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4/5 so far
[PG, slice of life, romance]
+ beautiful art
+ lots of delicious pastries
+ atmospheric
Very looking forward to this! The art alone makes me wants more, the plot so far is mediocre but with a hint of something promising. Hopefully this will continue to be good.
4/5
[PG, school life, rom-com]
+ senior-junior relationship
+ boys being awkward and adorable
+ good writing
After rejecting Kazushi's out of nowhere confession, Yuta thought that he could be done with him, but the freshman is too persistent. Cue the hilarious cat and mouse chase between the two that inevitably made Yuta end up catching feelings. A cliche plot, but I'm convinced that Nagisa Furuya can write about a rock and a stick and it would still be a great shounen ai work.
4/5
[18+, supernatural, romance]
+ strangers to friends to lovers
+ heartwarming
This one's pretty great! At the core it's about two unsocial boys slowly opening up to each other, just with an extra spice. It's fluffy and full of warm feelings. The supernatural aspect is also fun to read, i wish author could include more of them having fun and shenanigans with it.
4.5/5
[18+, slice of life, romance]
TW: age gap (20 yo uni student and late 20s police officer), size difference
+ strangers to friends to lovers
+ good communication
+ soft and straightforward relationship
It's nothing new, but it's freaking adorable. Uplifting read with a heaping scoop of healthy relationship.
4/5
[18+, school life, romance]
TW: animal abuse, violence, peculiar teeth
+ childhood friends to lovers
+ manly couple
+ CUTE awkward and tender
+ consent! Communication!!
I thought this wouldn't be to my taste but i was wrong yet again. 2 delinquents who'd been friends since they were little finally got together after pining after each other for so long. Seriously, reading about two BAMFs being adorably in love is one of my most favorite pastimes!
4/5
[18+, rom-com]
TW: sexual assault (not between MCs), homophobia
+ co-workers
+ manly couple
+ good communication, not much drama
- the assault was not dealt seriously
- some problematic remarks
Two men who're passionate about their jobs kept butting heads when they first met, but gradually found that they were actually a good fit for each other, both in work and romance.
4/5
[18+, smut, romcom]
+ strangers to lovers
+ straightforward relationship
+ sex positivity
The sex positivity in this is off the charts! It's healthy to be honest with your partner in discussing what you like/don't like in bed, and the MC certainly holds nothing back LMAO. I love how frank he is about everything, including his enjoyment in sex. That, paired with how bad the ML wants to treasure the MC, is really refreshing to read.
4/5
[18+, smut, slice of life, romance]
TW: age gap, boss-subordinate relationship
Awee cute and wholesome all around. Healthy relationship, safe consensual caring sex with no rush, communication, affectionate couple who love to pamper each other, AND supportive friends? What more can you want!
Extra: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/shouta_kimi_wo_aishiteru/uu/mpn_chapter-2393227/pg-1/
4/5
[18+, rom-com]
TW: boss-subordinate, daddy kink, age play
The dynamic of this couple was truly the star of the manga. There are a lot of iffy tropes (eg power imbalance, sexual harrassment, age roleplay, etc) that would have turned me away if not because of how self-aware and into it both of the MCs were. They both fully consented and had so much fun with each other that i couldn't help but support their relationship.
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Thanks for making this list (⌒▽⌒)
You're welcome ♡
Could be random, but I like how you written your descriptions its very considerate haha
Hi, to be honest, I didn't flip through all the pages, but have you read The Sacred Serpent's Seduction? I think it will make this list, I really loved it. Have a lovely day
I highly recommend Neko x Neko.
https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/neko_x_neko/
It's about an already established couple who have been together for a few years already. One day the uke suddenly gets the desire to push down the seme. It's a good story and it's so rare to found stories about seke/reverse couples.
id also recommend rivalry (sanggeuk) and big&big ! both are consensual, good characters and art... big&big is super funny too and rivalry is very interesting (with clichés but in the entertaining way)
and Love so pure!!! their love really is pure... for both couples in it
midnight men is a also a good story with gorgeous art
If you want a good dom/sub dynamic series set in the real world, i HIGHLY recommend https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/my_partner_s_tastes_and_fetishes/
It's so so good and has really healthy dynamics, includes aftercare, redefining boundaries and discussions after scenes (and the dom sticks to the boundaries until the sub gives permission in the future to push them in their play), and when the sub uses the safety signal/safe word, the dom stops *immediately*. Some of the kink is RACK and CNC but they handle it really well (again, it's negotiated and discussed). They may be idiots who are bad at feelings but their kink dynamic is a really good one.
Ooh, will give it a try, ive seen people complimenting it before but never rly got into it. Thank you so much for the rec!