otakulys's manga / #sex friends(3)

A very sweet little story that becomes more irritating based on a sheer lack of communication. I hate that shit so much. But as sad as it was that he broke his heart that way, at least they do come together in the end. It just seems like such a long way around to that point. Maybe they did need to grow up apart, but twelve years is a long time to be separated based on the sheer fact that you won't just tell each other how you feel. Anyway, that aside, it's a nice little story, and I'm glad they end up happy, even when work regularly puts miles between them.

The art in this is gorgeous. It makes me want to die. I usually skim sex scenes in yaoi because they're often drawn in weird, awkward ways, but these are absolutely beautiful. I liked this manga, though I do wish there'd been more time for emotional catharsis. In the end, they're only having sex with one another, but it'd be nice if they could work out something more honest. They clearly both love one another but just can't say it. This is just one moment in their lives, though. I think eventually they'll come to a healthier place. At least they're devoted to one another. I would have given it a five if there'd been an emotional climax, but the transition was very anticlimactic, like, oh, I'm not gonna break up with him just because you told me. And that's supposed to be his grand gesture. I think a lot of people are overreacting with their hate, but that's okay. I can see how this sort of story might not work for them. And honestly, it wasn't as satisfying for me either, because they just keep going around pretending, even if they both know they love one another. I do like the glimpses of the gay bar where they met and gay culture like that, though. I wish more yaoi focused on groups of gay friends and that whole scene.

Seme is a dick for 23 chapters, gets his happy ending regardless. I wish it had focused more on the guy having to hurt due to his own selfishness, but I swear the shitty semes never have to suffer for long, if at all. I also don't get it in the sense that he was so girl crazy. He's bisexual at the very least, and Kota was straight. So why is it Kota who's all touchy feely for him and uninterested in girls? I just felt like it should have touched on all of that more. It wrapped up so simply, and I wanted to punch both of them for different reasons. I guess I'll still give it a four because there we other things I liked about it, but I dunno. It's so rare for the seme to truly suffer. I think I saw it like one time, and it was super sad because he never got to even try to make up for how crappy he'd been because the uke died. Anyway, that's what he gets, I guess.