Yuki Nijino's manga / #tattoo(5)

Too short T_T it ended before anything could start.. - Dude got cheated on by his boyfriend so he goes on the vacation they initially planned together by himself and meets a hottie and they get drunk together and they fuck.

Ch. 13.5 His co-worker saw his tattoo so he bribes him with food to keep it a secret and they become good friends.

Unexpectedly like this tbh. My expectations were low tbf, but this was pretty good. Granted they both have some screws loose, the seme for tattooing and threatening the other guy without consent, and the other guy (who is the incestrous brother from the other story) for being obsessed with his brother (in an incestrous way). But i like how the seme was able to restrain himself from completely crossing the line (lol low bar huh) and the end was super cute. Also the angst in the middle is so good made my heart squeeze a bit.

Honestly it's super good idk how it doesn't have a higher rating (9.0 rn). Where do i even begin, the only critique i saw on this was about the confusing name plot but since i came into this knowing it was a nameverse it was easier to understand, but i can see how it's confusing without that context. Ig that's why all verses usually have a long ass explanation and exposition lol. Moving on to the couple themself, they're honestly adorable. The uke is LITERALLY scara i couldn't stop noticing the similarities (abandoned at birth, met nice person but they died so they become jaded, their entire personality(at first) the brainrot is insane. He's also soo pretty i spent panels admiring him god and so cute. I loved seeing his development from prickly and rude to relying on the seme and falling for him. Literally scara in fanfics i read lol. Though the seme is def not a kazuha, but he is also such a green flag (for the uke only) but it's so nice he never fucks it up yk. I think the author consciously made the decision for him to be a green flag all the way through seeing all the monologue about not confining or hurting or controlling him, although that's the reason why the uke gets kidnapped and beat up and runs away MULTIPLE TIMES MIND YOU. Well, you win some you lose some ig. I usually hate the run away plot and while it still irks me, i like that it wasn't dragged on for too long and they got things done in the mean time (uke finding a new temporary family and the seme doing his revenge on his father) and the angst that came with it was good and it was resolved well, esp with the uke regretting it i liked that ngl cuz like YOU TOTALLY SHOULD. All in all loved it.