beta
**hasn’t happened in the manhwa yet
debt collector who projects his dead sister onto a kid who has lost his sole guardian to this man’s gang — decides to take the kid under his roof
age gap a little alarming bc seme is just of age. but the pacing, the art, the emotions are so well done
an abused orphan is picked up by a prosecutor and shown kindness without strings attached. it mostly just alarms him at first but slowly it chips away at his walls of ice
beast man (beast traits?) and magical growth
when the adorable puppy you rescued on a whim and became his guardian, enters adulthood and experiences his first rut… you gotta take responsibility right?
the devouring is yet to happen but hopefully soon in s2. supernatural elements
a high school senior who loses both his parents in a terrible accident is at a lost of where to go and thus sits in front of his family’s now closed up shop. it’s then that one of the regulars of the shop stop in front and the kid decides to weasel his way into the regular’s life for a place to crash and cook meals in exchange for a roof over his head.
no cohabitation but very much a hurt and comfort like the other recs in this list. canon typical violence
an athlete who tries to give up on his life bc he believes himself to be a burden gets saved by an older man with a tiger tattoo and can’t forget about him. he runs into him 9 years later and starts to find out the truth about him. whereas the athlete was the sole good deed in the gangster’s life
non con/dub con bc of the curse. fantasy and fantasy related age differences
a prince cursed by the race he slaughtered and accepts it as a form of atonement sets off on a journey to die where his loved ones can’t see. a benevolent soul takes a liking to him and decides to help him with his curse. thus begins a journey of salvation, forgiveness, and love
seme gets attic wifed for his protection. not as healing as the others on this list ngl and way more smutty but they can cling to life bc of each other. dub con, non con (67 icky), canon typical violence and deaths
forced to become yakuza against his will, uke tries to die and is saved by the seme and finds a reason to live another day. thinking their worlds should never collide he leaves. 6 years later he meets the seme in his world: a hostess bar
homophobia, misogyny, drunken sex. still reading but im certain it belongs here. cohabitation, bartender young seme acting as uke’s unofficial therapist while uke alleviates financial concerns etc
bartender who has trouble with debt collectors thanks to his shitty brother running off and leaving him responsible for the debt is cornered into accepting being the sex partner of a chaebol heir — one he met a while back and had a one night stand with
not as healing as the rest on this list but when i got to the side stories i was like this is the perfect example of why we must fight for marriage equality even when it seems like it’s safe (bc it can always be threatened). there’s cohabitation and just spring happens for a gay man in joseon. a love that defies society (even between classes) so u know how tragic it’ll be. period typical violence and power abuse.
remember as u read: 범 (beom, tiger) and 봄 (bom, spring)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGcdVlZnkJ5Y4OWETVZTXmJMKswptul5&si=wpmQE2hqik5Ggn-q
set in kowloon walled city it’s ur dentist son (outer wall innocent civilian) x triad thug (core where drugs and prostitution run rampant) healing each other physically and mentally
Projection