Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #rape(96)

CW: Rape, physical abuse, dark themes -Taichi Kanda: College engineering student, sporty, tough, likes women. -Urushima Nayoa: College engineering student, quiet, studious, high achiever, gloomy, megan-kun. What brings these 2 together isn’t a gentle tale of romance, but was based in lies, abuse and manipulation. Despite this, Nayoa’s gentle kindness and vulnerability drew Taichi closer to a man who could literally turn on him at any moment. How can their relationship possibly work?

CW: Non consent Some old style yaoi stories where none of the relationships were healthy and loving. They were let down by guys with weakness of character and master manipulation skills. From the first teen pair with the slutty friend who indiscriminately sleeps with anyone being raped and lied to by his “best friend”, to the pair of college students with the self centred uke with poor communication skills, to the final toxic yandere who crippled the one he wanted and killed his lovers sister, leaving the man he loved obsessively to be fully emotionally whipped and dependent upon the seme. To be honest none of the couples were likeable, but if you are in the mood for toxic relationships or a yandere, then these fast and easy reads may appeal.

CW: Non consent Two short bondage stories. The first is pure, traditional yaoi smut. No consent, forced pleasure, sadist seme. The second was age gap with 46yo sadistic seme and the much younger man he wanted to bind to his side through sex but at the same time he felt conflicted for thinking that way.

CW: Rape. Caution as this is hardcore uncensored smut as the villain gets a taste of his own medicine (pretty much literally). No romance or soft feelings but the art is pristine and the smut well executed. Sphynx is a brand new villain who specializes in technology and science, constantly wreaking havoc around the city. Thankfully, Defender, the city's superhero, is always there to foil his villainous plans. Defeated and eager for revenge, Sphynx infiltrates a research facility and discovers Defender's weakness-only to find out it is completely something else that unlocks Defender's secret abilities.

I found this to be a rather melancholy story, not a cute one (though Iyo was cute). Things just didn’t make much sense when it came to character motivations. Most especially with Fumichi. He is waiter at a bar where he got beaten up by a customer he offended. But he keeps working there, even when the customer returns, drugs and rapes him violently. And he still returns. Sure, there is an impression that the drug makes him forget a lot, but it makes no sense especially when you find out he doesn’t even get paid at the bar? The flashes of his childhood show him as a runaway with no attachment to his caregivers. But no reasoning why. Are they abusive, was he stolen, are they even his parents? When saviour type Sazawa and his daughter, Iyo step in, Fumichi seems to fall for them both. But he resists that safety. Feelings of low self worth? I found him hard to relate to. I still enjoyed the story but overall it feels like too many missed opportunities to flesh out both of the MCs properly. CW: Rape.

Completed Story CW: Pedophilia, rape, child abuse, murder (not done by either MC to the other) Yuen was abandoned by his parents and taken to an orphanage. His only support was his roommate, 16yo Yan, who became like a kind and protective older brother. Yan nii-chan also cherished Yuen like his younger brother, but one night something happened that changed everything. 10 years later the Yakuza, Aoyagi turned up at the orphanage to take over handling of the remnants of the nearly derelict place known for human trafficking. There he met the last remaining teacher Yuen and his two charges. This story is their relationship and it was beautifully drawn and remarkably sweet, especially given the many dark underlying themes. Sexy, uncensored hot scenes mixed with caring and warm feelings; such a wonderful mix!