muse ✨'s manga / #one night stand(6)

A lawyer is dumped by his unfaithful wife in a gay cruising district and has a one-night stand with a guy who turns out to be his son's kindergarten teacher. Taiga, the man's son, is one of the most charming child characters I've encountered in manga. He openly declares his love for sensei, going so far as to loan him to his father until he's ten years older.

A one-time quickie in a bathroom stall turns into a weekly meetup between two men who grow from sex friends to lovers. They have the first couple and the final chapter. Five stars for their story. The second fic is about two high school students. One is dealing with internalized homophobia and spends two chapters pissed off, then comes around. I didn't feel much for them. This alone I'd give maybe a three.

Minato swears revenge against Shizuma, the guy he took home drunk and slept with, only to be forgotten. He decides he'll make Shizuma fall for him as punishment. More serious than its sister story, XXX Allergy. These characters are the brothers of that couple.

A surprisingly endearing story about a one-night-stand that turned into love.

Unemployed and unable to find a job, Misumi drowns his feelings in sake and a one-night-stand with a handsome stranger he knows he'll never see again--only to encounter him at a soba restaurant a few weeks later. Sei gives Misumi a job as sake master in his restaurant and allows him to live above the restaurant with him. Their physical relationship resumes but Misumi, who has been burned by straight men before, is reluctant to grow closer to him and pushes down his feelings until someone from his past surfaces. A+ for slow build, good pacing, FABULOUS work details. Sometimes you know an author has no real idea of the industry where a character works, but that is not the case here. I don't know anything about sake but appreciated the little bits of information in this manga. This is definitely a story I will re-read! My only complaint is I would've loved a bit more of them together in the final chapter. ETA: There was a short 12th chapter added later, where they get to be a bit lovey and intimate!

When the sensei he likes ignores him, Yajima - who only likes older guys - picks up Kasumi, who is three years younger and not his type. But neither of them can ignore their physical compatibility, so they continue the relationship and eventually fall into the most sincere, endearing love! Never would I have thought a story with this much sex would be so romantic. The poses, the facial expressions, their words - it was such a nice change to find a story where both people were invested in their intimacy and the relationship. Ten stars.