Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Director(2)

I read this on Manta (support the author) but will comment here. Centuries ago, Min Yu Tan accidentally named one of God’s favourites "Xue Dong Bo" thereby giving her a destiny that lay outside of heaven. As punishment, he has been living countless lives looking for Xue Dong Bo, fated to fall in love and seek hers in return. However, each reincarnation where they find each other only Min Yu Tan remembers their past, and that if one dies then so will the other. In this life, Min Yu Tan is Yudam, Director of Min Entertainment. Wealthy, attractive, successful and well liked, he is a pinnacle of perfection. Yet he is nothing before the new secretary who he instantly recognises as the reincarnation of Xue Dong Bo. Only this time, the one whose life is so fatefully entwined with his is a man. Young and beautiful, Dongbaek thinks that the new director has lost his mind when he is bluntly told that they must date. Or die. This story didn’t instantly grab me. The start seemed a little farcical and over the top, but it didn’t take long to get caught up in the story. The director’s love was something that became so genuine it grabbed at my heartstrings. The moments that he savoured like simply holding Dongbaek were really sweet. And when Dongbaek started to fall for him too, it just got better and better.

A spin off from Ijiwaru Shinai de Dakishimete and Mr Arihara’s Secret, this collection of short stories is full of familiar faces. I really enjoyed the stories about desensitising to touch (related to past trauma) and trusting enough to be loved (main story) and the idol (Hiro from anDe) x guitarist. The seme x seme wasn’t my favourite but it was still nice to see that couple progress their relationship.