Bittersweet

Mikage likes order and lives by a set of rules which are not to be disobeyed. Amongst them is the rule of not touching his stepbrother Tomoki. Even though they are not blood related, Mikage doesn't want to disrupt his family's order. But his upcoming moving rushes things and Mikage soon discovers that Tomoki shares his affection. A bittersweet love story, very sexy.forbidden love is a common yaoi plot but the rules add to the impossible situation and make it harder to overcome.

Kengo injured himself during practice and can't play baseball, while wandering in the hallways, he ends up in the music room where he meets the aloof Yoshioka. There are classmates but Yoshioka never set foot in the classroom, several rumors circulate about why he is repeating a year, the truth being that he was violently bullied. Kengo falls in love with Yoshioka while trying to take care of him, together, they decide to overwrite this dark past. Heavy but beautiful story about love.

Ryuuta decided that this summer would be his last working at Naoki's pub. For several years, he's been stuck in an unrequited love with Naokis who happens to be living with his long time girlfriend. This year however, Naoki is alone and Ryuuta ends up confessing. I liked how the relationship was developped and deepened, a slow paced and kind of melancholic read with a cute cat.