soft hours!

overview: jungyeon's mother plans to marry a considerate man who has a son, sunwoo, that's four years younger than jungyeon. sunwoo develops feelings as he gets closer to jungyeon.

review: the illustrations are adorable! but the story is surprisingly real - jungyeon & his boyfriend are mature, as are sunwoo's feelings. neither of the boys are toxic which i loved - but personally i wasn't a fan of the ending.

plot: 7/10
drawings: 8.5/10

overview: hojun, who was inspired by the great model lee taein, became a model himself. however, the two keep bumping into each other after they meet for the first time. is it fate, or is it too much to be just a coincedence?

review: the illustrations are cute, the boys are very handsome (is it weird to say they have nice eyelids?), but it's almost too short! it's so compact and i wish there was more to it! nevertheless, the plot is adorable and i love it.

plot: 7.5/10
drawings: 8/10

overview: juhyun and jigoo are ready to take their relationship to the next level after graduating high school, not expecting the barriers that their college life would bring to them.

review: quick and soft read with a bit of angst to get the ball rolling. their relationship is SO wholesome and they are SO adorable together - they're non-toxic and genuine with their feelings. it's literally just two boys finding comfort in each other.

plot: 7.5/10
drawings: 8/10

overview: jiang shien, a young aspiring ballet dancer, unexpectedly befriends a stoic young boxer, bae jinyi.

review: this is the definition of a vanilla manhua - it's so soft and the art is stunning, plus the translators are sweet. the boys' sweet relationship helps overcome their hardships through their teenage years. (i dropped it though because it was too much of a slow-burn lol)

plot: 7.5/10
drawings: 8/10

overview: seonho is a webtoon artist who draws explicit adult comics. one day, after hiring the uptight muyeong to be his assistant, his feelings waver as seeing him pose in a seductive manner gives him a boner.

review: non-toxic, unproblematic couple who are so cute. i disliked muyeong's friend the whole time but i loved how short. & sweet this was. the drawings were adorable and funny too!

plot: 7/10
drawings: 8/10

overview: eungi is a handsome but reserved senior. one night at a group outing, he overhears his underclassmen jeongwoo talking to his ex - who is a man.

review: this is honestly so soft! the colours are pretty, and i love how human eungi is. his relationship with jeongwoo and the experiences that scar their pasts prove that they really are just two boys in love. i find it hard to believe that the same author of 'love or hate' started with this!

plot: 7/10
drawings: 8/10

overview: haebeom & taesung are childhood friends who strangely drifted apart after they started living together since the death of haebeom's parents. as they become seniors, secrets are revealed and dynamics shift - as does their relationship.

review: a wholesome relationship laced with small misunderstandings leads to a cathartic ending. it's cute and g-rated (until season 3 hehehe). side couple is also cute!

plot: 8/10
drawings: 7/10

overview: yubin has had an unrequited crush on his childhood friend ginu, who lives in an apartment from which their windows are right next to each other. his secret however is spoiled when ginu looks into yubin's room and sees him masturbating.

review: quiet a bit of smut in this but lee aru's drawings are adorable! the story is sweet - although the side couple were almost entirely neglected (that's what 'room to room' is for!)

plot: 8/10
drawings: 7/10

overview: haemin, who lived his whole life appreciating aesthetically pleasing things, is caught taking photos of his handsome sunbae by the man himself. as youngwoon offers an agreement to settle the situation, haemin has no choice but to accept.

review: literally a manhwa based on a guy living for pretty things. the main couple are sweet, and the side couple are also cute (though they appear later). the drawings are pretty and neat!

plot: 7/10
drawings: 7.5/10

overview: jihoon becomes a night-time hero fighting crime after getting a set of perverted but magical clothes. what happens when a classmate starts obsessing over his alter ego?

review: the drawings are so cute and the plot is so vanilla (excluding the whole perverted costume thing). it's very "slice-of-life" and is an adorable quick-read. i only wish it could be a bit spicier, but it's nice overall.

plot: 6.5/10
drawings: 8/10