lovedaisy's manga / #S&M(2)

Partners was first written 15 years ago, although it has been re-printed several times since then. It's a ground-breaking classic, in the sense that it's the very first manga to realistically depict the gay S&M scene. Set in New York in the late 1980s, Partners follows the lives of six close friends who also happen to be leathermen. The manga depicts their relationships -- both sexual and emotional -- with unabashed honesty. While the story practically explodes off the page with a continuous, unremitting and glorious parade of smut, it isn't "meaningless sex" -- these are committed couples in full-time relationships, where pleasure and pain are natural expressions of affection for one another. (You guessed it; that's where the manga's name comes from. They're "partners.") The six friends that star in this manga are split up into three pairs. The main pair consists of Marlon and Doug, around whose relationship the manga revolves. Marlon, a high-flying executive, plays sub and devoted masochist to the beautifully dominant Doug. Doug is, interestingly enough, a janitor at the very company Marlon directs; during the average workday, they barely even make eye-contact. The contrast between their private and public lives is as stark as it is lovely. The other couples also feature in major roles, and what we end up with is an intimate and moving glimpse at an otherwise unconventional lifestyle.

1. Sawamura X Kanou.. co-workers.. sadist seme.. reserved uke.. Kanou is in love with his subordinate Sawamura for two years.. but he found out that Sawamura already knew about him and accepts him but to kanou's surprise, Sawamura turns out to be a Sadist who like to make the one he loves cry.. they both really love each other.. 2. Suga X Hiro.. age gap.. bar owner, CEO of Co. X Bar Worker. Hiro confesses his feelings to Suga but got tuned down at first.. but Suga is really kind to him.. This story is really cute.. Hiro is soooo cute. 3. Souma X Hibiki.. childhood friends..crybaby seme X Bold uke. Souma is in love with his friends Hibiki but when they starts going out Souma finds out Hibiki's true nature.. He is really perverted.. but it doesn't affect Souma.. 4. Satomi X Yuzuru.. senpai X Kouhai.. A side story.. cute.. Yuzuru is a hunk but a shy uke.. Manga is good..