muse ✨'s manga / #multiple stories(215)

1) Former classmates meet again and are having drinks when one's former lover interrupts them and causes a scene that knocks the other man unconscious. When he wakes up, he's been transported back to high school. 2) The central and most developed story in the book. Yutaka is shocked when Momoi, the senpai he greatly admired for his artistic talent in high school, recognizes him and calls his name. While they were still in school, Yutaka had stolen one of Momoi's works - a self portrait - but returned it, keeping only a photograph. He had no idea Momoi knew who he was, or that he'd taken one of Yutaka's pieces in return. 3) The story of Momoi's senpai. Rushed and mostly PWP.

A series of interconnected stories. The only one I really cared about was the President and Luciano, the exclusive model for his company. The others were forgettable. The final couple included a sculptor who was a controlling partner who doesn't listen, and I didn't like him at all. But Luciano and Yoshi, I like that they're open about their relationship and seem to be communicating well. :-D

A PWP with nice art and a sweet, dense main character who doesn't realize his male roommate - who cooks, cleans, and has sex with him - is interested in him. Normally I wouldn't support a boyfriend installing surveillance equipment on his lover's phone, but in this case I'm not sure Yano would live through a day otherwise. The second story is about a front desk clerk who considers turning down his dream of being transferred back to to the main Tokyo branch because years ago, he messed around with the manager. At a friend's bar, a man spots his business partner's son dressed as a young woman.

A collection of short stories about beautiful high school boys in love. Contains the one about the barber.

1) After his parents' business goes bankrupt, a young man turns to crime after they're forced to leave their family home. Years later and estranged from his parents, he returns to the house under the pretense of visiting his former butler with the real motive of robbery. But the butler has no intention of letting him leave. 2) Shuu actively ignores his roommate Chitose, an insatiable playboy famous for his habit of sleeping with any woman on campus named Aki. Only Shuu understands the cruel reason: it was Chitose's nickname for him, a misreading of his name, but Shuu forbid him from saying it after they slept together and quietly suffers jealousy. This is no "how to" guide for how to land a boyfriend, but it's an entertaining read.

Explicit, disturbing yakuza love story. I liked the couple a lot and it was nice to see their love develop. A man struggling with ED goes to a specialist...who turns out to be the childhood friend he used to hook up with, whom he blames for his impotence, and then has sex with in the office. PWP. Coworkers hook up after realizing their years-long mutual interest, and then they have breakfast! Features the wonderful "of course you're not still here in the morning, I was an idiot to get my hopes up, but oh! you were just out buying groceries!" trope.

Kyouya returns home from Tokyo to Karatsu to sell his late grandfather's house and reconnects with Motoharu, his childhood friend and the man he loves. (Yuri on Ice fans should recognize Karatsu as the town Hasetsu is based on.) Coworkers are actually dating; one reveals secrets to us about his lover (starting with an apron).