Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #delinquent(107)

Arikawa Ryuuji was a fierce yankee delinquent with no fixed income. Saved from an unseen attack one day by Oda Kaito, the number one gay porn actor, Ryuuji would find his already chaotic life turned upside down as he strove to pay off his debt. Generally I don’t enjoy stories with porn actors. I find them unrelatable and unfaithful, but the uke in this story (Ryuuji) could more than hold his own against being treated poorly (not that Kaito did that). For me, it was the spitfire of an uke who made this story better than expected.

Stalemate: An uncle and his nephew have spent years developing a strong relationship over chess and good company. Now in his final year of high school there are new choices and stronger feelings to act upon. It’s a cute story, the nephew has loved his uncle for years and they have a good bond between each other. Holding Hands Together: A sweet reunion between distant relatives who have now grown up. Fond memories of first love and holding hands have to adjust to who they are now as adults. Getting Close To A Cat: My favourite story of the 3, this one had more humour with the scary cat obsessed school delinquent falling for the caretaker of a cat shrine who literally embodies the adorable fluff balls.

Two really great stories to read. Intelligent and strong FL seem to be a hallmark of the author.

Two delinquents at the top of their game Taiga the Tiger and Ryuusei the Dragon made a formidable team. That was until Taiga got beaten into a 3 year coma and Ryuusei left him in hospital. Now,the energetic and puppy like Taiga has found his onii-chan and determinedly reinserts himself back into Ryuusei‘s life. The first chapter covers a lot of ground quickly, but the story gets better as each chapter progresses, mainly in thanks to the adorable Taiga. Ryuusei Is very alpha male, strong, a bit stoic and a protector, and he balances well in partnership with the adorable Taiga.

Delinquent Seki has to look after the studious Iwashiro when he gets injured. I love this story about the ‘alien’ and the delinquent. Opposites attract but secrets need to be kept as their interest in each other grows. Great story.

Kyosuke has known Takashi since they were little and training in their first dojo together. At that time, Takashi made Kyosuke cry and the stoic young boy forevermore fell for that crying face. Now years later and Kyosuke has still never beaten Takashi in a fight, but these days he’s experiencing ‘hands on’ in a whole new way. I loved both MCs, the clueless Kyosuk and the impassive Takashi who loves him.

Adorable couple of opposites Kaga (serious, perfect son and student, always helpful yet inside he is raging at the expectations placed upon him) and Saotome (delinquent uke, knows Kaga’s secret, supports his family and head over heels gone for Kaga). I loved how Kaga slowly opened himself to some freedom and to Saotome‘s feelings. A feel good story.

Trigger Warning: Rape Yamagi Touma loves his childhood friend Atsushi Fuyu but won’t ever share his feelings. So he becomes a delinquent and fights where the pain and violence become an outlet. However Atsushi isn’t going to idly sit by and let Yamagi escape. It’s going to take something drastic to get through to Yamagi. I can enjoy a good psychological story, and this pair were twisted and obsessed. But, I never found a good reason for their behaviour. They were warped, but without reason. It made this disappointing as did the cheating. I won’t reread this one.

Two stories set around members of the Student Council and the students they need to rehabilitate. The stories were fun and sexy too. I loved the gullible and naive student President and his old friend the most, but the toy loving, non vanilla couple were hilarious.

An unpredictable story about the new teacher and the toughest delinquent in a school full of them. Sensei was seemingly delicate and ripe to be at the mercy of his students. However, his personality had a side to it that was unanticipated and impressively intimidating.