sadslime's manga / #Sex friends(13)

Kajima (author, 30) and Hiro (student, 20) are sex friends and they’re both happy that way. That is, until Hiro catches Kajima holding a book by his favorite author and Kajima misses the chance to tell him that it’s really him. They bond over Kajima’s writing, but just as their relationship starts to grow, Hiro’s stalker comes back into the picture, forcing them to live together before they define the relationship. Good story, cute uke, and some well-developed side characters, but the fact they went easy on the abusive stalker because he has a daughter burns me up! Anyway, still very good. Trigger warnings: stalking, mentions of violence.

Kaji is always the perfect guy at the office, but it's really all just a facade to hide the fact he's a gay narcissist always looking for his next hookup. He's sent on a business trip with Fukami from IT, a gloomy guy he rates as a "Total 0", but when they realize they're both gay, they decide to sleep together. They're so compatible that Kaji finds himself unusually desperate to make Fukami his sex friend. Fukami agrees, but only if love is off the table. Kaji's never gotten serious before, so he's sure it won't be a problem. But it is.

Production manager Ryota is not looking forward to working with the demonically strict producer Tomoya again, not only because he's hard to work with, but also because they had a physical relationship the last time they worked together only for Tomoya to stop contacting him completely once it was over. Ryota is determined to make a great episode and protect his heart this time, but Tomoya is determined to get some action. Also, despite the title mentioning they work in yaoi anime, that never comes up. They're both really interesting characters with a complex and well-developed relationship. Trigger warning: noncon(sleeping).

Asahi and Kei were inseperable childhood friends, until Asahi was unexpectedly diagnosed as an omega with a special constitution that would only react to his fated pair and Kei went off and raped him. After that, Kei completely distanced himself from Asahi before Asahi could even ask why. But when they meet again at a class reunion, Asahi goes into heat for the first time and Asahi takes him to a hotel, starting a very unhealthy relationship that Asahi fears to end. Trigger warning: rape.

Riku is a black leopard in high school trying to keep it a secret that he's a virgin who hasn't had his first heat. His new roommate Touma is a white lion who doesn't want anything to do with him as he studies his butt off by day and meets with his sex friend to blow off steam by night. When Riku gets his first heat, the two become physically involved for the first time, and even though Riku tries to get a girlfriend and live his ideal high school life, he can't get Touma off his mind. This doesn't have the best story, but it has beautiful art and good smut. Trigger warnings: dubcon, attempted rape, drug, rape.

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.

Rui is a sub who has never had a relationship or even played, so he signs up for a dating app and agrees to meet up with a man who has model-level good looks. Only due to a misplaced "like" on the app, the scary-faced Ritsu shows up instead. The two go through with the play anyway, and Rui is over the moon with how good it feels, while Ritsu feels that Rui is exactly his type, so they begin to date. The only problem is, Ritsu is a much harder dom than Rui can handle, and trying to suppress his instincts starts to become painful for both of them. A surprisingly nuanced and emotional story dealing with two people who love each other but other needs don't match up. I think they fumbled a bit at the ending and it felt forced, but overall, a decent read. Trigger warnings: violence, cheating, drunk sex.

Akane really admires her famous fashion designer boss Todo, despite his tyrannical and moody personality, so when she finds him crying one day, she can't help but offer to do anything to help him. He then puts a collar on her and announces that his cat died, so she'll be his new pet, then begins doing sexual things with her. But Akane really likes Todo so she goes along with it, and eventually, their relationship becomes something more. I think Todo is a very interesting ML, both visually and in his personality, especially during his shy and tsundere moments, but the setup for their relationship is gross to me. Trigger warnings: dubcon, BDSM, drunk sex.

During high school graduation, the handsome and popular Takahashi Ryohei is surprised by a sudden confession by the shy Ishiguro Yuuma, but Yuuma doesn't want to go out, he just begs Ryohei to sleep with him once. Ryohei goes through with it out of curiosity, but he likes it enough to suggest they meet again. And again. But as Ryohei gets more involved with this relationship, Yuuma has a hard time believing what feels too good to be true. I like the emotional growth, though the translation can be a bit off at time. No trigger warnings.