pluckaduck's manga / #Romance(165)

queen cecia is strong cool and capable personified. yuri is capable bubbly smart personified. arsinoe is gentle pure humble personified, strong nevertheless. unfortunately, i want lester to be ml (honestly bc I feel bad for him. 2nd lead syndrome) but the age difference is offputting. but then again, the same could be said about yuri's crush on the duke. sighhh, we wouldn't have this controversy if the author just have lester stay as a father figure. this is one of the stories where it's better to have just one love interest.

unexpectedly good. i really like both male leads. lowkey ship philia with didi, but leo is a such a great chara too- cheeky, intelligent, and to top it off, a sad past. lol.

mc is so realistically pathetic, my heart hurts for him. also love that ml, who is cold, blunt, prideful, and rational didn't turn into a desperate mess when he realised he fell for mc. well, he really was desperate but in a realistic way. it's def one of the more realistic bls out there that tackles complex topics with complex charas ...not the kind of story i would read for escapism, that's for sure.

amazing read. it's wholesome and feels realistic, despite the premise. loved the charas and their dynamics. loved how they all got their happy ending (except for that selfish ex of mc). ml is a Siberian wolf himbo and mc is pretty normal but likable. comedy is on point. their story is the most normal and least dramatic out of the 3 canon couples. ein and diesel... they are def the most interesting, and the most reminiscent of a dog's attachment to their owner; not to say how bexan got attached to minsung is not, but the contrast with their stories is really different.

It's incest, but surprisingly, it's fluffy and wholesome incest with realistic dynamics and complexities in their relationship... rather than the deranged co-dependency twisted love stemming from abusive childhood trauma, it's more like extreme brocon love that shifted into romantic love. honestly, there is no reason for it to be incest. this didnt have to be bl. and it still would've been a good entertaining story. but man the art is adorable.

wholesome and funny subversion of the cliche cute-girl-steals-the heart-of-the-prince trope. the prince was annoying as hell, the his aide is just as annoying and frustrating, with the way he keeps accusing the mc of being deliberately seducing the prince and enabling the prince's behavior by refusing to listen to mc at all. the prince was just an cocky pretentious egomaniac, and that was just his role so whatever, but the aide could've been a chara that realizes how much of an idiot the prince is and deflected to the mc's side. and the duke's daughter, she was annoying as well, but all she did was lecture mc without listening to her, and at least in the end he realized how obstinate she was. while the aide just keeps yapping away.

such a dumb central conflict, even for a short story... if ur so scared of him why r u in a relationship. and then they unnecessarily prolonged it for more chapters... sigh. i like the main story better where it's more straightforward and mc is more likable, whereas this one he is so cowardly

10/10 nearly a masterpiece, just to keep it safe. but it is one of the best bl mangas ever. it's a very beautiful story about two men who heal their emotional baggage through the comfort they bring to each other. I did tear up a few times when i think about how they will separate in the future. storytelling is amazing- it was a great choice to depict trevor and gene's story thru trevor's nephew reading a journal, as it added a touch of nostalgia and a sentimental feel. characters are realistic and 10/10.