Sparks
07202025 xtra (after ch04)// straight seme (I don't think he's closeted? It seems like he just had a really late awakening lol) x gay uke// I think youji felt instant attraction towards misato the very first time they met. Since he's always been straight it probably hit him like a truck, and the confusion made him unstable tho it's extreme (making uke his punching bag coz he doesn't know what to do with his feelings). I don't think he's really that violent (real snappy maybe but not as much as easily flying of the rails about something petty just like what their HS classmates claimed); he hit misato only once in the whole year they were living together. Misato kept on refusing youji without proper explanation, ofcourse at some point seme's patience will run out and he's anger will boil over. I think that's just a normal reaction (others even throw things when they get really angry right? I think it's same thing). Seme has been really accommodating/understanding to uke up til that point (Misato didn't want seme to know he was raped that one time he hooked up with a rando)// even tho it's yaoi, tomori shouko was more of the center character than the couple lol I like her. Her actions were relatable (I think I would've done the same things as her if I were her. It's misaki's own decision to lie to her saying he's also dating someone). She knows even without youji admitting to her, that misato was the reason they broke up in HS (Youji didn't cheat; it looked like he only hooked up with uke after he got out of hosp. That's why he quit school after misato moved away)// I do feel bad for tomori. She's still being strung along by seme on their re encounter 3yrs after he quit school. Then even worse 1yr after seme&uke started dating& cohabitating, coz she kept getting involved in their conflicts// unpopular opinion, but I can't really hate youji. Uke was unfortunate to have met that bad guy on a dating app and developed sexual trauma. But why blame seme for getting mad when it's misato who canT be honest as to why he's being like that. Youji can only take so much// I'll take 1 off my initial rating coz, we didn't get to see how misato is able to overcome his trauma// if tomori goes yuri (with that girl who idolizes her is like the author testing the waters lol) then I'll be waiting for her spinoff//
I Wanna Die Before I'm 30
Ch05 02222024// poly 3P// ~ Re read 07212025 ch05// real deal poly// runaway yakuza sex slaves (both gay) x college student (straight gone gay lol he did say he only had boyfriends ever since the other two left him behind// ryo (exclusive top) x ai x aya (I think he's also a seke tho he usually bottoms; on one scene it looked like he penetrated ai)// ryo&aya stole money from their crime group, fled overseas and lived there for 5yrs before coming back to japan to get ai//
Kiss de Egaku Ittousei
Ch 6.5 reread 12112022 shounen ai// (I'm pretty sure I've already read this before but for some reason it wasn't bookmarked)// ~ 07212025 vol02 ch10// raws for ch 11-12: https://bato.to/series/143752 ~
Sutemi no Koubousen
07232025 ch05// airforce. Fighter plane pilot seme x fighter plane mechanic uke// they met in HS (seme 3rd yr, uke 1st yr). Uke studied hard and worked harder to be able to reunite with seme in the def force// seme was initially reluctant to accept uke. Turned out, his older bro is gay and their parents are homophobic// it was just a short read, but their characters were well fleshed out. Their HEA was very much deserved. I really like this manga!!
Huh? Butler? More Like My Slave!
07232025 ch03// at this rate it sure looks like it's going to be a poly if it has few more chapters lol// master aki seems like a switch, maybe also aizono if he ever gets another chance to top the master (and/or hodaka). While hodaka looks like he'll always gonna be an uke//
Tokyo M-Mesu Hard-Boiled
07232025 oneshot PWP// very slutty uke//
Tsubame's Happiness