Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Trauma(9)

Two sweetly, perfectly fluffy stories. Mochizuki and Mukai were simply adorable, I thought the seme’s glowing cheerfulness and confidence were really alluring for such a seemingly delicate partner. I loved how he encouraged his uke to use his voice and speak for himself, to be more assertive. Moving straight into Yuki’s story was a relief because he needed a love all of his own. While I can’t help but think the sensei would have been a good uke, this almost antagonist to lovers story was sweetly satisfying.

Super hot, uncensored oneshot.

A spirit seme and an uke traumatised by a terrible past seem destined to meet in this supernatural yaoi. I liked how the seme kept the uke grounded in the present when he had moments of PTSD.

Awesome story and fantastic characters. Another great Naono Bohra manga ️

The intensity of this love, the fact that they value and treasure each other so much, and how beautiful Craig and Dean are when they look at each other! This story is a masterpiece, I love it beyond words Σ>―(〃°ω°〃)♡→

A story of complete opposites coming together. Moegi-san is a confident, handsome, ‘prince’ like office worker with a fear of dogs (especially big dogs) dating back to a childhood trauma. Kanata-sensei is the socially awkward and painfully shy police dog trainer recently thrust into teaching dog obedience classes for regular citizens. When Moegi-san (under duress) brings his sisters Jack Russell for some puppy training he notices the skill and gentle touch of his new puppy trainer when handling dogs and he is drawn to getting the quiet man to smile at him the same way he smiles at dogs. And so these two begin an awkward friendship that steadily evolves into deeper emotions. There is no angst to deal with in this sweet story, instead it’s really gentle in its approach of building Kanata sensei’s connection with Moegi-san. The moments where he feels safe or when Moegi inspires him to keep moving forward with people give that emotional resonance where you yearn for someone so gentle and loving. Truly, a sweet, wholesome story.

It’s a difficult pathway to love for stepbrothers Saku and his onii-chan Toujou. Toujou has a terrible past from the years he lived with his birth mother. That has left him with severe PTSD when in the presence of women, especially if they get close to him. When his father took custody and he met his new little step brother Saku, the two instantly bonded. And as they grew older, Saku’s feelings changed and he loved his onii-chan in a sexual way. He dealt with those feelings by being sexually active with women. When Saku went to college he moved in with Toujou and the two started to be confronted with their feelings for each other. I felt sorry for them both. Saku loved his Toujou so much, but Toujou had so much baggage and a need to put Saku first that he pushed him away constantly. Until one day, something made him wake up to how long Saku had loved him. I felt annoyed at both guys so many times for not communicating properly, and for how often they hurt each other. It was such a relief to have them be open finally, but given Toujou’s history (idk that Saku even knows about it) it made sense.

Some messy uploading to deal with but the story itself was interesting and unexpected. A good natured saviour type seme and a rather quiet and gloomy uke with a secret. Despite their differences and difficulties, these guys were good for each other. Very sweet and warm ending.

A spin off from Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete and Mr Arihara’s Secret, this collection of short stories is full of familiar faces. I really enjoyed the stories about desensitising to touch (related to past trauma) and trusting enough to be loved (main story) and the idol (Hiro from anDe) x guitarist. The seme x seme wasn’t my favourite but it was still nice to see that couple progress their relationship.