Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #mafia(4)

The first story with the mafia boss was interesting. The seme was a 35 year old stylish but intimidating man who was high with the Italian mafia in NY. He fell almost immediately for the uke who strongly reminded him of his first love. He was protective of the uke and ready to defy his clan for him. The uke was a young Japanese guy not having much luck with his college entrance exams. He went to NY for a break only to be robbed of his passport and luggage and running from thugs..right into the arms of a mafia boss. The uke was sweet, a little naive and very much in love with this older man who carries (and uses) a gun. A man who lives an ocean away. There was a second story that started promisingly with 2 doctors who had known each other since middle school. The richer boy always bullied the other and it seemed like it may be a bully to lovers romance. But as adults he raped the uke and there was zero consent or even affection felt by the uke. Even when he realised the seme doctor had always had feelings for him, the story just ended. Tbh I am ok with that because I hate rape to love stories. In my mind the uke guy will never go near him or forgive him. Let it end there.horrible story.

University student Kanata is more than he seems. The wide eyed ingenue was actually a merciless hitman known as the Black Swan, with a reputation for efficiency and a penchant for blades. His newest target is Alex, a mafiaso with an angels face who has just inherited the role of boss of his syndicate. He should be another simple target, especially as he appears to have fallen in love with Kanata at first sight. But it soon becomes clear that Alex isn’t as predictable as he appears, and Kanata may be the one in danger of falling for a target. This story had beautiful art to go with an exciting and often surprising plot. Both characters were originals and strong; they may choose to bend but neither will be broken and I loved their balanced power dynamic.

There’s a reason that this is so highly rated, and that’s simply because it’s marvellous. Set in a fictitious country that gave the author a lot of freedom with mixing the criminal, business and political worlds, this story had an intriguing plot and great characters. With the kind Chansol, haunted by a devastating past and the dangerously unpredictable Park Hanhoo, a man whose only weakness was Chansol. Simply put, this was *chef’s kiss

Trigger Warning: Rape (not seme MC) The story of a remarkable orphan boy with ruby red eyes who grew to adulthood with a unique ability; to not die. Noah ended up being approached by a CEO of a mob business to be his bullet shield only once Allen Lewton realised that his new employee felt pain, he changed. Soon the ruthless CEO showed his determination to make Noah fall for him because he was head over heels in love with the red eyed Noah. The story was interesting and the mystery around Noah’s forgotten past was intriguing. Certainly Noah was a very likeable character and had a truly kind heart and I appreciated how protective Allen was of him (sadly not protective enough with respect to a certain someone ).