eishin's manga / #Romance(109)

SEOLHO YOU HAD ONE JOB, IF ONLY YOU STAYED PUT BRO

The misunderstandings at the beginning was hilarious. This is definitely mostly comedy at the start but then transitioned really well to fluff and snu snu territory. I adore Iro and Ho-ryung's relationship, not because they're ideal or anything like that but they seem so human in a way. That cosplay at the end was so hot I wish we could've seen more. Also, justice for Jaewoo, I thought we're gonna get at least a love interest for him but oh well. Regardless, this was a nice short read with a pretty healthy couple born from office romance.

Pretty interesting plot with the nod to different classic fairy tales. It's super short though and also machine translated so the ending is quite confusing. Would love to read a well developed story with a similar premise.

This turned out to be darker than I expected it would be. Sangyul went through so much hardship, he truly deserved to have someone like Reok by his side. They make each other feel complete so what more can I ask for? It's quite refreshing to find this gem where the seme is a green flag within the sea of red for omegaverse alphas, both of them need big hugs from what they had to go through to survive in life so I'm so happy seeing that wedding scene at the end (and the babies too from the author's twt QwQ). Something else that I really liked from this story was how we were showed the effects of trauma on Sangyul and how he slowly got the courage to find himself again through the support of the people around him. The only gripe I have about this would be the pacing. It got a bit wonky towards the end where it felt as if there's still so much to unpack but only a small number of chapters left to go through. After completing the whole thing though, the way it ended didn't feel too abrupt. I wouldn't have minded seeing more fluff between Sangyul and Reok + married life too but oh well.

There's a lot to unpack about this story, but to prevent a huge wall of text let's just say that the second couple (Yoonseol/Jungsoo) was definitely more fleshed out than the first one (Suk-yun/Woo-in). I loved how the author introduced the main couple during the first few chapters, I was hoping it would be a good journey through the narrative of healing and learning to accept yourself instead of conforming to please others, (as a fellow who has problems with being a perfectionist myself) but we kept switching over to address issues of the second couple (which I didn't hate because the storytelling for their story is immaculate) though this caused the issue between the main couple to be place in the back burner. Then we got to the point where the second couple's relationship has a more solid foundation than the main couple, as we got dragged back to the drama of Suk-yun and Woo-in, a lot of questionable (and seemed unnecessary) things happened. It wasn't the type of development that I thought the author would do to help heal the trauma of both the main leads in a healthy way. Instead we went through a rough route which is just borderline toxic, the way we didn't even get a proper talk about addressing the rape and SA was just a no no for me. That's not to say that I didn't like this story tho, honestly I loved it a lot so that's why it's a shame to me that the main couple's story headed in that direction before we got to the cute moments of their relationship.

Bau is a farmer who lives alone deep within the mountains. Everyday, he offers rice wine to the mountain god and prays for the day to come where he meets his mate (and for the misfortune of a certain sht noble who keeps bothering him whenever he goes to town). One night, after concluding that the strange noises outside his home must be the musk deer that keeps munching on his crops, decided that he'd settle the score with this pesky deer once and for all. But instead of a deer, he found a beautiful naked man laying unconscious which he mistakes for a tiger because of the tiny fangs sticking out of its mouth. Remembering the story his grandmother used to tell him, he decided that this tiger (deer) is his ideal mate and so he took him in, fed him, clothed him, just anything to make the tiger (deer) stay. It's honestly a very adorable story, very lighthearted and fluffy, plus they showed us the preggo stage which is usually skipped in most mpreg. A nice read if you want something cute with lots of fluff and a bit of childcare. I love that Bau (uke) is actually a strong and independent person (not conforming to omegas being weak/helpless as a stereotype), you can be independent and still want a lover yk. Ran (seme) being a deer is so interesting as well, usually it's either felines or canines lol

This ticked all the right boxes for omegaverse that I was craving for these days. There's child care, strong omega, green flag alpha, supportive friends/family, fluff, and just the right amount of drama. I usually don't do enemies to lovers but the way Aoi and Akane got together was so cute, two delinquents that're actually big softies on the inside who got together and genuinely make each other feel loved/happy? Sign me up, tbh. This needs a volume 3 so bad, show us the second kid and more fluff please ;-;

The start was a bit rough because Jaesung felt like a red flag during their early meetings but he grew on me easily when he started softening up a lot to Hyun. There's no rape, SA, or non-con for this one so that's nice. There was one time where it seemed Jaesung was going to force himself on Hyun but the first thought he had when Hyun returned the kiss instead of turning him away was that if Hyun even knows how to refuse others, then the next day he was on his knees with his head on the floor apologizing for what he did even though Hyun didn't see it as coercion. He turned into such a big puppy top by the end and Hyun is also actively trying to make himself better for the both of them. A really good read to be honest, didn't expect it to be this great from that title and initial premise. Wish we could've seen more of the second couple too.