Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #incest(73)

Trigger Warning: Incest (Brother x Brother) Multiple stories that were all enjoyable for different reasons. The main story had the best character development and it was sweet how some of the loneliness of being a neglected child of a narcissistic mother was addressed with a caring partner. The second story had some unexpected twists that caught me by surprise and I found the whole inability to get an erection was interesting especially given the feelings between the MCs. There was something sweet about the yearning to catch Yoshida’s shadow. The third story of the two brothers was just too short to do justice to such a subject, but it was still a good read. Wtf was up with that cat though? It was like the reincarnated form of some manly old pervert. The last story was a sequel and was great for the switching roles. Be sure to read the main story first.

Trigger Warning: Incest (Brother x Brother) This was an interesting premise. Brothers born years apart but on the same day and time, raised apart by divorced parents, are reunited when their parents reconcile. As the tensions of reunion are being managed the brothers become aware that their astrological twinship has given them an unusual bond. One shares their feelings of pain, the other pleasure. There was some strong emotional connection between the MCs and a sweetness that both wanted a lovers love to be voiced and shared.

Trigger Warning: Incest, abuse A really good group of stories. The main one with Futaba and his older brother Kazuyuki was a little difficult to like at first. Futaba was such a vulnerable and lost child thanks to being neglected by his father. That made it hard to accept the actions of Kazuyuki because Futaba was already such a victim. However, the dad screwed that son over too, and there was a part of me that understood Kazuyuki was also a damaged child. Poor broken boys finally find happiness together.

Kai and Riku are stepbrothers. Over the last 10 years, Kai has loved his Nii-chan and pretty much everybody except Riku has clued in to that fact. But what happens when the oblivious older brother gets kissed by a girl one night? This story was cute because pretty much everyone knew of how Kai felt. Their family were surprisingly accepting and their mom in particular was supportive and yet funny when they took her by surprise. There was a spin off story with Shin and Momose which was full of potential, but it was too short and we really only got to see the beginning of them coming together.

A well written story of a young man trapped by circumstance. When Yukito’s mother died he was left in the care of his author step father. A man twisted enough to sexually abuse and control his son for years. Yukito grows to become protective of his abuser, even having sex with other men and using his body to manipulate them in order to keep his step father safe. That is until he meets a taxi driver who sees too much and who won’t be manipulated. If ever anyone deserves someone to value and respect them it’s Yukito and oddly enough it’s this near stranger who knows too much but who hides his own true self. This was not a happy story, but it does have a lovely HEA and a healthy love that flourishes at the end.

Taiki is a terrible tease to his cousin Yukito but when these two start going out he becomes a protective and possessive partner. It was nice to read a story where the guys don’t hide their relationship status.

A very well told story that takes you into the lives of 3 broken guys. The depiction of drug use was dark and isolating and there was an overlaying sadness to the story that was inescapable. Read this if you want something special and different.

I liked these short stories. The first was about an office worker and the high school guy he pursued. He was very patient of the younger guys uncertainty about his sexuality especially when you realise that he was responding to the longing glances and flushed arousal signals the younger partner initiated. By backing off he gave his partner the space and time needed to accept and be open about his feelings. The second story I also really liked. Another age gap, the seme was more than twice the age of his younger coworker and initially resistant to the advances of the uke. His reason for hesitating was understandable and the uke’s reaction to him agreeing was very cute. The third story about the misunderstanding between established lovers was my least favourite. It was short and harder to connect with the characters and understand the overreaction. The final story was taboo brother x brother and quite erotic (especially given that they didn’t have sex) and even humorous. One brother pretended to be a sleepwalker, the other took advantage of his sleeping onii-chan and both felt guilty. Open, unresolved ending, I would have liked to see how it progressed.

A bunch of dark and even depressing stories. Twisted relationships and imperfect endings, these were interesting but not something I would read again

A great little oneshot of a nephew x uncle vampire romance. Definitely one to reread