Kage Aru Tokoro ni
25.8.2020 There was one review about this one which went like this: I'm so happy I read this in spite of the slightly lower rating. This was such a thoughtful, powerful story - it made me cry many times. (Spoilers follow.) What struck me most was how much Nakamichi changed after he transferred to the country hospital; I wonder how happy he truly was before? I feel he'd resigned himself to scraps of stolen happiness - like the cup - but never imagined a lifetime of it. The hospitals themselves seem like metaphors for Nakamichi's mental state: the city hospital is sophisticated but large and confusing. It's so large, the staff doesn't even realize Nakamichi was the one who cared for sensei before he died, just as no one recognized his grief or went to his home to check on him when he was sick. But the country hospital is simple, friendly, and surrounded by nature. Now that I think about it, Nakamichi and the younger Tsutsumi's relationship is associated with nature and the outdoors, beginning with their moment in the hospital garden when Tsutsumi falls out of a window and then holds Nakamichi as he cries. In contrast to his father, the younger Tsutsumi is open about his affection for Nakamichi, even crawling into his hospital bed toward the end of the story. And while Nakamichi's relationship with sensei had been utterly secret, in the wonderful final scene, just as Nakamichi has decided to accept the younger Tsutsumi's feelings, someone slides open the door to reveal both of them in the bath. (Nothing malicious; there's a hospital emergency.) I so appreciate the subtlety of the writing in this story and its exploration of complicated feelings. I look forward to reading more by this mangaka!
Incidentally Living Together
6.9.2020 16.7.2023 J lost his parents, and with it also slowly his will to live. His childhood friend H (also J’s first ever crush and actually only friend) tried to keep J alive, but almost lost himself because of an illness. W lost his longtime best friend and lover to blood cancer, and has been trying his best to get back to living after that. All three men, each in their own way, have to learn how to get better and start living again. And that’s where we start this story - when they all come together. And it was a really great and dark story, and hopefully their lives will be lots happier after it.
2ban-me no Alpha
11.10.2020 16.7.2023 A young alpha graduate student start working in his uncle’s building company, and meets his fated omega pair there - a ten year older omega widower architect. This story was so lovely, the omega had lost his husband and previous mate four years prior, and was scared to find someone to love and potentially loose again. They did talk it out, and became mates in the end - as well as married and had a daughter together.
Smoke Blue no Ame Nochi Hare
5.1.2024 vol 2 ch 7
GOODBYE RITUAL - Banana Fish dj
23.5.2024
Saihyou to Tokeru