just_m3h's manga / #Step siblings(5)

Some amazing ones thrown in with some difficult ones. All in all, excellent

1: Takamizawa is seriously a bit of a bully, and he always has the upper hand too, which I find to be extremely frustrating. He knows he's got Niina wrapped around his pinky. Niina is so ditzy, this hasn't aged well in that sense. But they're together and relatively happy, so there is that. Although, a lot of communication and equality is needed in the relationship. Their fans were annoying but Takamizawa's were seriously the pits. 3.9 7: Something about an ero mangaka who needs inspiration so his manager keeps fucking him? Comedic and shallow. 3.5

What an annoying, overbearing and rude seme. And the uke, why is so easy to take advantage of him?? 3.9

Hmm. Honestly, Kei definitely blackmailed him into sex. There's no going around it. Just because they met on a gay hookup app does not mean Shoichi is down for it everytime. His 'no' is still no. Sure, Shoichi wasn't really being pressured with anything concrete but a rumour, but it's not right, there's no gray area. Kei... he tries so hard to redeem himself afterwards. Apologises, stands up for him, does so much for him, doesn't get cowed in the face of his insecurities, fights tooth and nail for him, fucking marries him. But it is what it is. Kei metamorphoses into one of the best semes I have ever read (so goddamn tender, the way he gently bosses him around and calls him a 'good boy' during sex, I could melt) but this will always be how it started. That makes me so sad, honestly. 4.4 Extra is about Kei's nephew and the loud kid from kindergarten. Unexpected uke, for sure!! Would have been cute, why did the author go the step sibling route and not the childhood friends route?? 4.2

Abused by his dad, uke and his mom find hope in a new marriage, with the gentlest father. He even gets along well with his loving stepbrother, finally being part of a loving family, only to have that dream come apart when the parents die abruptly in a hit and run. On top of that, uke's feelings for the seme run towards more than brotherly love. Ultimately, after being warned off by the seme's disgusting boyfriend, uke ends up running away back to Korea. Taboo? Yes. But I think they never really were brothers to begin with. This one, I actually can accept, tbh. Love semes like this the most. Intelligent, Influential, Resourceful and Kind. This is my jam. And it was unbelievably hot. 5