Ng._.uyen's manga / #Re-encounter(8)

I am a sucker for really pretty art styles and this author SERVES! The plot itself was ok and pretty mild as far as yaoi goes. I will say I like the dynamic between the two love interests because they are just so natural with eachother. People be hating on the "bathroom fuck scene" but tbh it really was not that bad, I mean have you seen other yaoi (some really do fuck you up). Overall was an ok read, really pretty art style UGH!!!!!

This was generally a really heartbreakingly beautiful story. It really encompasses an example of a situation where a person cannot forgive themselves for what they did so they deal with that pain by hurting themselves, nicely. While this exact situation may not be real, the author definitely expressed those emotions of pain, retreat, and guilt through their writing very well. The dialogue between the characters and especially their facial expressions was on point and really helped add even more emotion and depth to the story. I also really loved the author's art style for both stories, it is briefly mentioned in the "authors comments" that they produced both stories within the span of 3 years. You could see how their art style changed and gotten better while at the same time still was able to maintain that aspect unique to this author. Overall I generally did enjoy reading this story, and it gave me my dose of sadness that I need once and a while when reading tons of BL's daily.

This was a super wholesome and sweet read, there was a nice plot and I really liked the pacing of the relationship between the main characters. It didn't feel too rushed or too slow, and I really liked how it didn't purely revolve around some type of sexual relationship like most BL would do (which isn't a bad thing but this was a nice breath of fresh air). Despite it, having teacher/student relationship qualities certain aspects of the story felt so real and natural, I really liked how the author portrayed that. I'm also a huge sucker for Domestic au's so this gave me serotonin. Also, I absolutely love the art style, the character design is really well done, and their facial expressions hurt me in all the best ways. Overall this was a nice read and I would recommend this to any BL reader who wants some nice fluff with not too much drama.

This wasn't a bad read, the concept was interesting and I liked the comedic relief points. I was not expecting to have a re-encounter happen, but it wasn't unwelcome. I enjoyed seeing the main characters interact with each other outside of their "industry", we saw some sweet moments between them, and I especially liked the ending. However this story didn't stand out to me as much as this authors other stories did, I think the conflict was resolved too quickly and not well enough, there was clear trauma from getting those two tattoos and it seems like they were just brushed over. And the person behind the trauma and conflict seemed to give up too easily, the drama build up was not as impactful because of this. However I can still appreciate a decent plot and really nice art style so kudos to the author for that (bc I could NEVER), overall this was a good read, but not my favorite out of this authors writings.