sadslime's manga / #Former classmates(14)

While walking home, Shouma finds a drunk guy in the trash and can't help but take him in. Back at his house, he realizes the drunk is Ashida, a former classmate of his. Ashida broke up with his boyfriend and needs a place to stay, so Shouma offers, but now that they're living together, what does that make them when things start to get physical? Trigger warning: dubcon.

Yeong and Nohae have been friends since high school, and now they live together as Yeong works as the model Nohae's manager/gopher. One day they download a suspicious app that forces them to obey lewd orders or face real world consequences which completely changes their relationship. The plot is nothing amazing, but the drawings are well done and the characters are fun. They have some really sweet scenes together, though I do think it ends up having a bit of unnecessary filler.

In high school, Katsumi harshly rejected his best friend Maki’s confession. Now, ten years later they reunite and Maki finds that Katsumi’s regrets from that time have caused him to seek out violent sex as a way of punishing himself. Maki can’t help but intervene and tries to help Katsumi forgive himself. I love the aspect of the one who was rejected not having trauma, but gently seeking to heal his friend. Though it’s sad, it’s still a sweet and gentle love. Side story about a city boy who moves to the country and the neighbor boy who takes care of him finding love.

Minami just wants to design a new store for his family furniture business, but the designer they need happens to be Suzaka, a total scumbag he knew and got tortured by in high school. Suzaka agrees to do the project if he can hold Minami because he wants to see him hurt, but Minami is sure he can go through with it without letting Suzaka hurt him. The only problem is he’s been in love with Suzaka since high school and that hasn’t changed as much as he hoped. Trigger warnings: Noncon, dubcon, coercion, cheating (implied).

Yoshino has been stalking businessman Takase ever since he took a photo of him without his pants to bully him in high school and fell in love. When Takase finds out, he's understandly angered, but Yoshino takes his chance to declare his love and that he would do anything. Takase still hates Yoshino, but why can't he stop thinking about him? A very unrealistic and unhealthy relationship portrayed in a comedy. Trigger warnings: stalking, bullying, noncon.

In high school, Hosho practically attacked his senior and crush, soccer captain Saotome, ending the relationship between them. Now 8 years later, they're reunited as Hosho, now a host, becomes a tenant in the complex where Saotome works as landlord. Hosho is determined to get closer to Saotome this time without crossing any boundaries, but both of them need to learn to use their words if they want this to work. Trigger warning: noncon touching.

Fortune teller Minami has had a crush on his best friend Kitahara since they were in high school, but the romantic Kitahara believes in love at first sight, so Minami knows it'll never happen. But after Kitahara's third divorce, he asks Minami for a reading, and Minami says he might have better luck with men. The next day, Kitahara says Minami was right, and he found the guy for him, prompting Minami to demand in frustration why it can't be him and to kiss Kitahara. Things are further complicated when it turns out Kitahara's new crush is Minami's editor, leading the three of them to go out several times, until the one time Minami skips out, and Kitahara finally learns that Minami's editor is also his ex, prompting him to question his feelings for his best friend. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-4 - What's Reflected in Your Eyes - Akazawa's workplace is totally full of burly men, except the young and fresh-faced Uzui who he finds easy on the eyes. But when a woman is finally hired in the workplace and Akazawa seems to shift his attention to her, Uzui reacts and lets him know he's been after Akazawa for much longer than he could have known. The following chapters continue their relationship. No trigger warnings. Ch.5 - Kissing on the Virgin Road - Kazu and Yoh have been a couple for years, ever since Kazu begged the matron, Lulu, of a cross-dressing host club(and/or brothel) to give him her number one "girl," Youko (Yoh's drag name) and they ran away together. Now Lulu's come back to check up on them and has reminded Yoh of an old dream he had to be a bride, so Kazu is determined to make his dream wedding happen. Very cute. Trigger warning: possible sex work. Ch.6 - The Rules of Distortion - Hiro confessed his love to his friend Sakou many years ago in high school, and it didn't go well, so he put it behind him, until Sakou showed up broke on his restaurant's doorstep and offered to trade sex for a meal. Now they're basically sex friends who are meeting every week, but Hiro is struggling not to get in too deep, not knowing how Sakou feels. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-3, 6 - Takehara is a working man at a mall who finds that one of his new coworkers, Amano, was his high school boyfriend who went too far with him physically before he was comfortable, and the two drifted apart. Now, Takehara wants to fix things with Amano, while Amano wants to put the past behind them. Trigger warning: noncon. Ch.4-5 - Chigira is a former athlete who quit after being raped, and he thinks his rapist is now his stalker. After a crazy one night stand with a stranger, he learns the stranger is a cop trying to catch the man who raped him, who has since moved on to others. And the rapist may be closer than he thinks. This story was weird and depressing, not for me. Trigger warnings: rape, stalking, drunk sex.

Ch.1-3 - I am no Match for the First Love! - Shinokawa always adored his friend Kaede as children, but they've since drifted apart. As an adult, Shinokawa is delighted to find he's coincidentally moved in right next door to Kaede, though Kaede seems less thrilled. Still, Shinokawa keepds trying to get closer to Kaede until one drunken night, Kaede admits he likes anal play, and Shinokawa decides to shoot his shot. After that, Shinokawa insists they're dating, no matter what Kaede says. Shinokawa is a bit pushy, but I enjoy Kaede's manly shyness. Trigger warning: drunk intimacy. Ch.4-5 - Past our Complexes - Itsuki is a shy, quiet kid who seems totally opposite to the popular and handsome Yura, but secretly the two are friends who have bonded over their inability to handle talking to women. Now Yura wants to take their relationship one step further, but Itsuki still sees them as friends. When Itsuki asks Yura to help him speak to girls more, Yura invites a girl into their friend group, and the dynamic between them changes. Cute enough, I wish the girl got to have her own story more, but I get that it's not about her. No trigger warnings.