Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Psychological(72)

Loved all the stories ️

Heartbreaking...

That story was sad; thank goodness it had a happy ending. Poor Izuni, a child of incest, raised in seclusion to be a replacement of his father for his mother. He said he didn't have much "sense" and it seemed as if his (so called) noble family had a history of incest, so perhaps genetically he was born that way. But compound that with his upbringing snd isolation, its no wonder he was so painfully socially shy and hesitant. It seems as though Izumi makes up for his shortcomings with childlike innocence, beauty and sweet simplicity. I'm glad he found a loving protector in the end who would encourage him to be free.

Half brothers Yuki and Hayato have an awful childhood background of parental neglect and abandonment. Living on their own, they only have each other to rely on and each puts all that love and desperate need to be loved in the other. That is, until Yuki scares himself with new sexual feelings for his younger brother. Afraid of his siblings reaction and hating himself, Yuki abruptly distaances himself from his brother, leaving the young Hayato confused, hurt and desperate; abandoned once again. This background sets the scene for a twisted psychopathic relationship between the brothers. Yuki becomes hyper sexual, even going so far as to sleep with older men for money. Hayato commences a relentless campaign of ownership over his older brother, ranging from restraining his brother to blackmailing and intimidating every one of his ex lovers to forced sexual submission. Reading this story, despite Hayato showing sociopathic tendencies, I couldn't help but feel sorry for this vulnerable boy desperately trying to cling to the only person he has left. Abandonment has lefft deep scars on the boy and he was a difficult to like seme. This was an uncomfortable read, but I appreciated the complexity of the characters.

Not a lot of happy themes in this group of oneshots. Ok to read, but I won’t reread.Best was the alternate reality one.

Fantastic story with some darker themes as these guys were assassins. There was an emptiness in their world that the author captured perfectly, and that made their eventual love feel all the sweeter.

Surprisingly great story. At first, the characters did not seem really likeable, but as you get drawn into the era they live in and the lives they live they both became something special and beautiful.

I totally loved this story. Jooin, the puppy like seme and May, the cat like uke were perfectly imperfect and made for each other. May starts the story as a homeless, promiscuous man who is looking for love in all the wrong men. What he needed was the obsessive stalker and kidnapper, Jooin to collar him and keep him safe and loved. There are plenty of commenters that hated the things Jooin did to get May, but I absolutely loved how the story unfolded around this damaged pair of men, and if Jooin had been Mr Perfect Nice Guy (like the bar owner) he would not have been right for May. Thanks to the author for this non trope story, for strong yet vulnerable characters and for that perfect touch of crazy. Thanks to the artist for such beautiful work, this is going right to my favourites!

Really different, dark and disturbing. The two MCs are shaped by tragedy, abuse and neglect and while they fall in love with each other they don’t have a healing relationship. Given their history, it would not be believable for love to be a cure all, and sadly, elements of abuse and control creep into their relationship. I wish for a sweeter ending for poor Jiwoon, he seems fated to be with abusers.

Death, penance, reincarnations; this story was an intricate weave of love and loss and second chances that was strangely enjoyable. This is no easy journey to love, but the connections are strong enough to be seen as inevitable soul bonding.