plip's manga / #Dark Haired x Light Haired(5)

"Yuki is a quiet, average boy who falls head over heels for the confident and cool Hayato in his new high school class. The two hit it off with an easygoing friendship, but when Yuki realizes that a female classmate has a crush on his friend, he tries to put some distance between them. As his feelings come to a head, he finally confesses to Hayato... who confesses right back!" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Extroverted Seme x Shy Uke ⤷ shy uke crushes on popular seme, not realizing seme has had a crush on uke for years. the uke's design is cute, seme is whatever. it's fine, nothing to write home about

"Shards of memory with a brilliant radiance. As the seasons turn, two boys' hearts are changing. Winter brings them close to each other, little by little. " ✰ Quiet, Studious Uke x Extroverted, Guitarist Seme ⤷ [9.0] IM CRYING IN THE CLUB HELPPPPPPP. Omg it's been so long since I've read these guys that was so nostalgic. I never actually read the sequel so this was a good time a reread. So good, such a classic, have always loved the unique art style. great intro shounen ai. just a nice feel good read. makes u feel warm. just don't like the pedo teachers lmao wtf. we've def seen a lot worse in BL but still - GET OUT OF HERE STOP HITTING ON UR STUDENTS

"When he was just a student, Soohyun, ranked second, felt envious of the perfect Eunsung. Although he tried catching Eunsung, his soul aflame with passion, it wasn’t enough, and he lost all his motivation upon graduation. As time passed, Soohyun forgot everything. However, when he saw Eunsung collapse for the first time, he felt extreme pleasure. With his obsession for Eunsung rekindling, he has a desire to see him fall even further in-front of him..." ✰ Enemies to Lovers ⤷ [9.6] OH MY GODDDD YOU FR PUT ME ON I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT TO READ THIS!!!!! they are soooo fking cute omg!!! the way eunsung looks at soohyun had me SQUEELING! HE'S SO IN LOVE! The art is so good and some of the skinship scenes were so unique. i love those little details rather than them just going to pound town every 2 pages "enemies" to lovers, slow burn / emotional development, strong uke with a dead gaze, puppy seme, dramatic-ass "who did this to you" scenes...bro this had everything i love. only reason it doesn't get full points is bc i feel like the plot was wrapped up a lil too quickly/simply, and the plot felt a little unrealistic at times, but this type of shady/exploitative shit really does happen IRL, so i guess maybe seeing the behind the scenes made it hard to comprehend how it was going on all that time. yeah i could read 500 more chapters of them being in love UGH!!! trope: hate but has always been in love subconsciously

"Since entering university, Izumi has been approached by strangers on campus. It seems like there's another 'Izumi' who wears glasses just like him, and he recklessly takes on other people's requests. In an unexpected turn of events, he got to know this Izumi, so he started following him around to prevent people from mistaking them... A slow, quiet, heartful, twilight romance." ✰ Student x Student ✰ TW: Trauma, Rape ⤷ [3.5] i can't remember why i gave this 3.5 but just trust me bro

"For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control and helping him will throw Shion's life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6." ✰ Dystopia; Futuristic and Corrupt City ✰ Fugitive x Prodigy ⤷ still my favorite shounen-ai ever...since reading i've named literally everything i own nezumi lmfao. would love for Asano to revisit this world someday...