fujomom's manga / #step brothers(7)

Stepbrothers who grow up together grow gradually attracted to each other over the years. Then the older brother gets accepted into a university and plans on moving out when highschool ends. The younger brother initiates a physical relationship and the older one lets it happen with rules to prevent hurting their family if they found out and letting each other go when he leaves for university. Lovely art-style. I normally think step-sibling stuff is kinda icky but I love this mangaka so much that I love this anyway.

I started reading this because I love the second couple so much, but then I went back and read the first couple and they're cute too! I love a devoted, longing seme! So sweet.

I don't usually like stepbrother yaoi but my opinion got upgraded somewhat from the drama/feels in this, especially the part when the younger stepbrother broke down and confessed his feelings. I didn't like that he appeared to continue to hook up with women even after screwing his brother that first time. I mean, I know the older brother kinda forced him to deny what happened but still....

First few chapters are about 2 student council members. The megane one relieves his high stress levels with sex with the puppy seme. Their relationship develops into a kinda s/m relationship. Then there's a couple chapters devoted to stepbrothers. I liked this ok, though it won't be a story I ever feel the need to reread.

Ryou gets three new stepbrothers when he's past high school age when his dad remarries their mom. But then tragedy strikes when his dad is hit by a car and dies and the shortly after their mom gets cancer and dies. All this happens in the first chapter and is SUPER depressing. Then it gets cuter and fluffier for a while after. Ryou opens a cafe and starts supporting his stepbrothers. The oldest stepbrother, Kento, is in-the-closet gay and has a sex friend, but the youngest stepbrother's best friend, Taka, confesses to Kento. Taka begs him to wait for him and Kento is torn because Taka is so young. Kento ends up eventually telling him that he does like Taka but they must wait until he's at least in high school. This might sounds weird but Taka is really mature for his age. While all this is happening, Hayato, the middle step brother has been hiding the fact that he's in love with Ryou. He starts to fully realize his sexual desire for Ryou after he walks in on the managers of the flower shop he works at getting frisky with each other. Heartache-city. I almost cried over Hayato's anguish. He loves Ryou but feels like if he confesses he will hurt his family and starts to avoid Ryou. Eventually he confesses, and shocked at first Ryou rejects him but is miserable and regrets it. The feels when Ryou finally tells Hayato he returns his feels. My poor heart. I enjoyed this manga but steel yourself for drama when reading it!

Tatsumi is a poor host who’s recently re-married mom died in an accident with her husband, who was the head of a yakuza group. One day Tatsumi’s boss asks him to take in for a little bit their new host Yoshimune. Yoshimune is actually his stepbrother and the new yakuza boss, and wanted to know why Tatsumi never claimed his inheritance. He tries to make Tatsumi stay with the Yakuza and quit being a host. Yoshimune goes from being a ruthless flirt to a deeply in love flirt and Tatsumi doesn’t know how to deal with him. Good story, good relationship development.

Nice art but the story was a bit bland. Tomoki has always been in love with his step-brother but he goes away for college and tries to put it behind him. His brother tells him that he got a new job in the area and asks to temporarily stay with him. When Tomoki is asked to make him a bento he gets a friend who's a girl to help, but that stirs surprising, possessive jealousy in his brother.