Heartwarming & underrated yaoi gems

Summary: Takashi and Yasu live in a small, boring country town. They’ve been friends since childhood, always together, and they’re still the closest of friends, even now in high school. However, Yasu holds feelings for Takashi that go beyond friendship.

VERY UNDERRATED! Ignore the rating, I SWEAR THIS IS A HIDDEN GEM
Multiple stories & couples
Stories that deals with the pains of growing up
Fave line "The most painful moments in life are when you can grow the most."

Summary: As the new manager of a convenience store, Nishiyama is totally unable to handle Higashino, the veteran part-timer who has no qualms speaking his mind. Always timid and shy, will Nishiyama's impression of Higashino slowly change?!

VERY UNDERRATED GEM!
Deserves a higher rating (8.5?! This is 8.9 worthy promise!)
Convenience store romance (everyone is gayy)
Co-workers
Multiple couples

Summary: Mayama reunites with his old middle school classmate, Yumi. Mayama is captivated, but Yumi has a boyfriend. Then he learns Yumi's boyfriend hits him.

Reunited
Middle school friends
Waiter x Customer
Uke suffering from abusive relationship

Warning: Abusive relationship, violence, and blood

Summary: Escaping from his abusive ex-boyfriend, uke met someone that gradually changed the flavors of his life.

One shot
VERY UNDERRATED GEM!!
Living together
Uke suffering from an abusive relatinship
Salaryman x Barista

Summary: 2 actors who starred on drama that been running for long. Their fangirls started to ship the actors romantically in real life. While the younger actor lusting the older actor, mama chan, he wrote fanfic about themselves.

Actor x Actor
Older uke x younger seme
Age Gap
Art style isnt my cup of tea but I love how simple yet hilarious the storyline is! Such a good read and deserves a higher rating!

Summary: Tatsumi, who has a voice that can manipulate people, meets a young man, Kazushi, on the beach during a solo trip. Since they were both staying at the same inn, they decided to share a night of drinks, but the next day, a person suddenly said: "I love you..."

THIS IS A REAL GEM. THE SINGLE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE READ AND LEFT ME SOBBING.
Plot is very unique and refreshing, it makes you feel calm and at peace.
Childhood friends
Supernatural elements

Summary: A father who finds out his son’s secret...

PERFECTION
Might teared up a lil bit at the ending
One-shot
Realistic plot

Summary: About to freeze to death on a day of heavy snow, Kento is saved by his neighbor Soushi. Dressed all in black, and scary-looking, Soushi seems hard to approach, but his eyes, almost hidden by his long hair, shine. After that day, the two of them end up eating together every day for one year.

Neighbors
Metalhead fan x Preschool Teacher
Opposites Attract

Summary: An artist picks up a tattooed man off the streets. Though their relationship develops fruitfully, circumstances from the past conspire to tear them apart.

Ride on the pain train, I felt ALL THE DAMN PAIN AFTER READING THIS
VERY UNDERRATED. This is such a masterpiece.
The ending caught me off guard. Prepare the tissues.

Summary: a "small fatty" boy named Yuzuru who transforms from an ugly duckling into a magnificent swan. What happens when this once ugly duckling turned prince convinces his love to his ex-elementary school classmate?

SUPER UNDERRATED!! It deserves a higher rating!
Multiple couples/stories
Childhood friends
Co-workers