Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Swimmer(3)

What a mixed bag this group of short stories was! The first between the pale skinned boy and the man in the desert was the sweetest but even that had moments of pain and loss. The second story of the young master and the swimmer was the most realistic with two guys vulnerable from the troubles of their home lives falling for each other. I liked this story the most. Then.. phew.. the last two twisted mindfucks of depraved and torturous incestuous relationships were very disturbing. No happiness or healthy love there. Read at your own risk.

These oneshots were all worth a read though they were very short and mutual love wasn’t always obvious. I think I liked the yakuza one best.

Misono Yuu is an omega masquerading as an alpha to be able to complete his childhood dream of being a gold medalist swimmer like his uncle. But on the very first day he transferred to the elite alpha only school his pheromones outed his gender to one of his classmates. Hirose is an average alpha who found himself instantly smitten by the new transfer student. When they were both attending swim practice he stumbled across Yuu in heat and both were swept away by the pheromones. But while Hirose recognised his fated mate, Yuu was avoiding him at every turn. Spoilers ahead* I loved most of the story, but hated how quickly Yuu gave up on his lifelong dreams and instead watched from a distance as Hirose got them. For such a driven omega, he just handed his dreams over and didn’t even support the man he loved achieve them? That’s just one of several reason why the ending was extremely unsatisfying.