Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Younger seme x Older uke(3)

The first omega born to a generational family of alphas, Nio left his home young to live independently and away from the cold disapproval of his parents. When he received notice that his older brother Reo had been killed in an accident with his wife, Nio returned to his family home for the funeral. There he overheard discussions about the future custody of his nephews. While the youngest sibling was being taken in by his parents, the older boy Suou was no blood relation (having only been Reo’s stepchild) and was to be abandoned. Seeing many similarities to his own childhood, the kind Nio took custody of Suou, and found that raising the serious boy was as rewarding for him as it was for Suou. Suou was a natural caretaker who also excelled with his grades, sports and being popular. Over his years with Nio, Suou had fallen for the man who took him in. When he started college he also set out to let Nio know that there was more to their relationship than Neo could have dreamed. I found this story very sweet and wholesome. There were a few elements of fated mates suggested through the story and that was certainly a feeling I got from them both. I liked how flustered Nio became as their relationship changed, whilst Suou remained calm, certain and overall unflappable. That was, until Nio tried dating. Then we got to see the possessiveness of an alpha mate.

20yo model turned actor Fukami Rei is starring in a production featuring the man he has admired for years, Agawa Ryuuji. He begins a determined pursuit of the man he has fallen for, someone who is old enough to be his father. Someone who knew his mother years ago. I thought this story was really good. It had me wondering all the way through and I loved the touch of obsessiveness in Rei’s love for Ryuuji.

17yo senior Ono and student teacher, Shiina begin a forbidden relationship in Ono’s final year. Ono (seme) is an ace student. Physically fit, kind, honest about his feelings, and surprisingly assertive. Shiina (uke) is more restrained and reticent with his feelings, but he is swept away by Ono’s puppy like eagerness and love. I liked their dynamic of older uke, younger seme, and I liked that in many ways Ono was more emotionally mature and confident in his feelings than his sensei. I also liked the sexual dominance the younger seme was able to assert over his more delicate delicate sensei but don’t be mistaken into thinking that Shiina was a pushover because he was more than able to be on equal footing with his younger partner. Their romance was pretty fast and sexually intense, but the author balanced that by making it extend beyond the initial love confessions and sexual chemistry to graduation and beyond. I really enjoyed it and you can tell that the author had fun writing it (the moments where Ono was fantasising what he would do to sensei when he was going to visit his home was cute and funny).