Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Lawyer(7)

A hot short story

Such a refreshing story with this gentle, soft hearted seme and the boy he falls for.

The spin off sequel to ‘A Hundred Blossoms To Love’, this is the story of the elder brother Takao and the guy who has loved him for years, Yuzuru. These MCs knew each other in middle school, and for Yuzuru it was love at first sight for the wounded and vulnerable Takao. But further acquaintance with Takao revealed his unpleasant personality. He was avaricious and a little cruel, teasing and testing. When the boys separated, Yuzuru dedicated his future to raising enough of a fortune to offer Takao until they crossed paths again. The rest of the story is about their reunion and developing relationship as a couple. This story is enjoyable because Takao’s personality is so uniquely obnoxious yet loveable. Yuzuru is the one person able to see the hurt and vulnerable child hidden behind Takao’s prickly personality and the fact that he loves him just as he is, is really adorable. Plenty of funny moments and some crossover with familiar friends, this was manga was a fun read that had me perplexed as to why I liked such an unlikeable character so much.

Kaichi has the ability to read minds. His senpai from school and best friend has always known and been accepting of this and he remains his closest friend. But then some major changes disturb that comfortable status quo. Senpai breaks up with his girlfriend and turns to Kaichi for comfort. And Kaichi’s traumatised young cousin comes to stay and his mind is closed to Kaichi. The rest of the story basically twirls around the choice between these 2 men for Kaichi. I liked the outcome, however I think the mangaka made both senpai and cousin appealing so I may have been happy with either choice.

Awesome! Touma x Kengou; the lawyer and the yakuza. I just loved the stalker like persistence of Touma for the guy he has loved nearly all his life. The childhood flashbacks gave depth to these MCs and their love for each other set amidst a dangerous world where only the bonds of brotherhood could free them to be together. Soulmates and fantastic artwork, this is a highly recommended read.

Not the most comfortable read, but with a yandere seme and an emotionally damaged uke, a normal and sweet story wouldn’t make sense. I really liked the obsession between the two, and how each needed the other. I also liked how the uke was fully capable of dominating the seme at times. The manipulations were satisfyingly dark, especially once you realised they were both guilty of doing that on occasion. Finally openly accepting each other was perfect, and I loved how it seems the seme still isn’t fully aware of how manipulative the uke can be. These MCs are made for each other. For the future, it’s probably safest if nobody tries to come between these guys.

The story of lawyer Aki Himejima, and Yakuza gangster Ryuji, was not as good as I hoped. It’s very much a story of Ryuji’s one sided love for Aki, and Aki’s one sided love for his straight Yakuza friend, Keigo. There was a nice quirk of Aki’s where he adored cute things and being treated like a Princess. Ryuji was the only one who knew that side of Aki and he worshipped the man he loved with endearments that catered to that need. I found it a bit sad at how long it took for Aki to value and love Ryuji. 10 years pining for someone not remotely interested in you while using one who loves you isn’t the most romantic story idea.