Mitsuya Sensei no Keikakuteki na Edzuke
While they work together, they also end up in a situation wherein they eat together everytime they meet. The older guy's a chef; the younger dude likes his cooking. Within each chapter is a recipe one can try for themselves, as they watch the two get closer to one other.
Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!
Read this a while back! Love the "old-school" art style. It's a pretty cute book, too (although they don't get together, unfortunately).
Mobsters in Love
3 volumes total. Completed. Right-hand man has a crush on the boss. It's cute and silly. Mainly shenanigans as he's slowly getting closer to him, some love triangle stuff, some violence---cute work.
Mr. A & Mr. B
God, I loved this one, fastpassed all the chapters on Tapas, then bought the rest of them. Everyone's so sweet, and it's all a bunch of fun and games, with some compelling, more emotional parts sprinkled in. Can't believed I forgot about this series until now.
Utsukushii Koto (INUI Nao)
I *really* liked this one. It's a crossdressing scenario between two dudes, Matsuoka (MC) and Hirosue (ML), that ends up invoking the worst out of two people. The MC is a fool for leading the ML on for so long, too "kind" to shut him down. He is also a fool for expecting the man to overlook appearances, to overlook the lie that was told. But then the ML is similarly foolish. Beyond the point of cut-off, he prolongs the wounds they've inflicted onto each other, wielding the MC's feelings like a bullet, to shoot at any moment's notice. Towards the MC, he is callous, trampling onto his feelings. And yet, he acts contradictory---distant to his girlfriend, an underlying unhappiness. He remains harboring feelings for his "lady." You take a look at these two and see how deeply their love has been imprinted onto each other. They fell for each other because of the other's display of kindness, but because it was construed over a lie, they end up questioning the other's feelings, they want to run away from their own, both of theirs stubbornly remaining despite the pain it's caused for them. It's a love story where they fall in love quickly, but that's only one half of the equation. Beyond that, it's the navigation of ruminated feelings, wanting to move on but finding that they can't. It's a good case study that highlights how irrational love can be. I think it's realistically rendered, with of course still being dramatic and frustrating. But I love that in a series. I loved that they both groveled for the other person. Also the first time I've really seen an MC significantly change appearance between novels. Perhaps one of the few times in BL where I see a female character with a compelling relationship with both male characters, and yet is still treated as a likeable character (the two male characters come out as worse, in fact). Wished the ending was more conclusive, though? Side note: I appreciate how kindly they treated the ladies in this equation, because none of that hot mess was their fault. The treatment of the female character reminds me of Faded First Love. The way these two (unfortunately?) hold onto each other reminds me a little of the bit I've read of Usagi no Mori.
Barbarities