Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Multiple Couples(18)

A selection of intertwined stories based around 'heavenly' Japanese swords imbued with spirits. There is a rape scene (not done by the love interest).

The first story was the most enjoyable so it was a shame that most of the chapters in this were dedicated to the other couple. It took longer to get into that story, Yoshimune was such a distant partner. However, one I became aware of his traumatic history he became a more sympathetic character and Gen was adorable. It all felt a little unresolved at the end of their story for me, but at least they were closer as a couple.

Enjoyed all the stories, but the last one with the stubbornly fiery uke was the best by far.

Its hard to enjoy a story when you feel one half of one of the couples is a pedophile. Even worse when the father doesn't intervene simply because his son is happy. He didn't even have a discussion with the young man seeing his 12 year old son. There is some comfort in knowing that they intend to wait til the boy is 18 for sexual intimacy and had not gone this far even by the end of the book.. but still its just plain creepy for an adult to date a 12yo. Oka kun was someone I felt a little sorry for as he took on many burdens and I don't think his "father dearest" was someone really good for him. For me, I think the whole story was overshadowed by the pedo couple, making it hard to feel good about any of the characters.

A real slice of life with interconnected characters and a couple of romances. Worth a read.

A collection of interconnected stories with quirky characters, none of them being in any way perfect or even perfect for each other. Don’t be fooled though, these guys are perfectly imperfect, and that’s just perfect!

I loved Eiji and Shun, there is something so sweet about childhood friends to lovers and Shun was adorably assertive when he got the courage to confess.

Loved the last story, can’t wrap my head around the first. People sure seem to get over being raped in yaoi pretty easily..

Enjoyable read where bullying and being bullied seem to work for some people.

Beautifully drawn characters with expressive faces are a standout in these sweet stories.