Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Student x Student(220)

This story was exceptional. Polar opposites Ryou and Youhei became friends in high school. Ryou was energy personified. He was confident, outgoing, devilishly mischievous and a great soccer player. Introverted Youhei had no friends, spent his time in the library and walked around with his eyes on the ground. On the day he found his grandfather’s camera and bought it to school he looked up at the brightness of the sky..only to have Ryou crash into his life and stake a claim. There was a lot of angst and heartache that followed them falling for each other with an event that changed their lives. But even through that darkness there was devotion. When they faced their fears and communicated honestly with each other we got to see that their love was beautiful and strong and we (the readers) could breathe a big sigh of relief they have the HEA they were heading for from the start. It’s hard to sum up just how wonderful the mangaka’s beautiful art style, descriptive language and use of plot development was for making this so satisfying to read.

Playboy Aoi and quiet Kotaru couldn’t be more different. When these two end up meeting for the first time the savvy Aoi is able to read Kotaru like a book. But not all the pages on this serious young man are transparent as even Kotaru learns things about himself as the two strike up a friendship with benefits. But for Kotaru, there comes pain of being honest with himself. He isn’t the sort of guy who can separate love for Aoi from casual sex. So cutting ties will restore his equilibrium..won’t it? This is a lovely story really. Even the scenes in the beginning when you were bracing for the trope Yaoi rape scene, Aoi demanded consent. Now that was sexy stuff.

Super cute story about 2 childhood friends who become closer in high school. Orator has loved his best friend, Kanada for years. When he starts to seriously pursue a romantic relationship with his bestie there are plenty of cute moments as Kanada alternates between freaking out and accepting that he likes being with Oyato in all ways possible. Possessive seme x naive uke.

Childhood friends Yousuke and Shuu knew each other for a short time when they were young, but that meeting left a lasting impression on them both. Now in senior year at high school Shuu is staying at his grandmothers home and attending the same school as Yousuke. Shuu’s cold and prickly attitude towards the warmly extroverted Yousuke leads him to think that Shuu is holding a grudge from the past. However, that wasn’t going to stop Yousuke from confronting the quiet boy and learning what the problem really was. This story is so adorable, carried by the caring and kind Yousuke as we follow his side of the story (for the most part), experiencing his growing attraction and awareness of Shuu as well as the confusion. Definitely romantic, this sweet story is well worth a read.

A lovely, sweet little story where these two boys learn to look beneath the surface to know the real person they have preconceived notions about. Best to toss those out the window because neither boy is so easy to type and both are total sweethearts. Beautiful artwork, especially for Sakura. His cat eyes and tied back hair were irresistible.

This sweet story has one of the most likeable seme’s I have ever read about. Popular Kutou is the kind of good looking, playful yet deep young man who anyone would be interested in. His observant eyes have noticed that the taciturn and quiet Nishihiro is in love with his only friend, Nakano and one day surprises Nishihiro by offering his help. Resistant at first, Nishihiro is drawn closer to Kutou when he realises his feelings for Nakano can go nowhere. Soon these boys spend more time together in the background of their final year at high school. But who does Nishihiro end up being in love with?

What an adorable pair of fluffy sweethearts. Tanigawa is the super clumsy student with his own set of band-aides at the nurses office. He accidentally wears his sisters underwear to school only to be spotted by the serious minded Maysuyuki. This started a chain reaction of misunderstandings, bumps, accidental kisses and confused feelings as these two opposites became close. Both boys are very sweet and genuine making this full of cute moments and fluffy feelings.

A very sweet story about the petite but full of feisty strength and laughs, Kosuke (aka Ham-chan) and new student Raku, the tall hafu who hides his blue eyes and blonde hair in order to fit in. These two boys become the best of friends and much of this story is about that steadfast friendship and those within their social circle at school. The group dynamic was really sweet because it included girls who weren’t written to be horrible and quirky guys with defined characters. All in all, a sweet story worth reading.

These short stories were full of loveable guys in caring relationships. Super sweet

I am officially head over heels in love with this story and these characters. Subaru, the shounen loving Ikeman of senior high, lives his days emulating the male romantic leads in the mangas he loves. Newly transferred student Jinnai knew Subaru in middle school and remembers him for the bullied manga addict that he was. But these two have a friendship to rekindle, and if Subaru is feeling more racing heart beats with Jinnai than the girls of the school then that’s ok...isn’t it? Adorable story, a favourite