eishin's manga / #yaoi(141)

fuck the seme, what's wrong with him I can't with this rn so I'm dropping until it's finished or maybe I'll never come back at all

To summarize, pretty art but shitty plot. It's just rape and the introduction of the "ex-bf" Naruse who used to bottom for Miya was so unnecessary. What was the point, it would've been better if they just went 3P because the plot was already shit anyways. Also, the argument that one is a "better top" is ridiculous, if you can force Miya to bottom then surely it can be applied the other way around as well? Being vers exists for a reason, I wish Ryu got a taste of his own medicine and had to bottom for Miya as well after he kept insisting he's the "top" in this relationship (not a good thing to wish for someone else's ill-fate but the way their relationship progressed just left a bad taste in my mouth). Ryu's attitude is just not charming at all with how forceful and obsessive he is. I'm surprised Miya "fell" for him as it's implied at the end that they'd start dating.

I wish there's more ;-; It's really good! Very fluffy and the couple dynamic is so nice. I *almost* disliked Karl too much because his over protectiveness became quite toxic but him admitting that he needed professional help at the end was a good shock since we don't normally see that (Luca is such a keeper I envy you Karl for having someone like that). The parents of both leads also just vibe and apparently this is set in such an ideal world where same-sex relationships seem to be as normal as breathing (as it should be but in reality society is sht yk). All in all it was a pretty nice read and I hope to be able to afford the author's patreon soon for extra content of these two cinnamonrolls ^^

At first glance you'd think Hae-beom is a red flag but he took us by surprise and delivered a whole forest because there's nothing but green everywhere I look. Usually the bar is so low for semes but this one restored my faith in tops with all the delicious consent thrown around. I never knew mermaid smut was something I needed in my life, but this was so hot and sexy it had me rolling, giggling, and kicking my feet in the air. Of course we can't forget about our adorable Sang-ah; he deserves to be loved so much, it's so nice that he found someone like Hae-beom after getting taken advantaged of so much. Their relationship is just too wholesome (goals tbh) and I'm patiently waiting for the official translations so we can hopefully read the rest of the special chapters soon.

It's cute, both leads are pretty likeable and what makes it better is that the seme is a huge green flag. I wish this was longer though because it felt like the development barely started and yet we got the 'end' right away.

This was unexpectedly good. The title was giving off warning sirens but Rocco came through with an actual responsible adult decision and decided to not be impulsive and wait for Liam even if he caught feelings as well. I saw that this is uploaded on webtoon where it's colored and there's Julien's story as well. Honestly, I feel bad for him because he does love Liam a lot but what can we do when the other party doesn't feel the same. Personally, I like Liam's personality where he clearly draws the line, no holes barred, on people who confess to him because in my opinion it's more cruel to do it gently and give them the wrong idea to keep holding on. Very short story but pretty good as well in terms of how the two leads' development. I also loved the whole situation with the bestie Stef, good for her for finding her boo as well. A surprisingly green flag plot (delusions were smth tho) for a clearly red flag sounding title.

I have mixed feelings for this one, we'll separate the review between S1 and S2 because the story telling was different for each brother's story. First we have Hesoo and Dogun where it's the typical dominant alpha/recessive omega dynamic. They had a one night stand, the omega has trauma from past relationship so he runs away, he ends up pregnant but because of said trauma he decides to lie about his whereabouts and caused a string of misunderstandings to form. My gripe from this one is how it felt as if I was riding a bullet train from the way the plot was moving. Dogun isn't a bad ML so that's the good thing, but we didn't really get to experience development properly between the leads so I don't feel attached to these two even though they're the main couple, the only thing that kept me going were the children. Second, we have Haejun (Hesoo's younger bro) and Taeho wherein there's a dominant alpha/beta dynamic. What left a bad taste in my mouth for this one is how shallow Taeho's love seemed for Haejun because he was like a switch that flipped after finding out about his mistake. Maybe it would've been better if he was already gravitating towards Haejun even though he was thinking that Hesoo was the hyung he was looking for, but he was rude to Haejun and that sex where he was calling Hesoo as they did it was so bad. The only redeeming quality this story had for me was the fact that we saw more development in this couple compared to the main couple. HOWEVER, when I was finally ready to digest the relationship, that special chapter came and ruined it. No, it's not the fact that Haejun turned into an omega that turned me off because I already expected that from all the cliché things that we've seen so far. What ruined it for me was that Haejun bled from the sex during Taeho's rut. I hated that so much. Now, it's not as if this story was bad per se. There were things that I liked, especially the relationship between each characters. It was pretty cute, you just need to turn off your brain for some parts but other than that it's pretty decent.

Good plot, nice art, I loved the way the couple bonded over the course of the story. I'm not too familiar with guideverse stories so this one was a breath of fresh air for me. The only thing that made my blood boil for this one was the multiple attempts on YoonOh's life because he's a "liability" to Hyuntae especially after the imprinting. The dude who was acting as the main antagonist from City Guard didn't really have much of an impact either. He did so much corrupted sht but he went down the "if I go down, you're going down with me" route which was so anticlimactic. On the bright side, there where quite a lot of side characters who were lovable in this series. The side couple's development was pretty interesting, I hope they go exclusive soon. I love how whipped Hyuntae is for YoonOh, consent and communication was also seen throughout this story so that makes it even better.

This is peak healthy relationship right here. What I loved most about this was Hyun-woo's actions even before they defined the relationship as something more than just a hookup. From the get-go he was already quite the gentleman with the small gestures he does for Young-won. He's so funny because he kept saying he's not boyfriend material after all that too. If I was Young-won I would've fallen hard too tbh. The start was hilarious with the bickering between our two leads. Young-won was introduced as a hopeless romantic type where he has this clear idea of a perfect romance that he wants to have. Meanwhile Hyun-woo is a realist and somehow just goes with the flow as his relationships developed. Both of them had such distinct personalities, which made the reading experience so much better. I was anxiously anticipating which one of them would fall first after the no-strings-attached setup happened, but it seems like both of them fell at the same time (which is a surprise since I thought Young-won would be first). Hyun-woo turned out to be more of a cinnamon roll green flag than we could ever ask for, he's seriously such a good partner for Young-won after all the trauma he experienced from past relationships. Wish we could've seen the wedding though. I absolutely loved the narrative this story painted to us readers. I felt like we were able to explore how their relationship developed and the things that changed for the better for the both of them after they became official. Honestly, I don't do enemies to lovers troupe that much but this one was so good I'm thinking I should explore that troupe more. This was funny, felt realistic, has SexEd along the way, the leads actually communicate and are always honest with each other (just a healthy relationship in general), and had a lovely conclusion. That last panel with both of them smiling so happily made me all warm and fuzzy inside. It's definitely up there as one of the best BLs I've ever read.

It's not phenomenal, but it's good to read if you don't have anything else. The art is nice and character designs are very good (especially Eunkyum's friend lol). To be honest Jihyuk (top) was such a douche and immature bastard in the earlier part of the story. He held a grudge for something stupid that Eunkyum (bottom) said to him 10 years ago when they were teens and decided to get revenge using petty ways like abusing his position as someone higher up in the company. He also raped Eunkyum (drunk sex) and had dub-con intercourse multiple times with the bottom saying 'No' and him just basically saying 'Nah, bro ik you like it' resulting to Eunkyum either blacking out or just crying from too much stimulation. It got cute later on but Jihyuk made me very uncomfortable a lot of times during nsfw scenes. Their bickering is pretty entertaining and Eunkyum's siblings are adorable so that's a plus for this story.