RenRen's manga / #re-encounter(167)

Taku Kinashi’s just moved to Tokyo this spring to attend college, with the dream of getting himself a pretty girlfriend and having his first time at last. He just can’t wait to finally live alone like he’s always wanted. After settling in, he goes to greet his new neighbor, and who should come out of the door but… a smoldering-hot young man with his shirt hanging open displaying his soft, glistening chest and supple thighs! What’s more, he seems to know Taku from somewhere…! What happens when a plain old college straight boy like Taku lives-under the same roof as an irresistible, exhibitonistic flirt like Mitsuru?

On his way home from work one day, Shiota, a hard-working businessman, stumbles upon a stranger who's about to pass out from hunger. Surprisingly, the man happens to be a co-worker from a previous part-time job, Suzuya! Unable to leave his acquaintance be, Shiota puts his years of cooking for himself to good use and whips up a few dishes to share. Although Suzuya leaves satisfied that night, he starts to make a habit of showing up at Shiota's place whenever he's in search of a good meal. Shiota should hate having to feed Suzuya whenever he shows up, but he's actually finding himself getting quite attached to this stray cat that has entered his life... This volume also contains the age-gap romance stories "Slate Blue" and "The Sky and Gray Blue"!

I think it was done mostly in Nanase’s POV, but we got glances into Leo’s POV and it’s just as painful, he just had to deal with his feelings differently because he had duties to an entire kingdom. Leo never moved on, he’s just living a lie and as he said every day the burden grows, and him going into bed with his wife while silently crying is proof. He was one straw from breaking and running away. I’m sure if Nanase took him away he wouldn’t fight it, but they both thought the world of each other and wanted the other to live the “best” life. More evident in the flashback to Leo remembering their promise, that if he ever push Nanase away and hide it with a smile, Nanase should know that it’s a lie and he wants to be with him forever. The fact that their past lives ended in tragedy and no promises of reincarnation but Leo’s soul practically chased after Nanase so they could meet again is proof that his love was in fact just as deep

In their past life they couldn't be together due to social barriers but after getting reborn again Hiroto,a college student remembers his previous life as the prince & love with a commoner man,Mika who was executed for loving the royalty .. Ever since he regained his memories, when he still was a child, Hiroto has been searching for his beloved Mika in this world. Soo he found him but Mika now Kou Natsume doesn't have any memories of their past life

Two friends mutually in love but separated for years over miscommunication and misunderstanding. Uke didn’t want seme to know about his sexual desires. Seme didn’t realize he’s loved the uke from the start.

Ex sex worker meets his old client again, the only man he came close to being in love with. Old client is and has been in love with him for the last five years but had to move away due to work. They meet each other at the current company, but at first the Uke strongly refuses bc he thinks the Seme abandoned him.

The worst character in this entire saga was Hayato’s arranged marriage partner who practically forced him into marrying her to save his family as well as Touma’s from financial ruins. She caused so much pain and resentment for everyone. Otherwise, I love that the ending was a full circle moment. Touma and Hayato ended up together in spirit. Touma’s attendant finally passed on from her regrets after seeing that their reincarnation finally got their happy ending. Only that one single SH*T of a character was never seen again. I don’t even want to imagine her living out a happy married life with Hayato after Touma died