Hate Mate
This was so damn beautiful. I love it absolutely.
Pittosporum
When I first started this I thought it would be your typical fuckboi seme x poor & smart uke, where seme is always top 1 and uke is the hardworking top 2 who has scholarship to care of. The two became roommates and seme is making some moves on uke. But this story was much more than that, seme's behavior as to why he plays with girls & his relationship to others were explained well. Seme had turned scared of becoming gay even though he vaguely knew he was, especially after falling first to uke. Because he saw his father do the deed with another guy & his mother who was heartbroken, turned to his son so he wouldn't do the same. The pressure made him not want to be like his father, yet later on his mother opens up that her son hasn't been well and same as before because of her. And when uke finally reciprocates seme's feeling. Seme had gained courage to reveal to hsi mother whom was actually a little open about it already. The two then on started a healthy relationship.
Perfect Propose
I love this one. Tho I usually get bothered by age gap I was t bothwred with this one and it's honestly good! Non toxic and I love how we tacked on watari's character well and his relationship with his work. I also loved how the seme, Kuni's character and story was done well. He wasn't just having this backstory but also his character related well to his backstory. Even though, this was short it feels complete and done well. Even tho the romance is a main focus, it mainly focused on the Watari's problem in work and how to move on for a better lifestyle. And Kuni was the kickstart of this! Story Spoiler: Watari is a workaholic who has been brain washed by his company that he isn't good when is so he wouldn't transfer. But as years pass by, Watari finds himself in this very toxic lifestyle, where everything is about his work. That lall changes when he meets Kuni who was a kid he met before. Kuni had Watari promised that they would get married. And Kuni half jokingly says that since they are both engaged (by that promise) Watari should take in Kuni for a bit. Kuni came to Watari because he wanted to see him after his caretaker, who is an old man that offered his home to Kuni for years and helped him, collapsed & was hospitalized. Kuni starts to live in Wtari, and handled housechorws and cooking in exchange. Watari finds himself in amuch healthier lifestyle. But work is still as terrible and he doesn't even get much time for himself or for Kuni. Kuni also confesses to watwri that he is in love with him and asks for watri to consider which he does. But later as works get much busier, Kuni also decided to leave after the old man offered to let Kuni to stay at him while he's looking for a new place, and Watari who was undecided, quickly answered Kuni's and proposed to him. And so, the two starts dating and living with each other. Watari also quits his job (asks Kuni to be responsible on this change in his life) and laters works as part time online.
Ao no Tsubomi