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Like finding treasure, everything I didn't know I needed and more. This fed my soul, watered my crops, cleared my skin. It's been so many years (seven!) since her last work that I'd almost forgotten she wrote BL. I love Basso aka Natsume Ono.
Watch both her anime House of 5 leaves and Acca 13 (unfortunately neither is BL) but if she was given the creative space you can definitely tell that she wants to make her characters gay lol
Splashed $$ on getting this shipped from Japan i&#0

train fic is my new favorite thing (just by sitting there, you're getting from here to someplace else)
this story is so gentle, lonely and kind - empathetic even towards you, dear reader.
this story is dedicated to touching.
only a digital license, tragic.

ugh, i love this so much. the way they can't keep off each other is so hot, and I love a naked man with a hard, sharp sword. it's gay yakuza, but like historical. so great.
the twist in the first chapter that develops the doctor's character is *chef's kiss*
only licensed for digital (smh)

Ultimate NOTICE ME SENPAI fic. I admit the relationship gets problematic in volume 2, but i'm so invested & I need this to be completed like yesterday. fascination with tamaki transported me to my own creepy baby gay years. Love the slow burn, the introspection, the hedgehog's dilemma, merging of present and their shared past

i can't blieve tagame "bdsm bara" gengoroh has an all ages fic, we truly DO live in the future. I checked this out from the local public library, aha. I'm such a fucking weeb.
5/5 stars

a self aware background character in a BL alternate universe tears down BL tropes brutally and hilariously, very meta, good for a laugh and has wonderful art 5/5 stars

themes: childhood friends, a man being courteous to his friend, fierce friendship, a man controlled by his dick, college athlete, origami. Has an amazing female character who is compassionate but firm and adds to the heart of the story.
Yes, it's a story about getting your best friend to play with your ass, but the humor and the strength of the characters healed me & really saved what was turning out to be a horrible week and horrible life for me. 5/5

a perfect one shot by hideyoshico about long-time friends (with benefits) coming to terms with each other
pretty spicy

I would also scream out Ogeretsu Tanaka Sensei aloud in public if given the chance. This series really hits me in all the right and wrong places.

The payoff in this last part of the series is immense and I've shed more than a few cathartic tears here. The message about self forgiveness is powerful and moving for me. However, it's not an easy series to re-read since at every moment you empathize with a character and yet deeply resent their weakness. Ah, self acceptance...