I will be waiting for you in 1999
The title was so misleading, I thought Shi yi would die and it was Ming qi who'd be waiting in 1999 or something, then it'd be a sad ending. But in truth, the whole story was what's sad and it was the ending that's happy QwQ Overall, I like this story. The cover where Ming qi is shielding their younger selves from the rain hits right on the feels too after reading the whole story. It's a story in which shows how it's always the person that decides for themselves how their lives will go. No matter how difficult the circumstance may be and some hiccups may occur along the way, however, as long as you believe then somehow you'll reach a conclusion that takes you to your own flower path. This thing made me cry a lot and I was so scared during the last few chapters when they couldn't find Shi yi anywhere ;-; But it compensated with an actual happy ending although it's also a bit open-ended. At least the case concerning Ming qi's father was moving, Bai ming is doing well away from that trash that calls himself his father, and Shi yi was found to be alive. The sense of relief that washed over me was incomparable after comprehending all these things.
Wait in Bed Tonight
This is so cute honestly. A lot of reviews say that they were bothered by the size difference, but honestly isn't this height gap normal for straight relationships? Haruta doesn't really have that typical naive/timid personality that usual written ukes have, so I never saw him as someone that's below the age of consent. Kagetora is such a green flag as well. No rape, we see consent, seme is extra careful with intercourse evident during their foreplays (since his whole thing about refusing Haruta's advances revolves around how he's scared he'd hurt him during penetration due to his size), and it's just very wholesome in general. The smut is hot too.
Virginal Anus and Golden Finger
The title was so eye-catching that I had no choice but to check what the story is about. It's more porn than anything, but it's funny though. Nothing to take seriously with that packing third leg. They did try to give some back story, albeit cliché, so it was kinda cute.
Gokutora no Honey Bunny
For a short manga, I didn't expect to see this much plot and I think it's a pretty decent read. Normally I'd stir away from age gaps that're more than 5 years but this one felt okay for me? I guess the time they spent apart helped since Ao didn't really see Asuka grow up. There was less smut than I expected (from seeing that cover) and it's quite wholesome too more than anything.
Friend's Milk
There's not really much to say. They're childhood friends, one of them started lactating for some reason (irl this should be straight to the doctor btw but BL logic ig), then the other offered to help when they found out. After they did the deed the seme confessed that they like *like* the uke (lowkey funny cuz uke was "yeah bro I like you too, I'm chill with being f buddies") but they cleared it up pretty quickly. It's really just a pornhwa that needed a driving force for the snu snu.
Omega Complex
The relationship is so healthy it's almost unbelievable *sobbing* This made me so happy, I love their relationship so much. Seeing the fluff and wholesomeness made me feel as if I'm in a safe place experiencing all that domestic bliss with them. It's so nice that both of them learn to be open and vulnerable to each other at the end. They had their fair share of misunderstandings since they wouldn't talk properly to clear it up but they definitely grew together in the communications department. Taegyeom is such a big baby when it comes to Yoonwoo and this type of dynamic is my absolute fave <33 Yoonwoo being jealous when he's normally just chill was adorable to see as well. On the smut department, the scenes are drawn really well! Very hot + it's always consensual which makes it even better, Taegyeom even expressed his concerns about the dangers of him being a dominant alpha, afraid he could hurt Yoonwoo unintentionally. All in all, a very nice read. Where's the pregnant arc tho? Show us the children, please QwQ
Divorce Me, Mr. Alpha
I don't know why the creator for this one decided to write the story this way, but we had to go through things in such a roundabout manner that it was a bit painful to read (and not in a good way). At first I thought it was going to shape up as a good angst, but it turns out that both Tensei and Rei are just idiots in love who don't know how to communicate. People kept saying that Rei was stupid for being insecure but then we were showed how they became mates in the first place and Tensei really just went straight for the bite and sex after finding out Rei was an omega without explaining his feelings. Rei isn't a mind-reader and all this time he thought Tensei was doing everything out of sympathy for him, no wonder he was so insecure especially because he's been in love with Tensei even when he was still a beta. My opinion of this story was generally positive around the end of the first part (until Ch.16) because idiots in love is pretty fun. However, we just had to go through with the sudden secondary gender switching BS for the sole purpose of 1) redeeming Tensei's brother (which was a loose thread btw, we don't know what happened to him after he became an omega) and 2) to show how Rei and Tensei's relationship isn't built on just their ABO gender and that they love each other no matter what. I just think that there could have been better ways to write this part of the story without making switching your secondary gender all of a sudden such a norm. We also meet photographer boi (was with their squad but is closer to Rei) and he likes Rei in a non-platonic way but at the same time he does support his relationship with Tensei??? He's confusing honestly, he seems like he does like Rei but also wishes for the two of them to be together for a long time. Wish we'd get more about him and the brother who became an omega. Overall this story wasn't good, but I don't really hate it. The smut was lowkey well drawn and we got to see babies at the end. Would I read it again? Probably not. But at least I don't really have any regrets after reading it
Thoroughbred wa nabikanai
It's good and has a different charm compared to the wolf×rabbit story. My favorite parts were seeing Shishidou's lion cub form (all their interactions while they were younger as besties were just so cute ><) and the aftercare he did for Shiba when he passed out in the middle of sex. It's even implied that he does that routine everytime they finish and I just find it so sweet that he likes taking care of Shiba like that even though he says he isn't a good guy like Shirou (wolf from the other story). It was also shocking to see the real meaning behind Shiba saying "disgusting" when they had their falling out as friends. I'm usually not a fan of the fwb setup but in the end they did have real feelings for each other, a series of misunderstandings just prevented them from facing that fact sooner :')
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