Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #incest(73)

A darker story and its not just the manipulation and incest, its the emotional toll of the younger twins imitation once his brother realizes. Despite the ending, I can't help but think the older twin would be happier with someone else.

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.

It’s not even that these guys are brothers, it’s that neither are very likeable. I can empathise that there are abandonment issues and scars left from the domestic violence they grew up with, it’s more how toxic they are to their lovers and each other that made it impossible to cheer and be happy for them.

Cute story, these brothers all seem to have something in common ;) First story was my favourite.

A truly sweet story of two brothers and an innocent kiss that sparks a shift in perception.

Different. More obsession than love, there was not much evidence of caring in these stories.

Great! Wish there was more

Too short, lots of potential.

All worth a read, but lots of dubious consent between MCs takes some of the shine off these stories. Add to that there was often an abusive seme paired with a victim..Er naive uke and stories like that never give me a HEA vibe. More like a HFN until the uke grows up some more and develops a sense of self worth.