cmdrbanger's manga / #friends to lovers(16)

Meh. I did like that instead of the maid outfit, Asahi wanted to see Azusa in a butler outfit. That's cute. Other than that, it's kind of... Uninteresting. They get together right away, and then the rest of the story is just rehashing that they like each other, Azusa pushing for sex, and then pushing back against *too much* sex. Find some balance, geez!

This is fantastic! A friends to lovers story where the label is less important than the actions. Doesn't waste (much) time backtracking either. Character's actions are allowed to speak for themselves, instead of being willfully misinterpreted (or not interpreted at all). I love this, wish it was longer!

Awwww, too short! Second couple is the older brother and his bestie, and it turns out he's the bottom?! Gap moe ftw. ️

Meh, DNF. Read ch20 and 1-8. The TN comment wasn't wrong, this is wall to wall smut lol. It's actually kinda... Boring. Seme is also wayyyyy overly possessive, and not in a fun way, but like, in what seems like the most beige flag yandere way lmao.

4/6/25 Huh, a rare case where the extra is actually kinda lame. The sex they had in the main story is way better and more interesting. Friends to loves in an interesting way! A comment said they didn't believe the relationship, and it's true it happens pretty fast, but it's all at the straight guy's prompting. He definitely actually wants this, enthusiastically going 90% to get the gay guy to meet him the last 10%. I like their dynamic in the end too, with the way the cuddled to sleep with Motoki (top) under Takumi's (bottom) chin. Very cute, and speaks to their dynamic very honestly, aka, that Takumi is the more forthright of the two, while Motoki is the shy anxious one. That makes it for me, honestly. Almost forgot, this is like After 10 Hours but with less setup and drama! It's like, the quick version of that haha.

Cute with a huge helping of slapstick. The shocked expressions are so deadpan, and the way neither guy is able to hide their embarrassment when the story needs them to be honest is great. Could be better if it was a little longer so the slapstick pacing isn't so fast. 9/3/25 Reread! Still very fast, but it's cute. I'm convinced Taka must be or know gay men, or something. Or the translation just makes it feel more directly 'gay', idk. But the way sex is drawn also kinda seems like it? Especially that the bottom always seems openly enthusiastic, and gets to wrap their legs around the top to show it. That's definitely less common that you'd think in BL manga. Oh whoops I was mistaking them for the same author as the Leo and Shion manga... Hm, but they're still good! I think the janky faces are part of what makes it so enjoyable. They don't feel like perfect models, more like just a couple of guys.