Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #obsessive love(8)

A great sequel, I loved all the extra background stories and the shift to include details on all the brothers.

Sadly the most disappointing in the series. It’s not that the seme “cheated” that was a problem, I respected him not having sex with a child after all. It’s that he did it so close to the birthday, and that Hisashi had to be blindsided by the lover. That was tacky, especially since Sou went to such great lengths to make sure Hisashi didn’t date. I enjoyed the abstinence punishment (well done Fuu) but come on.. we never got to see the two of them together! There was nothing to wipe away the memory of Sou sleeping with others. Extreme sad face here..

Make sure to read this series in order. It was great to come back to this pair.

Awesome! Touma x Kengou; the lawyer and the yakuza. I just loved the stalker like persistence of Touma for the guy he has loved nearly all his life. The childhood flashbacks gave depth to these MCs and their love for each other set amidst a dangerous world where only the bonds of brotherhood could free them to be together. Soulmates and fantastic artwork, this is a highly recommended read.

Multiple stories with imperfect characters. From cheaters to crazily possessive lovers, these guys somehow make things work with their special someone.

Two couples who are friends have their own stories in this volume. The couples are very different with only obsession and intensity their similarities. The first has childhood friends now in a committed relationship but there is no peace between these two. The seme is negative in his outlook. He doesn’t like people, tends to flare up when teased by his lover. And he is totally, irrevocably obsessed and in love with the man who took his hand when they were boys. It’s not an easy story to read, and not because the seme seems so abrasive. I was bothered more that the uke kept him in the palm of his hand and wouldn’t even say that he loved him. The second story I liked more. Again, these 2 knew each other when young and had a master/ slave step brother like relationship. The seme seems like a total jerk but he is actually quite complex and very much in need of his slave on a deep, emotional level. These two had more honestly in their relationship and I really loved the obsessively intense passion between them both.

Ridiculously adorable story. Delinquent Keiichi has never had a girlfriend or been very popular with girls. Turns out that may have something to do with his childhood best friend, Mishima. Mishima adores Keiichi. He has some of the most interesting collections of Keiichi memorabilia. However, Mishima is is also a rather scary yandere and Keiichi decides to try make him a little more ordinary and a little less terrifying. Lots of lol moments and lots of fun all packed into this cute story.

The dark and sad backstory of Haruko Chouno from Chou to Hana no Kankeisei. An upbringing like this is going to mess with your psyche, but it was well told and establishes Chou for the next volume.