somethingslight's manga / #Student x Student(4)

atsushi finds himself single after his girlfriend breaks up with him for not being able to get hard. when his friend tsukasa catches him masturbating, atsushi is finally able to get it up! characters: 1/10 i'm sorry if that's a harsh rating, but none of these characters had any personality. they were extremely bland in my opinion and very two-dimensional. if you asked me to describe atsushi's and tsukasa's personalities, i literally wouldn't be able to do that other than "the guy who couldn't get hard but now he can" and "the guy who made the other guy get hard." sure, their interactions were cute (basic and predictable, but still cute), but i felt zero emotional connection to these characters. story: 3/10 the concept isn't new or unique; it's the usual "i'm straight but suddenly i like my friend because he got me hard!" it's not like i dislike the concept or anything, it's just that this story didn't do it well at all. the premise that the title entails literally lasts for the first chapter and then they start dating. like, okay, i understand that most bl stories are fast-paced in order to fit the plot in a certain number of chapters, but it was so obvious in this manga that it was really detrimental to my enjoyment of it. there is little to no plot, and i can usually enjoy that, but this just feels lazily written. i kept reading in hopes of a more cohesive or interesting plot point, but it never came. art: 9/10 the best aspect of the entire manga, in my opinion. the art style is very clean and the characters are very attractive and easy to look at. and the smut! nothing special or new, but extra points for atsushi's fat ass. honestly, the art and the smut was what kept me reading the story because it was not the characters or the plot. overall: 4.3/10 this is honestly one of the lower-tier bls that i've read, and i've read a lot. the art is quite nice, but the story and characters are boring and not well fleshed out at all. there are so many better bl works out there that i would recommend over this one.