with where JJ was coming from, even if it wasn’t his own situation. There are all kinds of relationships, and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that acknowledged before. It made me really happy.

Oh I loved this. Beautiful writing, realistic bodies, enthusiastic consent, real chemistry, artistic passion. The separation frustrated me but I also understood it even as it made me tear up. So glad I read this.

ne of my happy comfort reads. The characters are layered, their relationship develops naturally, and they're adorable together. The problems aren't caused by dumb misunderstandings, and are resolved by communicating. The MCs are two out (to varying degrees) gay men, so there's no "but I'm a guy? and he's a guy? we're both guys?!

The story is simple, but in 6 chapters it manages to show SO many things that I want from yaoi but rarely get. Two gay MCs, a seme who, despite being a “playboy,” is more patient, considerate, and gentle than 99% of others, and an outspoken, proactive uke. It’s one of the healthiest and most realistic portrayals of sex I’ve seen - discussion of actual pre-sex prep, LUBE, listening to your partner, and working up to penetrative sex over time. It’s a crime that this doesn't have a higher rating.