Tsuzuki wa Asa Made
I enjoyed Zen and Saiji’s story, they were complimentary to each other in that their individual strengths and weaknesses balanced each other out. The outgoing and social Zen and the more serious and introverted Saiji were at their best when they were together and I thought the way Zen respected his partners concerns (like not touching his ass until Saiji realised why he was and did something about it ) and always thanked him for his work or told him that he was cute and loved; the value and respect were such a nice change to many yaoi out there.I thought the rival for Saiji was a great idea, only made difficult for me as a reader because Sagara was also cute and caring. His keen eye saw the weaknesses in the new romance and a part of me almost wished him success as he just wanted to love Saiji and put him first, but I think that would have left me thinking less of the uke if he could be wooed away from his love so easily. I am glad to read from the comments that Sagara gets his own story and HEA, I will look for that next!
Zettai, Fukujuu Meirei
A rare gem; a yaoi set in the dom/sub world! I have only found a couple, usually I have to go to novels to find the dynamic seen here. This was fantastic, I loved the MCs, the art, everything. Number 1 school delinquent Teranishi Kikuma rebels against rules and orders. He fights, absconds, and is a general wild child. That is, until he was informed of his secondary gender – an early presenting sub who needed a master. Riding the waves of disbelief, Kikuma moved into his new dorm and met his roommate, dorm leader Uryuu Takasumi. The smiling and gentle senior wasn’t threatening him, so why was every part of his body on alert?
Seishun Sanka!