Karim is just a basic thief working for a Robin Hood-esque gang, but at an illegal auction he runs into demi-human Asena up for sale, and when Asena attempts to escape, Karim can't help but intervene. He ends up housing Asena with him until they can put him on a boat home, but Asena wants nothing to do with him. Except, as it turns out, Asena's body can't help it. But as the two grow closer and start to learn about each others' worlds, they forget that Asena is still being pursued by the people who bought him in the first place. I really like Karim, one of the most standup semes I've seen in a while, and Asena is cute. The lore for Asena's village is also really cool, but the whole explanation for Asena's body 'transforming into a female' seems forced to me and took me out of it a bit. Still, a really good read. Trigger warnings: human(or demi-human) trafficking, noncon, kidnapping, drugs, attempted rape.
Kuroki Kemono wa ai ni Otsu