plip's manga / #Mutual Pining(3)

"Tired of love and on the verge of turning into a workaholic, Sakuraba Kiichi, finds himself waking up in a bar he visited on his way back from a close friend’s wedding ceremony. There, he meets reckless and good-looking university student, Kijima Nao. They exchange promises to hug just once a week." ✰ Tired, Older, Office Worker Seme x Younger, Cute, Bartending, Uni Student Uke ⤷ kind of gay but fine. where my hug head ass. bro is 29. LMFAO. idk just ok.

"My rival, Gu Yiliang, a B-list newbie actor, has the face of an idol and amazing acting skills. I, Wei Yanzi, a C-list newbie actor, have the face of an idol and the acting skills of a brick. However, I accidentally discovered a wonderful world where, whether we sit or stand, move or not, our love was more solid than gold. This world, filled with truth, goodness, and beauty, has a resounding name: Niangzi!" ✰ Actor x Actor ✰ Funny Misunderstanding ✰ Light-Hearted, Funny ⤷ i wish i knew more about chinese pop culture/history bc i know some of these jokes would have been hits. it was a super funny/cute read, and the art was pretty. i didn't completely get/appreciate the humor until like 50% through, which i regret. i was taking everything too seriously but that's just my drama-loving self. also i was confused when they got together, i was like "wait, where was the confession?" i completely forgot not all webtoons need to follow yaoi-logic, which is some dramatic confession of love. i read the novel alongside this for about 50% of it. the dick biting scene was so funny lmfao. i think if this was yaoi like the novel i would rate it higher, but they cut out all the smut smh. i know u can see the smut on bilibili but after many failed attempts at accessing the chinese website i gave up.

"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.