Ambrosia's manga / #college life(10)

list - masterlist, absolute, cinnamon, cotton candy, cuddly, 9.5+

short seme x tall uke first story i like the first couple, second couple was ok. very sweet and wholesome, easy paced slice of life. I liked it but I wanted to like it more. Best part of it was the tall cutie pie Natsumi.

list - webtoon, 9.5+, seme first, cuddly 50+ This was really cute! Enjoyable read with enjoyable characters and adorable chemistry. Sometimes the reactions were a bit offbeat and the antagonist made no sense for why he was such a little bitch...but even so he ended up kind of likeable at the end. Loved both couples but needed a biiiit more from the second couple to show their feelings. Or maybe because the first couple showed their feelings so openly and were so cute and lovey dovey that anything else felt inadequate lol. Also second couple was that friends to lovers dynamic that can make it hard to get closer past the friendzone. First couple was pretty cuddly once they started dating, open with hugs and touching hair, that cute af head on shoulder from behind thing. Second couple was also open to physical touch but not really cuddling, just that they were comfortable around each other (before the whole feelings reveal, and even some after it). Both semes (assumed since shounen ai) fell in love first and were very sweet and loving to their partners. Doyun hyung is a big simp and always fawning over Jihan and making sure he's ok and showing affection. Seo hyun was stoic at first but becomes a blushy baby when his feelings are revealed.

list - opposites It was cute but not my style. Seme was kind of forceful in his approach and pushed uke to do things he wasn't comfortable with, which put me off. He is affectionate which was cute but overall it was meh. So re-read (or read all the way through?) and I still agree with my initial impression. Maybe that's why I kept stopping and not reading through, because I couldn't get into it at the beginning. The forcefulness of the seme and the weird hookup party?? didn't make this a promising start, but they're a cute couple in the end. But the plot is a bit amateur and illogical, he came out to his hs girlfriend and was met with homophobia, but how does that turn you into a straight player?? I understand not taking relationships seriously after bc of fear of getting hurt, but honestly would avoid people after that or get with guys. And the development of their relationship felt rather quick and shallow. I can understand why people like the relationship dynamics, a shy and innocent uke with a flirty former playboy seme who is actually really doting and affectionate. And instead of looking down on him, from the beginning he finds him cute and likes him with only a slight teasing dynamic. But the characters felt a bit stupid and shallow and the plot was frankly boring. The affection and skinship at the end was nice and the smut scenes are smutty. Overall I'd say overrated but decent read if you're bored. maybe 2.5 or 3/5 I'm glad some people in comments feel the same way bc when I first saw this comments were overwhelmingly positive and I felt like I was missing something lol.

➼ friends to lovers “ Noburu has a problem, and his name is Daichi. The two beauty school students are good friends, but Noburu wishes they could become more. Daichi is everything Noburu isn’t: charismatic, a brilliant student, and a talented stylist. Too scared to be honest about his feelings, Noburu pushes Daichi away, leaving them both confused and hurt” » Sprinkle of drama a cute friends/roomates to lovers bit with some unrequited love. a bit of conflict and confrontation that was resolved after communication. I liked how the characters had some depth and maturity, though they weren't perfect. They always wanted the best for the other, supportive and true friends.

list - webtoon, quick

list - masterlist, cotton candy, seme first last extras - cuddling and kisses? This was so warm and sweet and wholesome and just everything good in the world. Purest pure happiness! Both of them are such good people, no sex at all so can’t assume who was the seme except by stereotypical classifications. Seme was such a good person, genuinely so respectful and amazing. Uke was also a good person, and very considerate of the seme’s feelings. There wasn’t a lot of awkwardness, just a lovely progression of feelings with real thoughtfulness and it was easy to see why they developed feelings for each other. I genuinely loved this, it made me so warm and was so sweet. Even if it didn’t show a lot of moments, they were very comfortable with each other and their affection for each other was very clear. 5/5

list - webtoon, opposites, cuddly 90+ up to ch 69: a slow burn unrequited love that is super cute! The translation quality drops in season 2 but it is still understandable. No explicit scenes so I'm assuming when I say seme uke but I feel like it will be pretty obvious. Two couples so far. 1st couple: Uke is in an unrequited love with seme since high school and thought he could finally move on from his feelings at graduation, just to meet with seme again in college and now seme wants to be friends. This couple is adorable and personalities are an interesting clash of opposites. Uke is the serious, no nonsense, introvert almost antisocial type while seme is basically a golden retriever, super friendly with everyone and always smiling and full of sunshine and relaxed. Seme takes in interest in uke after the college welcome party while the uke tries desperately to avoid him bc he had wanted to put an end to his unrequited feelings after graduating high school. The dynamic is super fun and they have a really nice friendship group going before the feelings get found out. Seme can seem frivolous sometimes, which is why the uke doesn't take him seriously, but they do have genuine feelings for each other. They are so cute as a couple, with the seme being super clingy and slightly possessive eventually, and the uke warming up to the seme's touchiness and starting to give in to him. The slow burn was pretty slow, and some chapters it feels like nothing much is going on bc it's just a slice of life kind of thing. But it's a nice relaxing read. 2nd couple: I really like the dynamic for this couple too, but the translations are a bit weaker and there is a lot of flashbacks and stuff where the whole backstory isn't revealed at once, it's told slowly and in pieces so it's hard for me to figure out what was in the past and what is in the present. For these reasons, I'm having trouble following the story and kind of confused. I do really like this couple though. Uke is a pretty boy and the kind of playful, always smiling and teasing, pretending he's always ok behind his smile type. Seme is the quiet, doesn't want to deal with anything bothersome, mostly keeps to himself but quietly dotes on the uke type. From what I understood, I think the seme has had a crush on the uke ever since high school and the uke could kind of tell but never brought it up, until one night when they had a kiss? Or the uke also had feelings but was unsure or something, I don't really know. Uke is really lonely, his dad is really strict and hits him sometimes so he doesn't like being at home and is always staying over at other people's houses. Seme seems to have silently taken on the role of his caretaker. Hope we get more explanation about this couple soon bc I do like them and I'm curious.

list - enemies to lovers 42: funny and sexy enemies to lovers!! College roommates to fuck buddies pipeline, with the gay x straight trope and a sprinkle of initial homophobic lol. Fiesty bottom and cocky top that have great banter and sexual chemistry, true sex friends energy with both parties equally horny and great angry sex. Ok 37 now and they're frustrating me with the non-con and assaulting him in his sleep...tied up and fighting against him and asking him to stop is assault right there. He may be willing and agree afterwards, but up until then it is very uncomfortable. The hate sex is only fun when both parties have equal power and are consenting, and this story has already strayed from that several times.