moune's manga / #Music(1)

Story 1 (ch1-4/6): A high schooler who's obsessed with techno music goes to a concert and finds out that his classmate is a DJ there. They flirt a bit and start talking at school. Their relationship starts as a sex thing and develops from there. Story 2: A kid (22) is thrown out of foster care and gets sent to live with a relative (40). He never received kindness so he resorts to using his body so that strangers don't mistreat him. He shows clear signs of abuse. Of course since this is yaoi, the older relative starts taking advantage of him in the name of sympathy. The first story had potential but it was rushed. The bottom was very clearly groomed by his ex (30s) when he was a teenager. Of course this is never addressed and is treated like it's normal. Not to mention the sinister context of 1) the guy was alone in a foreign country to study so he is especially vulnerable, 2) the "ex" who groomed him was his mentor, 3) he shaved his pubes possibly to give him an even more of a childish look (which gets played out for laughs later). Other than that, I didn't feel like the relationship was genuine. It develops so fast from classmates to sex friends to lovers, and I don't see how that happened. The bottom doesn't seem invested in the relationship to me and his communication is poor. He's also 20 while the top is still a minor. Such a shame cause the bottom is gorgeous. The second story is bad for obvious reasons. Had potential but still sucks, clunky translation: 2/5. (2017-20).