muse ✨'s manga / #butler(4)

1) After his parents' business goes bankrupt, a young man turns to crime after they're forced to leave their family home. Years later and estranged from his parents, he returns to the house under the pretense of visiting his former butler with the real motive of robbery. But the butler has no intention of letting him leave. 2) Shuu actively ignores his roommate Chitose, an insatiable playboy famous for his habit of sleeping with any woman on campus named Aki. Only Shuu understands the cruel reason: it was Chitose's nickname for him, a misreading of his name, but Shuu forbid him from saying it after they slept together and quietly suffers jealousy. This is no "how to" guide for how to land a boyfriend, but it's an entertaining read.

This starts as your typical alpha/omega "I'm going to fight my nature!" story between two young heirs, but that's just the setup to the true love story between the two butlers. It centers around the concepts of destiny and choice, because one butler is a beta and will never be his mate's fated person. I'd put off reading this for months and finally devoured it on a weekend morning. It's lovely, touching, romantic, and extremely satisfying by the end. Plus the art is beautiful.

A butler and his young charge are kicked out of the family home until they have made ¥1 million. They end up as hosts and also in a relationship when the young master reveals he’s gay and has always been in love with Kaede.

A couple of butlers who had dated years earlier in the school reunite when they are employed by the same family. After a brief standoffish relationship, Aki fends off constant marriage proposals. I’ve read several other things by this author but this had no emotional appeal for me. I didn’t like either character or care about the relationship. Their boss was probably the best character. I didn’t feel like the author’s heart was in this.