Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #office romance(4)

An enjoyable story of two salarymen who fall for each other after some miscommunications and lies.

Some cute one shots that are worth a read

A cute story of losing your crush to your best friend and stumbling upon a puppy dog guy with an inner wolf that changes your world. It’s never nice to have the guy you like fall for another. It sux big time when the one he starts dating is your bestie who knows about your feelings. Luckily for the FMC here, a sweet guy she met in the park ends up crossing paths with her again and sweeps her off her feet. But what about her friend? She gets her own chapter too

This was an interesting story. Set in the world of civil servants in the bureaucracy of government, working for the betterment of Japan, we got to read about the heavy demands of the job and workaholism on the MCs and their relationship. Kashiwagi studied law at Tokyo Uni and moved straight into bureaucracy roles. Serious and thorough, he is mentored by Imamaya-san (Section manager of the Policy Division of the Economic and Policy Bureau) and over the years also becomes the protective nurturer of the quirky boss who forgets to eat, drink and sleep when busy (aka always). In the story we follow the cost of a job where you may get 3 hours of sleep a night in terms of relationships (Imamiya-san divorced x 3, father of 1 and Kashiwagi divorced x 1) and health as Imamiya collapses from a heart attack at work. How can the MCs have a romance in all this? The confronting illness and caring by Kashiwagi are the impetus needed to get these two bone heads to turn to each other. Their romance is sweetly “them” because the caring they have towards each other has been evident for ages, but now they show their vulnerability more and Ofc skinship, kissing, sex etc. I have never read a story quite like this, where almost all the MCs identity was tied to work. It was confronting yet charming, and worth your time if you like something different.