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Warnings: murder, unreliable narrator, pederasty
Adrian is a schoolteacher who spends his nights murdering young male prostitutes. Lawrence, is a prostitute who catches him in the act.
What unravels here is a dark, macabre pseudo-romance through the eyes of a deeply twisted mind.
Beautiful, reminiscent of old-style horror.
First: this is highly underrated.
Both the main story and the oneshot at the end have a sad tinge to them.
For the main story, two strangers get drunk at a bar and end up getting matching, tattooed rings to symbolize their 'marriage'. But there's something a little off with the seme's mind. He's almost like a child, and occasionally acts like a yandere.
As the mc starts falling in love, his lovers secrets come to light.
Not a love story.
Alternate title: The Psycho and the Psychopath.
It's very well-written. Great character design and atmosphere. The author definitely knew what they were doing.
Uke isn't a psychopath. Just likes to kill people. Seme is a guy who doesn't feel anything unless his life is threatened. Uke is a contract killer assigned to kill the Seme. Seme is super-rich and bored of life. The uke is impersonating a waiter to kill the seme's friend when the seme notes he's feeling something for the first time in ages.
Warnings: Mad King, references to pretty much every problematic theme possible at some point through the tales, minor characters etc.
A bastardisation of One Thousand and One Nights, the tale of Scheherazade. If you've read that one, I found this version less problematic. Which isn't saying much considering the era and origin of the original, but this actually has a heavy aura of romance, despite the themes.
Warning: Hard Rape
This is a good one-shot which demonstrates a lot in such a small space without overcrowding. I do wish there was a more definite conclusion but it didn't serve what the mangaka was trying to achieve here so I understand. I recommend that you don't read if rape in BL is a problem for you (it's pretty difficult to read) or if you're looking for pure smut. This is the kind of manga that benefits from a closer look to get the full story.
Warnings: sexual assault in 1st story, the mini-story in the last chapter has pederasty
Seme is a man-eater who consumes human energy via bodily fluids or sex. The person you love is meant to have an irresistible taste. One day he notices his friend has started to smell delicious and decides to devour him.
TW: Incest, reference to sexual assault of a child in last story.
1st story: Ghost love.
2nd story: Phone sex
3rd story: Customer buys a pet and ends up with a lover.
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