duanchu's manga / #A+ Smut(5)

4.5/5 stars. Beautiful art. Really, really love the art. Has some of the most well-drawn sexy scenes ever. The plot is okay; the characters are interesting and beautifully designed, and their relationship is also unique. There are fluff and some angst, but the conclusion of their relationship is satisfying enough. Tho, tbh, I am not a big fan of the ending. Light BDSM. Top is a service top. It was really hot.

warning: slight biphobic remark, slight homophobic remark, mentioned past failed childhood abuse. tldr; bisexual top/gay bottom. one-night stand to lovers. misunderstanding. despite its cliché premise, it still is an entertaining read thanks to the great art and characters. great smut! still, the focus is more on the main couple’s relationship. ... alright. you know what, i also will say it. minato and i: we are similar. we are both stupid bottom with a lot of emotional baggage. he is hot, though, and i am not! so there’s that! but still, to read a manga with character i can project to... and have a love interest like Shizuma who loves Minato despite his baggage? Damn, ain’t that therapy for me! Honestly, this manga hits close to home a lot of time! which is probably why i like it so so so much. the plot of this manga may be particularly cliché: an one-night stand to lovers story with one of the character having trust issue due to past personal trauma, and a sprinkle of misunderstanding thrown in between. that fact, however, doesn’t stop this manga from being an incredibly heart-wrenching and heartwarming read. it will shower you with fluffy moments that makes your heart soar, then dump you into misunderstanding moments that makes you feel frustrated. that aside, it is still a manga worth reading. the beautiful art and the great characters really adds on its excellence. while i think the relationship development is pretty rushed (how do one falls for someone so quickly after a few encounters?), i feel that the mangaka resolve this by showing exactly how “messy” they could be. and i think that’s what makes me really adore the manga. i mean, there’s also shizuma-kun... but. the efforts, the devotion, the up and down of their relationship... some of it can be really cliché, correct, but the couple’s dynamics make it unique. the resolution of each conflict is satisfying enough for me. add on the grand gesture and the fluttering words they say? it /is/ a therapy game alright. therapy for me!

pure pwp. but the tenderness makes it 5x hotter.