Ambrosia's manga / #Crossdressing(10)

list - masterlist, hidden gem, 9.5+

list - turn tables, opposites

list - masterlist, hidden gem

list - webtoon 120+ Very much normal high school boys, but still non-typical characters. Two main couples. Childhood friends to lovers, delinquent and nerd, both had feelings but it was a bit of a bumpy road till they got together. Also, both can fight which was nice to see and neither are the timid type. Strangers to lovers, but one had been in an unrequited love sort of and actively tried to get closer to the other. Sometimes it felt like there were some communication issues, but it's just a different type of relationship as they learn more about each other and open up to each other. The cousin had good chemistry with both of them as he's more an outgoing and rambunctious type while they are both more cautious. It was sweet and interesting, and I think I felt the most bad for Inbeom in all of this, although he did start it by being a bully first. It kind of dragged on in the middle, and was very long, but not too difficult to get through. Some of the character's actions were frustrating, but they were understandable and their imperfections made them more realistic. The couples did get to have a lot of sweet moments which were nice, but still wish we could have seen a bit more of them getting along, even though it was so long already.

list - masterlist, cinnamon, seme pov, This was really sweet! It was interesting if not completely unique, but it was written really well so it felt fresh and made an impact on me. Lots of attention to detail that made the characters feel real and made the writing really stand out to me, for example when Ichigo says all the things in his imaginary world and then the line "a strawberry can't become a peach....i can't become my sister" when their names are Ichigo (strawberry) and Momo (peach). Or when Hirono realizes that Hime is afraid of thunder because of the night when his sister died or afraid of that being ignored hurts him more bc of how his mother treated him. It was really beautiful. The characters were wonderfully mature in their own way, while still being kids and struggling to figure out themselves and their feelings and come to terms with their sexuality. They still tried to own up to their actions and communicated their feelings and apologized in a way that with much more emotional maturity than I see in many stories with adults. The characters were well fleshed out with reasons for their actions and beautiful character development. Even the mom had an understandable reason and had closure in the end. Along with the main story/plot, these are kids figuring themselves out, finding love, and growing up along the way and it was beautiful to read about. I only wish there was more. 10/10 5/5

It was ok, gave a very realistic feeling.