Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #reencounter(49)

Two great stories with some sexy scenes. The first pair reunited after high school with the timid Akagi and the more intense Ichimori both trying to hide how obsessed they are with each other. There is something about obsessive pairings that make for some hot scenes and these guys both tick that box. I loved the unexpected twists, they added that extra element to make the story stand out. The second pair had known each other since they were 16 (Hisakuni -the young master) and 14 (Akiho - the gardeners son). Now adults as boss and secretary, an unexpected accident changes their day to day dynamics and soon they won’t be able to hide their real feelings. This story was fun and hot, and like the first story, had some unexpected twists.

Loved it! Nono is the head Chinese cuisine chef. This former delinquent and bad boy motorcycle club president still dresses like a punk. He can be loud and brash but he is really a protective nurturer. Misato is the new audit department manager. Elegantly dressed, formal and somewhat reserved, this career driven man can lose his cool when near Nono. I love their dynamic together, this was so surprisingly sweet.

I am glad it wasn’t just me who had trouble making sense of this story. Idk if it was the translation or the story itself but this story was disjointed and often just like reading random English words put together. Idk why the seme bothered following the uke to this school, he seemed to have zero care or respect for him. If he lost that respect simply because the uke was short and a bit of an airhead at times then he stinks for not finding that adorable. Idk why the uke suddenly liked the seme...that made no sense as there was no connection. Wth was the thing about red boots? It randomly popped up a few times for no reason.. The uke is about to graduate? There was no talk of a future between the boys.. Trust me, so many other things made no sense. I can’t be bothered doing a re read to find the answers, maybe this is better on a second read? I am gonna pass. The art was cute but I can look at nice art with a coherent story and have a much better experience than trying this again. Apologies to the mangaka, I know these works mean a lot of time and effort. I wish I did like it more, the concept sounded interesting.

I am officially head over heels in love with this story and these characters. Subaru, the shounen loving Ikeman of senior high, lives his days emulating the male romantic leads in the mangas he loves. Newly transferred student Jinnai knew Subaru in middle school and remembers him for the bullied manga addict that he was. But these two have a friendship to rekindle, and if Subaru is feeling more racing heart beats with Jinnai than the girls of the school then that’s ok...isn’t it? Adorable story, a favourite

I liked both couples, from the obsessed stalker of 10 years in the first story to the player kouhai in the second. Both stories had a similar vibe of the chaser and the ‘clueless about how I really feel’ partner. Perhaps an extra chapter for both stories would have been nice, something to take them beyond acknowledging their feelings? Still, they were cute interconnected stories.

Trigger warning: Gang rape From an orphanage to soldiers in war, these guys were not on life’s easy street. In love with his older “brother” at the orphanage, Raven left first, determined to never hurt Amber. But sometimes you cannot save the one you love, so when the chance comes to die together, you better make the most of those moments.

I really enjoyed this dark story about two rather horrible guys and their twisted relationship from high school to 10 or so years later. Shimojou is a lowlife member of the yakuza who gathers information and extorts from criminals and public officials alike. The intelligent son of normal parents and bored with the world, Shimojou excelled at school and came first at everything. That is, until Kuze defeated him in the run for student president, despite all the blackmail that should have guaranteed his win. Angry at his defeat, Shimojou recognised in the popular, social and ‘squeaky clean’ student president another twisted kindred, and the one he wanted to tear down most. I won’t give spoilers for both their roles in the adult world, but they are both semes, and while Shimojou is the Master (master x dog sex play) in the house, the sadistic seme plays the neko for Kuze. I loved the sexual clashes between them, you never really forgot that they were both dangerous men, and you couldn’t miss that neither was really a good guy. Yet, a good guy wouldn’t last with this pair. And in their odd way, they seemed good for each other because each knew the darkness within.

A good story with beautiful art and some angst; I really enjoyed Shuu and Ayame’s story. Shimotsuki Shuu (omega) first bumped into Satsuki Ayame (alpha) on his first day at middle school. That was the start of his own personal hell as the older boy kept Shuu at his beck and call over the next 4 years. I found this part of the story sad for Shuu. Because even though Ayame had good reasons to keep Shuu close (as you find out later), Shuu genuinely suffered during those years under the constant bullying attention. He had no friends and his self perception was very negative. Their reunion in the workplace years later had Shuu and Ayame pairing for a mentorship program. The distressed and frazzled Shuu faced constant critique for his design projects and initially reacted with poor self confidence. But this was the setting of the realisation for Shuu that Ayame was a better man than he would have believed. As the two MCs began to understand each other better, and Shuu saw the soft side of Ayame, you could tell that Ayame actually cared for the omega he liked to insult and Shuu was drawn to the protective alpha too. There were lots of flashbacks in the story which was nice. However, sometimes when the mangaka came back to the present the MCs would rapidly progress in their relationship in ways that weren’t convincing. Despite that, the story was a lovely one to read and the last page in the manga was my favourite.

I liked this fast paced oneshot. 3 childhood friends become a 3P bonded unit after Takeru (omega) had his heat triggered by his old friend Luca (alpha) despite being formally promised to the alpha he loves, Kanata. Rather than be saddened by the unexpected mating between Luca and Takeru, or by Kanata forcing a bond with Takeru to keep the guy he loves, the 3 decide to commit to each other as a triad. I like the concept, and would love to see a longer story to do it justice.

It takes a shounen-ai to give a wholesome Omegaverse story full of kind and friendly people and a little town that looks perfect. This sweet story had alpha Ooji-sensei in his first teaching job working with grade 1 students. He runs into the guidance counsellor Yasumi-sensei, a gentle beta whom he had fallen in love with as a student at school himself. At that time, Yasumi had gently refused the confession and so in the present day Ooji had some residual embarrassment. But as these 2 renewed their acquaintance on an equal footing as adults they fall for each other. There is no angst or unnecessary drama; simply a happy love story full of good feelings.