sadslime's manga / #Actor(15)

In post-war Japan, Aoi spends his time working as a translator for the Americans and waiting at the docks for returned soldiers. It's been three years since the end of the war, but without a killed in action notice, he can't help but hold out hope that his best friend, Takahiko, could one day return. But when Takahiko does finally come back, he's his usual, grinning, carefree self with no explanation for the three years without so much as a letter. Aoi is enraged and punches him, but he still lets Takahiko stay at his house in the meantime. Now as Takahiko seeks employment as a screen actor and Aoi tries to figure out his muddled feelings, will they be able to overcome the pain and trauma of the war? Really beautiful and bittersweet story that encapsulates the way war destroys lives, yet life moves on. Trigger warnings: wartime violence, racism.

Hanae is just a beta background character working as a manager at a talent agency who's lost all her boyfriends to alphas and omegas. She's given up on romance, and the only thing she looks forward to is seeing her favorite beauty blogger, Mr. K's, new videos. When she runs into him in person, she begs him to sign with her company, only to go into heat then find out that not only is she an omega, but Mr. K is actually Keito Katsuragi, an actor working for a different agency. Still, he agrees to work for her agency as Mr. K, but only as long as she becomes his manager. Nothing special, but it's fine for a straight omegaverse. Trigger warning: attempted rape.

Actor Hatogaya has finally gotten his first big role, but unfortunately the role requires he kiss a lot, something with which he has no experience. Fortunately, his openly bi costar Seo Tsukidate is willing to become his practice kissing partner. Trigger warning: rape.

Lyle (wildcat beastman) is a down on his luck actor who decides to take a vacation in Korea to turn his fortunes around and falls in love with the movie Amoeba(basically Parasite) on his way there. He signs up for a dating app and matches with a rabbit who he gets along great with, but when they meet, Park Kyu Suk, or Q as Lyle calls him, is much bigger than he pictured. He's still attracted to Q, and as the night goes on, Q admits that his rabbit nature makes it hard for him to last while topping, so Lyle decides to teach him everything with his body and goes way too far. Then he runs away, but they meet again in a way Lyle could have never seen coming. This is some crazy Parasite fanboy wish fulfillment, and I'm into it, except for the rape scene which I think the story could have done without. Trigger warnings: drunk intimacy, dubcon, somnophilia.

Yuuki is a doctor's son under a lot of pressure at school who blows off steam through sex meetups. Asahi is a stranger who called out to him saying, "you look like you're about to die," only to wind up as a transfer student at Yuuki's school. But it turns out that, while Asahi lives in a very different world as the son of the owner of a theater troupe, he feels much of the same pressure, and both boys are looking for a place to belong, which perhaps they can find together. I liked the ending a lot, though it did make me laugh that Yuuki's like, "no, we can't do this!" Only for them to hug and then I assume change nothing XD Trigger warnings: statutory rape(?), violence.

Yuki is an up and coming star (actor, model, singer) who has admired fellow actor/model Masataka since he was young, but when they first work together, Masataka seems to scoff at his performance. Yuki goes out to drink with him after and next thing he knows, the two are in bed together. But while Yuki is pissed, Masataka seems more touchy feely than ever. What really happened that night? I think this one is pretty cute once they get past the misunderstandings. Trigger warning: dubcon, drunk sex.

Ren is a popular actor who's no good with kids, so when he's assigned to work with the CEO's son, Yuu, for his next role, his manager arranges for Ren to live with Yuu for a week beforehand to help them get used to each other. On the first day, Ren meets Yuu's manager, Kei, and recognizes him as the former child actor he idolized who got him into acting. As Ren spends more time with Kei, his feelings change from admiration to love, but Kei is holding back due to his own complicated feelings toward Ren that stem from a time well before they first met. I loved this one. Very cute, especially Yuu. No trigger warnings.

Shizuki is a former idol with the special ability to see people's emotions toward him as balloons over their heads. He dropped out of acting because he couldn't handle the two-faced nature of the people around him, but he still has his fans, and one day while running from them, he ducks into the hiding place of rumored bad-boy Shinozuka. And yet this supposed bad boy has the biggest, most affectionate balloon he's ever seen. Shizuki is a little unsure about Shinozuka, but he finds it comfortable to talk to him and he doesn't believe the rumors, so the two begin to get closer. But why does Shinozuka like him so much, and is it as a fan or romatic? And how does Shizuki feel? Cute characters, worth a read. Trigger warning: mention of suicide.

Previous sexiest man alive is jealous of new sexiest man alive, who happens to be in love with him

Ch.1-3, 7 - Kouhei is a serious and work-obsessed businessman, and his coworkers are sick of it, so they play a prank by taking him to an S&M club having him get tied up. But when the bartender, Hijiri, ties him up, Kouhei feels something ignite inside him, and soon sex with Hijiri is his new obsession, no matter how much he wants it to stop. But as Kouhei grapples with guilt and shame over paying for kinky sex, Hijiri wants something else out of this relationship, entirely. Interesting dynamic, from their personalities to the way their kinks play into it. Trigger warnings: bullying, S&M, bondage, sex work. Ch.4-6 - Yuji is known for his cool and expressionless persona as an actor, but really he's just very shy, and when he gets his photos taken by an older guy who's exactly his type, he can barely keep it together. For the first time, he wants to pursue love instead of letting it go. The uke is really cute although I don't care for the seme. No trigger warnings.