Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #work life(3)

Pretty good for a oneshot, no love really between the two but the potential is there.

Shoe store manager Yota has a serious fetish for the beauty of a pair of heels. When he first sees the trembling, fawn like perfection of Chika’s legs in new size 8.5 shoes, Yota is lost to his fantasy turned flesh. Swept away by the adoration for his legs, Chika doesn’t shy from the sexy feelings his boss stirs and his enthusiastic encouragement was all that was needed to have these two guys start something sexy together that has them eventually falling head over heels for each other.

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.