Ambrosia's manga / #bamf bottom(181)

list - 9.5+ Loved it!! Beautiful story with lovely characters and an interesting story. Mutual love, strong uke and sweet puppy type seme. Starts technically enemies but they warm up to each other quickly and were never really antagonistic. This author always has unique plots. I feel like the concept was really cool and there is lore there but things weren’t quite fleshed out or explained much in a way that was clear. I like the characters and their relationship was lovely, but it progressed quite quickly and sometimes characters feel a bit surface. I loved it but feel like it had all the best ingredients just needed to simmer and cook a liiittle bit more. Seems to be a common thing with this author, but they always make interesting stories that are fun to read and usually pretty healthy too.

list - hidden gem, opposites, masterlist Wow fascinating read! Same author as A Declaration of Revenge. Wonderfully well written work with a very realistic tone exploring the tumultuousness of youth and love. Finding your path at a young age is difficult (something I currently even struggle with) and Gilsung's struggles with the crushing pressure of not living up to his parent's well meaning expectations, the reality of averageness as you grow up when you were gifted at a younger age, and a parent living vicariously through their child. All sensitively and realistically handled and depicted, with an initial introduction of a rebellious youth wanting to drop out of school and run away from it all. Jungwon's story takes on a bit of a darker and less relatable take, but with the same refreshing realness that carries this story and sets it apart. His relationship with the homeroom teacher is always depicted as what it truly is - a predatory and pedophilic relationship where an adult preys on a vulnerable child. It even addresses the fact that while Jungwon was the initial pursuer (and top), it is still the adult's responsibility not to engage with a minor. We clearly see that the teacher took advantage of Jungwon's vulnerability and loneliness, as a child that was a victim of domestic abuse and living alone away from any family. The entire situation was handled brilliantly, from Jungwon's initial yearning, to Gilsung's horror and frank denunciation of their relationship, to the school's handling of the situation and his mother's support. Even as a cancer patient, they never gave the teacher any excuse for his actions, and though Jungwon blamed himself he had wonderful support from his mother, teachers and friends that made it clear he was the victim. He was allowed space and time to heal and overcome it, even if it was in the form of running away from Gilsung. While I understand how upsetting and frustrating that would be, and the time lost between them, I truly think it was needed and they both grew more mature and feelings grew stronger with the time apart. An example of distance makes the heart grow fonder. The relationship itself was wonderfully developed. From apathetic classmates almost enemies, to a bickering support and friendship, to blossoming feelings, to deep love. It's unfortunate that they were ripped apart so soon after they got together (they had literally just gotten together), but the establishing friendship and how deeply they touched each other was enough to last through the years until their reunion. I would have liked more of them together, a few more extras to show their relationship and lovey-dovey moments, but even without that you can see the depth of their feelings and understand their relationship. Model student Jungwon and athlete brained Gilsung.

This was actually sooo cute and sexy! Seme is an overgrown puppy down to the heightened sense of smell. Uke is small but feisty and takes charge well. They were really sweet together and it was nice seeing them fall for each other in between the horny high school boys lol. Seme was so incredibly turned on it was great, and while uke was reluctant at first he got really into it as well which was great. Tons of smut but some nice relationship development too, even if at the very early stages. I'd love to see more of them.

25: really good so far! action bl in the world of vampires where our mcs are special agents that hunt them. Shounen ai but kind of classic puppy seme x cat uke types. Seme is rich and polite and talented, and wants to get closer to the uke but is constantly brushed off. He can also be a bit cold, the type who is all smiles but has the possibility of being a bit manipulative, although he's a really good guy so far and hasn't shown any red flags. He does crave the attention of the uke and I can see him being possessive/jealous in the future. Also he seems to have a praise kink which I love. Uke is the cool cat type, a tough agent and great fighter but doesn't easily get close to anyone and seems to not care about anything / is always napping. But he's very dedicated to the people he cares for. It's cool that they show him as such an amazing fighter, and that the seme is clearly weaker as the rookie, even though seme is talented as well but their experience is different and it shows. It's a nice mix and different dynamic, and I enjoy it a lot. Really enjoying it so far, the plot is interesting even though it's just training really so far, the characters are great and I love the dynamic. Art is nice too and translations are official. Has a lot of promise, hope it continues.