Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #kendo(3)

I loved these couples stories and the similarities of transitioning from that first crush to love with the right person.

I love a story with a stoic partner, and making it the shorter and cute uke gave him a lovely untouchable vibe that only the seme could see beyond. Ichinose Kei had learned kendo from the time he was a child in order to be Mita Hikaru’s hero. When Hikaro’s family moved he stuck with the sport and earned the nickname Samurai. Now that Hikaro has returned, Kei is truly stoic however that doesn’t mean that Hikaro is blind to the kindness that has always been at the core of the boy he has loved forever. A heartwarming and sweet story about reuniting friends, falling in love and ice cream.

These stories were enjoyably heartwarming and easy to read. The mangaka likes symbolism and there was a little in each story. The first it was the sky and all the different ones to experience in the world, and the second it was a love of shiny, bright things and snow. The characters had an opposites attract appeal and while the step to being in love may have seemed fast, it was balanced nicely by seeing each couple in their respective futures.