Standby Kiss - Ore no Senzoku Secret xx
Aoi, the love child of a rich and influential family, is always being targeted by dangerous schemes of the branch families, so his family hires a bodyguard, who turns out to be a classmate Aoi used to bully. I don't get it? I don't get the who or why or how of this being rated fucking 9.3? Aoi used to bully Ryo, and was in love with his half brother Midori, but suddenly and kinda overnight, he slept with Ryo and his feelings just switched over? What??! This story makes no sense. Ryo too, in the beginning, couldn't seem to decide whether he resented Aoi or loved him. He was pretty mean too, with the sex (although it was SO hot, ngl). If only the feelings had progressed over the 9 chapters, this would be great, but as it is? 4 10: Kano gets mistaken for Aoi (his rich friend) and attacked in the street by Kanzaki's partner (he's a PI). Kano falls instantly in love with the kind and stragely conscientious (for his line of work) Kanzaki. Second story's honestly much better than the first. I do believe they were fated. I would have rated it 5. It's just that, what the heck was up with living apart, cutting off contact and taking years and years to become a man worthy of him?! Man, what a waste. 4.7
Suteneko Sagashimasu.
Detective Kei picks up homeless runaway Leo, who was inexperienced but trying to sell himself on the streets. What was supposed to be a temporary arrangement becomes permanent overnight. If I read this right, Kei waited 2 years before they had sex for the first time, which is good, because Leo needed that stability (he might also have been way too young, we don't know his age). But the story, overall, leaves much to be desired. We never find out anything about Leo or his past and that one case in the beginning, we never find out how that ended, either. And did Kei cheat? Because it sucks raw eggs if he did. But we just. Don't. Know. 3.45
Retsujou PARADOX -Banken ha Yoru Kiba wo Muku-