otakulys's manga / #love(75)

Super short little one shot. Cute enough, but five pages doesn't leave much of an impact.

I knew what to expect, and I read it anyway. Now I'm ugly crying and trying not to sob. This is such a beautiful, tragic story. They just loved each other so much. The back and forth from when their lives were happy and their futures were ahead of them just made it all that much more painful. I just hope there's a heaven for things like this. In a fictional world, we can decide for ourselves that they're together again in death.

Aw, what a very sweet, sad little story. I wish a lot of elements had been longer and more fleshed out. The stalker part was way too rushed. The reveal had me excited, but then it was just over. I think the story would have benefited having a few volumes to really explore the struggle between the identity of Haru/Sakura, etc. But still, sweet story, and I love me some hurt/comfort, so five stars.

Wow, this art is GORGEOUS. I don't typically like doujinshi, for many reasons, but this is well-drawn and interesting. Not much story, but it works. I just wish we could have these two, drawn like this, in a longer story.

Holy crap. I was not expecting to love this as much as I did! I want to keep reading about these two! I don't know if the cliffhanger with the ex is due to another volume coming or tied into the spin off with the ex, but I don't want this to be the end of their story. So freaking sweet and perfect! I thought it was going to be typical shoujo-esque silliness with no substance. It was so much more. I also really, really liked the stuff with his ex. I wish there were more stories with ex-boyfriend issues where the guy doesn't end up back with the abusive piece of crap or whatever. Seriously, though, I hope someone translates the spin off soon. And I hope we get more work from this author! So far, love her stuff!

Okay, so the part with the misunderstandings and all that painful stuff, along with the fact that he was SO mean to the uke (though he was acting out of hurt, which is a human thing to do), was very heartbreaking. But other than that, they are the sweetest, most loving couple I've seen in a while. They're in a truly healthy relationship, which is so rare in any romantic genre, especially yaoi. The seme just loves him so, so much. Also, A+ for the depiction of a coping rape survivor. It's easy to forget things, to second guess yourself, to downplay what happened. Behavior gets more erratic, guilt rushes in, then anger. A victim may randomly lash out or express sensitivity toward things that they'd normally been okay with. You just never really get to see that. Rape can't be healed with make up sex. As of chapter 27, I really like it. I hope it keeps being great. There are things that make it less than perfect, but they're overshadowed by how different it is as a manwha. I'm so glad he finally called out those shitty girls for what they did, though I suppose I should forgive the one chick for lashing out in anger, too. She had a big crush, and she took her hurt out on the uke. Regardless, I'm so happy he finally said something. So often it's this stupid thing where he instantly forgives everyone, or they never really talk about it. He actually got pissed and said how he felt. I wish more stories were like this. Looking forward to the next chapter!

Aww, such a sweet story! I'm bummed about a few things, and there's some stuff that was really glossed over, but ultimately it was such a happy, loving story despite how both of them felt trapped. They even avoided the "misunderstanding for the next 100 pages" bullshit that so many of these stories turn to. Plus, pretty! I wanted him to have a friend, though. Hate that it had to be an either/or situation, when his friend wasn't even part of his father's perfect plan. I wanted to see him feel free to hang out with who he wanted, including his childhood friend. Meh. Anyway, I really enjoyed it. I wish there were more. Also, wtf, why are "twisted" and "dark" popular tags for this manga?

I didn't like the pushy part near the end, but otherwise, this was the sweetest seme I've ever seen in an omegaverse where he actually was affected by the pheromones. I love the lengths he went to to avoid hurting the uke. This was a very sweet and sad story. There were some parts that were a bit rushed, but that's typical for manga. I wish we could have more of the two of them together, though. Well, four of them, I guess. Anyway, yay for another story that isn't rape to love! I hate that trope so much, and in omegaverse it's always treated as something excusable because he just couldn't control himself. Gag me.

Very short, but it definitely hurts for a moment. The feeling of losing happiness is so awful. Ignorance would be so much better. You long for these good feelings, but everything ends.

Things resolved a little too easily for my tastes, but at least no one raped him into submission. I feel like this was on several lists or something that made me eager to read it, but I'm not sure now what it was that had me intrigued. It was decent enough, but nothing groundbreaking. At any rate, it was an enjoyable enough read, albeit flawed in its own ways. The art was usually pretty, though there was one shot where the alpha's neck is SO long like he turned into some sort of snake monster, and for the life of me, I do not see how anyone okayed that. It was scary.