plip's manga / #Smart Male Lead(2)

"In a world where demi-beasts and humans co-exist, Riku Kurobuchi, a panther demi-beast, finds himself facing a dilemma. He is sociable, good looking, talented at sports, and popular with girls, but for some reason he still hasn't experienced his "heat" like everyone else. After an unexpected transfer, he begins sharing his dorm room with the mature and handsome albino lion demi-beast, Touma Shishigaya. Riku wants to keep his secret hidden from the confrontational Touma, but it's Touma's pheromones that bring about Riku's first heat!!" ✰ Student x Student ⤷ I thought this was just gonna be dumb and smutty, but I actually kind of fucked with it. I did not expect the quiet nerd to actually be a sexy ass top lol and I like that there was an element of emotional development where they both admitted their feelings that was nice. Also, it was, mostly consensual lol and then I also always love the trope where they’re like he hates me. I have to stay away from him, but then like he doesn’t hate him you know like that that little chase anyways bye

"Kanata Aoyama is an outgoing boy with many friends, but he also has a cold side. Akira Sen-kawa is a more reserved type who attends a class for more gifted students with excellent grades. Neither of them knows each other's names, they only know each other by sight. One day they have the opportunity to meet on the staircase leading to the roof of the school and it will be the staircase to the top floor that becomes their secret place." ✰ Outgoing, Popular ML x Reserved, Smart ML ⤷ this was really sweet; i liked the natural progression of the MCs relationship, obsessed with the trope where characters meet in an isolated area of the school to confide in each other. very nicely written. the angst was kind of odd; they both knew they liked each other but then dawdled... i loveee longer stories but it just seemed kind of unnecessarily dragged out? also. WHY DID BLONDE BOY GET A HAIRCUT HIS LONG HAIR WAS SO HOT!!! 4.5