Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #kouhai x senpai(4)

Cute. That was some determined pursuit.

The gentle touches, soft kisses and sweetness between these two made me feel all warm and fluffy inside. Senpai was such an unexpected character, from his mature appearance to his quiet rebellion against being treated as an adult before he had to he was the opposite of the younger Arashi-kun who wanted to be adult so that he could care for his family. I loved how each was drawn to the other and how naturally they deepened their relationship. Their relationship had an intimacy that went beyond having sex. It was emotional intimacy and I adored this story for conveying those feelings so well.

A sweeter story than the synopsis hints at. Second year Kiyoharu Azuma is the school playboy with a reputation of sleeping with many girls and moving on. Freshman student Sano has started high school with a goal to be popular with the girls and his prospects for popularity look great, except for Azuma-senpai. When he finds the girl he had been crushing on in a compromising position with Azuma, Sano angrily locks him in a kabedon only to find himself faced with the gently blushing form of the guy he thinks of as his most hated person. Only something in him is responding to that face. So begins a change in their relationship and the dawning awareness for the reader that Sano is surprisingly dominant. As these boys fall for each other their romance is full of lots of sweet moments and I really loved the vulnerability of Azuma. A recommended feel good story with a hot connection between the characters.

Long time stalker Kawachi has been in love with his senpai Yuto Shinozuka since the third grade. Now in high school a year below Shinozuka, the tall and intimidating looking Kawachi has stumbled upon a secret about Shinozuka that has him entering a blackmail scenario with the guy he adores, much to their mutual dismay. That’s because besides being an obsessed stalker with a delinquent vibe, Kawachi is a soft hearted guy who feels awful for hurting Shinozuka, yet conflictingly is caught in his own web. When he sets out to make amends, Shinozuka is the one who is becoming conflicted as he starts to fall for his gentle stalker. Lots of fun in here especially as Kawachi felt genuine remorse for his cruelty, and his sweet persistence was really endearing.