otakulys's manga / #gen(20)

That was... very odd. I guess it's open to interpretation, though I'm not really sure what the second chapter was meant to inspire. I mean, obviously there had been that longing from the time he was a child, but I don't really understand what it was meant to symbolize for him to go back later. I don't know, the first one certainly could be an allegory for suicide. Especially criticizing the person who's in the bed, kind of reflecting someone falling apart and falling into despair. There's more to read into, I guess, but it didn't grip me enough to make me want to extend the effort.

I would have gone with the baby dick response myself, but I get that it's easy to overthink a joke in the moment. lmao

XD Yes, very dramatic and trying. The "to be continued" did it for me.

Is that really the end? Such a sad conclusion! I hope he finds a way to prevent it. That guy is his only friend. Anyway, the first story was very creepy. It actually made me shudder. The second story was really interesting! I would love to see more like it. Sad that it's so short. I really like the concept.

Wow. This was really beautiful and sad, and I loved it. I really love a focus on male/male friendship, too. It's so rare to see. Even with the lingering hints of feelings one of them had for the girl, that was never the focus, so it didn't take away from the power of the story. The cat stuff--NO. Fucking hell. I hated it so much. I wish I could erase that from my mind. I know it's only pretend, but it was so drawn out and awful, and one of my cats looks like that cat, so even worse. But other than that, this was a really good manga. I wish that scene would exit my brain, but I'm glad I read the story. I do wish that there'd been more emphasis on the healing of the survivors, especially someone who's been so brutally bullied and mistreated for so long, but at least he said that sweet thing at the end about how he feels hopeful being with the other boy. Very sad but a very good story.

Understated and sad, though definitely on the creepy side with that whole "I wouldn't have let her leave either." I feel like female deaths were really romanticized for a good portion of history, and you can still see it reflected in the art of people who came to prominence during those time periods. At any rate, it was an interesting little tale.

I've read this up to chapter three, and it's pretty weird. But hey, BFF vibes!

Ooh, I really like this so far! I hope it updates soon! I just love platonic relationships that are built on deep love and respect. (I mean, I assume, since he's a little boy.) It's so rare to not see a female love interest shoved in to stuff like this. Not everything is about romance.

I hate that stuff like this is never m/m, because m/m almost never has a real plot or anything full of action. So you seen pretty guys here, but it means nothing. NOTHING. Anyway, we'll see how this unfolds. Only three chapters so far. I hope there's no pointless het shoved in, at least.