plip's manga / #Friends to lovers(29)

that was cute i liked the slow development and the two girls plotting to get them together lmao. but i thought the ending was a bit abrupt i went to go to the next chapter n it was complete!

"Shuichirou is in the habit of sneaking into the terrace of his school building during lunch, while skipping class, or when he wants to put off going home. There, he often meets with Konno. Konno is a guy shrouded in rumour: with some saying he's dark and intimidating but others claiming he's a photography enthusiast and an unexpectedly nice guy. Jealousy, envy, and an odd sort of mutual regard colors the interactions between these two young men: one who conceals his feelings behind a cheerful facade and the other whose simple-minded, pure-hearted demeanor makes his friend's previously avoidant existence rife with internal conflict" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Friends to Lovers ✰ Musician x Photographer ⤷ suchhhh good characters with a relationship that develops so wholesomely and organically. i love this one sm. great story

"Wakou, a senior student, is in love with his childhood friend, Takeo. However, he's given up on that love and just wants to be his best friend. But one day, Takeo suddenly says "I might be able to have a boyfriend"?!" ✰ Childhood Friends ✰ School Life ✰ Student x Student ⤷ spin off of [cupid ni rakurai]. i liked takeo then but i just didn’t feel much of anything ab this story. i hate “suddenly i’m maybe bi, oh my best friend since childhood likes me? okay i’ll date him” like I DONT BELIEVE YOU!!!! who finds out their childhood friend is secretly in love w them and then switches up immediately. that’s why i don’t do friends to lovers unless it’s mutual from the BEGINNING!

"Kikuchi is a laid-back, thickheaded, yet softhearted high school boy. He regularly hangs out with his close friend, Seto, at either of their houses after school. One day, after Kikuchi got aroused by porn, Seto suggests helping the other get off. Kikuchi gets hooked on Seto's—who's gay and is apparently used to these things—blowjob and offers to return the favor to show his gratitude (?). When Kikuchi thinks that Seto is hitting it off with a female classmate, he feels a pain in his chest for some reason...?" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Straight x Gay ⤷ i don't really remember this too well; it's fine. nothing special

"When almost college dropout Jensen attempts to drink away his problems, unemployed Nathaniel suddenly pukes on him and ruins his night. As an apology, Nathaniel offers to help Jensen with his studies. Despite Jensen's difficulties in getting along with people, the two become friends and something deeper begins to grow between them..." ✰ ⤷

"The school’s famous troublemaker—— Gu Ze! Originally only on 30-day class duty, student union vice president Ye Ruchuan ‘changed it a little’, making it 300 days... Two people fighting a battle of wits for whether to be on class duty or not! As the shocked bad guys go their separate ways, Gu Ze and Ye Ruchuan gradually start to get to know each other in the middle of a hateful godlike manipulation, and slowly cultivate an understanding of each other..... delinquent vs. vice president! The daily life of a 17-year-old trying his best to skip class duty!" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Class President x Delinquent ✰ Enemies -> Friends -> Lovers ⤷ I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER I HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS EVERY WEEK FOR MONTHS DKLFJLFDJ

"A story about two youthful boys one named Yu Xiao Guang, the other named Lin Xiang who have to deal with the problems forced upon them by reality and their families.Through their tough teenage years, how will they console each other? What will be the true nature of their friendship? And what does the future hold for them?" ✰ Student x Student, Friends to Lovers ✰ Childhood -> High School -> College ⤷ this was the first BL webtoon i ever read and it's still my favorite! i just love the characters and their slow progression so much, and the art style is really beautiful. i get so happy when they show up in Here U Are, i wish for another story with them.

"First place in midterms, winner in the relay. For academic-and-sports genius Ao, this is the first time he's wanted something from the bottom of his heart. And that was Midori, always second place, who saw himself as his rival. He can't control his love for him, and when he sees Midori, he's so happy that he can't help but run up to him. But, afraid to ruin their relationship, he carries the pain and longs for him late at night..." ✰ Time Progression, High School -> Adults ✰ "Rivals" to Friends to Lovers ✰ Coming to Terms with One's Feelings ⤷ wah that was sweet as fuck. ML basically mutually likes MC since HS but can't admit it to himself, so they go years, transitioning to adulthood, trying to maintain contact, until ML is ready to admit how he feels.

"Meet Minato, a man who keeps his feelings to himself, and Wataru, someone who wears his heart on his sleeve. Despite being polar opposites, their shared love of photography brings them together, and they get along so well that they move in together during their university days. It's only when Minato moves out to join the workforce that Wataru realizes he has romantic feelings for his long-time friend. But now that Minato's back in town, will they become something more?" ✰ Wears Heart on Sleeve x Keeps Feelings to Self ✰ College -> Adult Life ⤷ minato goes away for week after college and only then do they both mutually realize they love ea other. wataru comes back and instantly be putting the moves on, asking wataru to move in w him. wataru more reserved/shy, and keeps rejecting him until. he don't.

"Nagisa may look like a delinquent, but he's just a typical teen trying to figure out what to do with his life. Nagisa's best friend, Issa, already knows what his own passion is: fish! Issa often skips school to work at the Nagahama fish market, and the two boys hang out near the ocean almost every day. When Nagisa suspects that Issa has a girlfriend, it turns his world upside down. Is he in love with his best friend? Could his best friend possibly like him back?" ✰ Student x Student, Fishmonger Dropout x Student ⤷ SO CUTEEEE I LOVE ME A BLUE COLLAR MAN