Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Cute Uke(13)

Interesting. An older seme already in his 30s and his growing relationship with a young boy in his mid teens. It seems like a terrible power imbalance, except there is no penetrative sex for the first couple of years and the love that the seme clearly feels is very sweet. I like that the mangaka highlighted that the pair enjoyed simple couple pleasures like being together in each other’s company and looking after each other. With an absentee father, I could see why Tsubasa was so drawn to the “perverted old geezer,” Eiji. It would be interesting to see them 10-15 years down the track, I could picture them still being together but it will be different once Tsubasa grows into an adult. Nice art too, and a good possessive lover dynamic going.

A wonderful Yaoi that ticks all the boxes for adorable characters, great art, romance, sexy scenes and still having a fluffy, wholesome vibe. Socially awkward and a classic nerd, Enoki is anxiously recruiting for his engineering club. The short little 1st year student catches the attention of the school heartthrob, fellow 1st year Shirataki who was seeking something new. The tall, sporty “normie” joins the club and an unlikely friendship based on mutual admiration slowly develops between these polar opposites as Enoki’s bubbly kindness breaks through Shirataki’s aloofness. It’s really a great story with some lol moments sprinkled throughout. Highly recommended.

It’s a cute story but I would have liked more relationship development between these mismatched lovers. Shion has a past as a vampire that would seem at odds with him being poor, jobless and hooking up with random people for blood. Satou Shinobu’s a very sweet pushover who adores kids. Their connection was based on blood and sex which seemed greatly at odds for Satouks character. Still, the story was good overall and I do love a vampire romance.