stressedpenguin's manga / #Reencounter(89)

I really loved how gentle this was. I loved the softness of Chinatsu describing the aquarium to Kasumi, and all the soft face caresses, and the way Kasumi constantly reaches for Chinatsu to feel that he's there and that gentle photograph of Kasumi at the ocean. Aaaaahhh my heart 8/10

Seme is the second hear to a traditional Japanese tea... house??? Uke used to be a track star but was injured and gave up on his dreams. Wasnt as much...plot as I expected but still cute and fluffy 7/10

There was more punching in this than I expected... Uhhh 5/10? 4/10?

The abortion comment is kinda clumsily inserted into their conflict. What is it referring to??? Did Takase's MOM get an abortion after sleeping around? Did TAKASE herself get an abortion after sleeping around? Why did Kana bring up abortion specifically and not careless pregnancies, which I think would've been more of a natural escalation? There just wasn't enough foreshadowing for "abortion" to be the major conflict. Idk. Was pretty good, just very short and trying to tackle multiple issues at the same time. 5/10

All of these end really abruptly name on MAL is Otokokemono Desu!

Uh yikes. These two used to fuck in high school, uke felt guilty about wanting sex when the seme was busy then years later uke is a bodyguard and seme like stalks him and hires him and assaults him and now they're in love again 3/10 name on MAL is Motokare x Security

A novelist with terrible writers block and his new editor, former classmate, and unconscious unrequited love. I really appreciate how deeply intwined the love story is to saotome's occupation, the way he has to read his own feelings from the novel he wrote heads ago, and the fact that he's currently blocked because he's trying to make his character do something she wouldn't. I also just love the dynamic between sasasori and saotome. The only thing I wish we had is more about the actual story of Otome. 8/10, I love me a slow burn

Smut, reencounter, sports injury, possessive lover, masochist uke, blackmail, office workers, boss, living together secretary, mutual pining, unrequited love Story 1: Definition of matching freaks ig. Uke accidentally injured the seme back in high school, which forced the seme to quit Judo. Seme debatable blackmailes the uke into sex but the uke was like way into so.... Anyway they reunite as adults, seme wriggles his way into the ukes house, they confess and start fucking again. Story 2: boss seducing his already head over heels secretary. Boss thinks he's gonna top but nope, he's the bottom. Luckily he's cool with this. 5/10

Last read ch 6. This has the vibe of a really twisted, toxic, psychological BLs with a hella manipulative seme but the plot of a fluffy reencounter story?? Idk how that worked out. I'm not a fan of the vibe but it's not like...bad. Smuts fine and the uke at least actually enjoys it. Uh. 7/10