God Tier

Manga that is so much more than it appears at first. Something I find fascinating in stories is when a character is introduced as being fairly one dimensional/bad only for the viewpoint to pivot and make them a crucial part of the story. This happens with Taiga, the Alpha in the second pairing. I love that they show him grow and change, and I love that he is able to become a worthy partner for someone, but not the person he wronged.
Beautiful, heart-wrenching, one of a kind.

THE CHARACTERS ARE SO GOOD! I love the trope of a younger stern type falling for an older mess. This author is perfect in general, but this really takes the cake in my opinion. The humour is on point, but so is the romance. Exquisite.

Got a little messy towards the end, but still amazing. I loved the ending - where the main character ended up was realistic and still hopeful. The sex was hot. The story was original and interesting, and it felt like it really understood itself and its universe.

The humour in this is amazing, and I feel like it breaks the BL mold a lot (a mold that I love, but a mold that ought to be broken nonetheless). I liked this a lot more than the author's other recent work (Down and Dirty - the relationship was potently toxic). This was quite lovely and unique.

Kind of glad the chapters got taken down - support the author on tapas! Season 2 is shaping up to be one of the best webtoons I've read. The author really owns the setting - Korean community in an American college. It feels original and specific, and it's also very sexy (but I'm so wrapped up in the story that the smut isn't even the main point).

Support the author on Tapas!
One of those stories I forget has smut because I'm so wrapped up in the plot. There's this amazing moment in the first season where a sort of anti-hero rolls up and gives the bottom the classic 'go out with me or else... and I'll tell x that you...'. BUT NO! No, not today. The bottom went straight to the bf and told him the predicament -- COMMUNICATION??? - and it was quickly resolved. BL would never.. Characters are amazing, art is great.

Read on Lezhin!
Really original characters who communicate the hang ups of being a burden really well. Sometimes you read a work and it feels like an author is trying to study one specific feeling (like in music, how composers would write studies). This feels like that, and thus far, the author is nailing it.