Ambrosia's manga / #9+(469)

I actually quite liked it. You have a sense there are some hidden feelings in the beginning but seme is being cautious and keeping up the sex friends thing. They’re both not honest but seme is a bit manipulative bc he is afraid if he is honest the uke will run away (which is correct tbh). Both had a bit of a troubling childhood that shaped their views towards love and sex. Highly disliked the gang bang incident, was so frustrating that it happened. Meant to be used as uke realizing his feelings and wanting to get raped as an outlet to not being able to be with the one he wants. And seme realizing he needs to be honest and feeling regret. But they tiptoed around it afterwards and really the same story progress could have been made without such extreme measures. Just let him get beat up instead. But other than that one point, really enjoyed the story and their progression from fuck buddies to lovers and the reveal of their pasts to add more depth to their characters. And once they got together they were really cute. Seme is the loving doting type and uke is the tsundere who is really cute on his rare moments of honesty. Would love some more extras of them being lovey dovey but the two extras we got were great. Angst with a cute ending and that satisfying pining and realization of love.

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90+ list - 9.5+, webtoon dramatic, deep, us against the world kind of love. good dialogue about exploring and coming to terms with ones sexuality, facing different types of homophobia, internalized homophobia and guilt etc. Plot wasn't all that, with some very dramatic moments that happened kind of randomly and didn't maintain any depth. Main characters were well written and developed as was their relationship with each other - they were interesting and different and very honest with their thoughts and feelings, even the unpleasant parts. It wasn't perfect, but it was good and entertaining.

A narcissistic man used to getting any guy he wants meets his match in a clueless photographer with no interest in romance. » This story has the right amount of everything: fun and fresh comedy, heart-fluttering romance, and just enough drama to move things along. It’s a light and entertaining read that also has a certain sense of maturity, which adds a lovely depth to the fluffiness. Also the characters are absolutely amazing, you’ll fall in love with them and their love story!

list - masterlist this was so romantic omg. it had an easy pacing but with delicious tension between the mcs and a lovely, realistic and believable falling in love. the feelings grow and bubble until they overflow. perfect amount of reaching out and restraint - the word i'm looking for is pining lmao. Kippei is soooo cute, the way he talks so straightfowardly and seems so strong and confident voicing his feelings, but he clenches his clothes with his fists and is just as nervous as anyone else would be while leaving themselves vulnerable by exposing their feelings. soft and fluffy - very minimal drama even with the cheating ex and unrequited love aspect. sweet and healing and delicious.