Hanayome-kun
First/Main story: Cute but messy pacing. Di ko tuloy feel. And cringe ("sometimes i find u cute") and i dun really feel that anything has been resolved. Interesting tradition but no explanation. Perhaps, it's in the prequel. will read that. 4 Second: similar as first story, i have no idea what the difference is. 3 Third: bodyguard x client. woah there, hahaha. 4 Fourth: idk, skimmed during my reread. meh. and why does the uke look so much like a girl, i don't even understand if it's bl or not. 1 //reread because i forgot the other stories tbf i do remember the main story so that's good
Emperor, Stay Here, Your Knight's Getting Off Work
Comedy that's sometimes hits, sometimes misses. It certainly misses a lot for me. Aaaaaand, I don't really like the characters that much. Only the king and the baron are the ones I can say I like, the others are so-so. The "fiancee" joke lasted for only a chapter, so he didn't get any character development aside from being the king's confidant which doesn't even make sense since they're pretty much strangers (I mean, I don't expect the confidant to be the baron or anyone in the castle because he's still the king and has to keep up appearances, but his friendship with the "fiancee" has no buildup). The merchant is eh. The bodyguard has a punchable face (even after realizing his feelings, I don't think he actually understands how his past actions hurt the king. Granted, it's a comedy, but damn. He sucks as a guard (ch 1's assassination attempt with the guards slacking off and not repenting), and as a lover (he rejected him like it was nothing, then when he got rejected, he acts like his world broke down. He then planned to confess + reject the king just to get petty revenge. Why the revenge? Did you ever think about your past rejection?). I'm just going to keep reading because I'm curious about the king's and baron's past.
Koitomo Triangle