Retsujou PARADOX -Banken ha Yoru Kiba wo Muku-
Unholy Night
There are theories in the comments saying that the blonde guy was probably a substitute for the younger brother and I think it kinda makes sense, but I’m not sure about the blonde guy being aware of it or not. He likely chased the uke away because of jealousy, but this jealous might have been caused by both awareness of being his substitute or annoyance due to the important presence of the uke in the seme’s life at that time. I’m pretty certain that the seme had developed deep feelings for the uke in the past, but what makes this story so interesting is that the seme’s feelings are closer to an obsessive brotherly attachment that eventually developed into an equally obsessive romantic and sexual love than actual healthy romantic love. In fact an important difference exists between loving someone and not being able to live without them. I wish it was longer,
Fukusu Mobure BL
Scent of a Witch
I still don’t know if my vote is just and fair or too low for such a particular story. The author managed to escape commonplaces and stereotypes crafting an original story. It was a little bit confusing tho, some scenes were chained to one another through association of ideas, while other links seemed to be completely unrelated. The plot is clear though, but I would have liked some important development on the crowned prince and his physician’s side and on noah himself. Talking about Noah enneagram he’s probably a 6w7, seeking security and fucking around to avoid pain, using his nature as a witch as an excuse to mask his feelings. Even his low self esteem to be born a male is probably an excuse he uses to keep running away in the belief he doesn’t deserve anyone’s love, but he still desires someone to love him unconditionally. And this is where Ryan enters the picture: what about their first encounter? The same scene was shown through all the possible angles and povs but the author didn’t give us the whole picture. Of course the scheme of their meeting is pretty clear: Ryan gets lost, he meets the witches, since he’s a kid they spare him, he gets to know Noah but almost forgets about him since he also forgot about the other witches thanks to a potion. I felt like the whole encounter was labelled as something happening due to “fate”, just like the kid witch’s prophecy about them dying in the castle, which also felt like an irrelevant element used only to make the reader anxious. Overall, amazing plot and characters with not so good development and organising.
Zhenniao
I intended to rate it as a four star story, but then I read it again to save some scan (the details of the artwork are LIT!) and realised how the story was particular and uncommon. The author deserves respect and acknowledgement. So here I am with my 5 stars vote!
Tokyo M-Mesu Hard-Boiled