little_king_trashmouth's manga / #thirsty uke(58)

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.

Cute, interesting twist.

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?!

Super hot, great chemistry, 100% consensual. June is a total power bottom. I'm sad it's s short but it's great as it is.