otakulys's manga / #business men(5)

I liked it, but that end with the condom drinking made me dry heave. Why? WHY? Anyway, I think there were a lot of moments that could have been more detailed, and I would have liked to have seen the main pair fall for one another in a way that was less abrupt. There wasn't enough on their emotions from the start, just sexual harassment, then suddenly love. I wish there'd been way more with the ex-boyfriend, too. I like what a sadist he was. But I wish they'd touched more on why he just left out of nowhere and never wanted to mark him. It seemed odd. At any rate, I look forward to the sequel finishing, because it's only partially done, and Utou deserves a bit of happiness, I think. If he can actually get it. x_x

The pace is a little odd, but I'm intrigued. Only five chapters so far, though. Boo. Poor guys. They both dealt with some crap back in the day.

Wow, despite the creepy premise, this was honestly not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I'm not satisfied at all with how they handled the fact that this was all due to his unsuccessful attempt to rape the guy's friend, but honestly, the fact that they acknowledged it as being wrong at all is a big step in yaoiland. I love that there was that friendship between the two omegas, and I wish more yaoi focused on friendship like that, especially omegaverse which seems very set on alienating the uke especially. Not a perfect story, maybe not even a good one, but I enjoyed it despite its flaws. I like how hard the alpha works to earn the omega's love, and even in the end, he doesn't insist they come together until the omega is ready, if he ever is. That's honestly pretty sweet for omegaverse.

I have mixed feelings on this one. The rating could change depending on how it ends, if anyone ever picks it up again. I like certain elements, but it's so messed up how they treated the poor alpha. He just wanted to be kind and noble, and then he gets treated like this. But it seems like it could be an interesting story if they do it right.

Meh. The only thing that stopped me from taking it down to two stars is that the pair from the first story still hate each other by the end, and it's still super fucked up. I was worried they'd start to fall for one another and the story would try to be cutesy, like that's possible after rape and humiliation and all that. Most of the stories felt like they cut off mid-scene. Overall, just kind of a disappointment. I've definitely read worse, but I'm already forgetting the stories I hadn't already read. I skimmed almost all of the sex scenes, of which there were many, because the dynamic grossed me out. Also, too many fluids. Pretty art, though.