longtime / childhood friends to lovers BL

☆ 5/5

[PG, school life, rom-com, slice of life]

+ established relationship
+ sweet and innocent love

Two good boys with extreme opposite personalities being in love with each other. Sadly this is too short, i need 25 volumes of them together.

☆ 4.5/5

[18+, rom-com, slice of life ]

CW: internalized homophobia, cheating (not between MCs)

+ mature, reversible couple
+ good side characters

About two oblivious middle aged men who are too in love with each other that their wives and daughter and the entirety of their office staff have no other choice than to accept the fact while rolling their eyes in exasperation. A fun light read with unexpected heartbreaking and beautiful, touching moments in between. Way too underrated for sure!

☆ 4.5/5

[18+, rom-com, slice of life]

+ friends to lovers
+ manly, mature couple
+ funny as hell
+ great dialogue and characters (both main and side)

One of my weakness: middle aged men being ridiculously in love with each other. This author wrote a really believable romance between friends of 25 years. I love it.
Extra chapter here http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/shiba_to_tokizou_diet_hen/

4.5/5

[PG, slice of life, found family, romance]

+ strangers to friends to lovers
+ nice and healing

Everything about this manga is just slow, laid back, and healing. Again, made me want to be a farmer. Sequel is here http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/restart_wa_onaka_wo_sukasete/

☆ 5/5

[18+, drama]

TW: internalized homophobia, homophobia, racism, bullying, blackmail

+ manly switch couple
+ realistic depiction of homophobia, racism, and backdoor dealings in entertainment industry
+ great writing
+ good characters, plot and development

This webtoon, man... it can be a bit hard to read, but it will be worth it. Seriously, the amount of emotion that i was feeling while reading this is unreal. It's terrifying, beautiful, hurtful, and hopeful.

4.5/5

[18+, drama, romance]

TW: internalized homophobia, emotionally abusive family

+ childhood friends to lovers
+ miscommunication that is resolved well
+ beautiful art
+ good writing

A well written story about dealing with internalized homophobia, and how the things that were said to you when you were young can have a huge impact on your life as an adult.

4.5/5

[PG, school life, rom-com, slice of life]

+ friends to lovers
+ so freakin funny
+ innocent and puppy-like love

You get a gay! You get a gay! Everybody get a gay!!

4.5/5

[18+, rom-com, slice of life, drama]

+ friends to lovers
+ communication was terrible but they managed to work on it
+ healthy, openly discussed and full of respect sexual relationship

A good and pretty realistic friends to lovers story.

4.5/5

[PG, school life, found family, slice of life]

+ friends to lovers
+ supportive family
+ wholesome and heartwarming

Shuuhei's family is the champ! I really hope everyone who's deemed "different" by society could get the same amount of support and love these boys have.

4.5/5

[18+, school life, romance]

+ childhood friends to lovers
+ no unnecessary drama
+ honest and straightforward relationship

Pitcher-catcher combo finding out if they can work off field as well as when they did on field. The flow of their relationship is so natural. Even when one of them said the L-word, it was accepted as something given. Not that they took their bond for granted, it's just that they were too aware of how much they cared for each other.