Hatsukoi Monogatari (FUKAI Youki)
Plot line: dubcon > seme has known uke for a long time, confesses > uke "falls in love" (mainly remembers the lewd things they did) > misunderstanding > they get together > a wild antagonist appears > assault > the antagonist gets character development (yes, him, not the main characters) > i don't even know anymore, i just don't care at this point Very generic. No matter how much the author slaps it on my face how they "love" each other, I can't feel it. Not really an annoyed comment but I just noticed that rape culture is really still prominent in literature, isn't it? I wonder why. There's only a few mangakas who won't use that trope and I respect them for doing so. (Not this one, unfortunately.)
Kore ga Koi!
So quick! They just fell in love out of nowhere, and confessed at the third meeting lol
Himono, Tokodoki, Shanairen'ai
His House
The flowers could be a bit bothering but lol HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS AGH
Tatoeba Konna Koi no Hanashi
Based on a true story. The interview with Yanagi-san (the basis of the main character in this story) was a great read. He seems to be a wonderful person! Hope he and Masaru-san stay happy forever AAAAGGGH <3
Toshi no Sa x Omegaverse BL
Karini mo Renai
Damn it, the first story was so cute. The characters are endearing, especially the seme. He doesn't hesitate one bit, and there's the uke who keeps on worrying. It's not an uncommon trope but the characters are refreshing. The third story was cute as well! The general theme is untroubled seme and worrywart uke lol I find it real cute
Tenchou, Koi Desu.
It was supposed to be cute but my heart didn't flutter a bit. Felt short in pulling off character development. Update: Read this again for a refresher for the sequel. This mangaka is notorious with the jumpy flow. Most of the time you're just like, why is he saying that, what is he saying, why are they suddenly like this
Toshishita Kareshi ni Hirowaremashita