Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Naïve uke(9)

Kaede-san and Rintarou-kun are beyond adorable in this story. I love the possessive intensity of Kade for Rintarou as well as his sadistic streak. I love Rintarou-kuns gentle personality and kindness; he is the perfect kenage uke for someone as obsessive and calculating as Kaede. I think what makes them work so well is that there is never any doubt for the reader that their love for each other is deep and beautiful, though both guys have their moments of insecurity. Be aware that this is a R-18 yaoi, with plenty of uncensored sex and lots of creativity in the bedroom. Personally, I loved it because even in the hottest scenes there would be a kiss or hug or even a shared look or a blush that just blatantly highlighted the depth of love between these guys.

Such a warm hearted story, I totally loved this group of friends, they had a sweet, accepting kind of family feeling happening. It made me want to pack up and move in too. With the two intertwined stories, I fell in love with Izumi and Haruto way more than Momo and Jin. They were so open and expressive; the way Haruto’s face lit up when he saw Izumi, and Izumi’s tears when Haruto broke the cuteness threshold..SO KAWAII!

Each of these short stories were absolutely adorable. I particularly loved the first one with sensei x student. It was surprisingly erotic and sexy, maybe because even though the student was the aggressor sexually, he was also endearingly innocent and so obviously enjoying “helping” sensei.

Trigger Warning: Rape themes (not by seme) Soushi Yakuno is a 38yo former delinquent who runs a bar. His newest hire is Shota, the child of an old friend that he used to babysit. Shota has always adored Soushi, even when he was a child. Now as a University student with some freedom from his rich family, he wants to be a delinquent just like the man he has idolised for as long as he can remember. Only now Soushi seems like a geezer more concerned with clients and balancing the books than mentoring a new badass in the making. This adorable story follows the naive Shota as he falls for the ‘not quite’ former delinquent Soushi in a very adult way.

Trigger Warning: Rape For a story with rape and some hot sexy scenes, this was incredibly wholesome. I think it was simply because Yuma (bigger, older uke) was so childlike, naive and innocent. Shizuya (shorter, young seme) was the younger neighbor across the street who was doted on by Yuma from the time he was born. As Shizuya grew up he seemed to idolise the gentle and cheerful Yuma and somewhere along the way that turned into something that included sexual desire. When the smaller and younger Shizuya forced himself sexually on Yuma it was really sad. Shizuya handled the whole situation poorly and the confusion felt by Yuma was clearly portrayed. It served plot purpose though, in clearly establishing that Yuma had never looked at Shizuya in a sexual manner. I liked how the author made the MCs face their problems head on to progress, right up to being honest with the mom when they became a couple. And I especially liked Yuma’s gentle and innocently childlike nature.

Trigger warning: Incest (brother x brother) Hideyomi (Omi, 18yo) and Hideyuki (Nini, 16yo) Togame are brothers who live in their own quiet world sans parents. The older Omi had suffered an accident that left him comatose for months and then a changed person with some retrograde amnesia and a more childlike mind. The relationship between the siblings was both complex and very simple. Their closeness was forbidden but their love and dedication towards each other was really sweet. Add in a good friend for Yuki and a cousin who was his doctor and you have the main characters for this lovely yet often melancholy story. I really enjoyed it.

Country raised 19yo Kiichi moves to Tokyo for University and takes up residence in a shared house with the ugly cat he rescued on his first day. There he meets the mature salaryman Arima-san who starts a gentle pursuit of the newcomer. The story follows Kiichi as he fits in with his new housemates and struggles to deal with guilty feelings over an old high school friend. Despite his reputation as a bit of a player, Arima-san is very respectful of Kiichi‘s inexperience and uncertainty and proves to be kind and thoughtful. He even warned Kiichi that his kindness may have ulterior motives, but given that Arima-san fell for Kiichi at first sight, those ulterior motives really only amounted to a sweet wooing with some cheeky moments. I liked the story and how Kiichi grew emotionally strong enough to face his problems and to know when to let go.

Chronically unemployed, naive, and just a little too gullible, Meguru Watanuki always shows up at his friend Kaname Tatsumi’s door when he needs help. This beautifully drawn story follows their relationship with the dangerous and protective Kaname saving Meguru from countless dangers that he enthusiastically tumbles into. However, it’s Kaname’s secret life that is the biggest danger of all. Truly wonderful story, fully uncensored with well crafted MCs. Highly recommended.

The very cute music idol Hinato attends a part time school as his more authentic self. A little awkward and a lot naive, Hinata is a shy, scruffy looking guy who really wants to be friends with fellow student, the serious and hardworking, Yamada. However, Hinata having seen a glimpse of his older brothers more risqué behaviour with his best friend, Hinata begins to wonder if being best buds with Yamada means that kind of behaviour is expected of him too. And if so, why is it so appealing? This is a really cute little story, although you have to wonder how anyone in the entertainment industry could remain so innocent? Well, not forever ;)