Don't Be Nice To Me
[️️️️] Don't Build My Hopes Up / Don’t Be Nice To Me (Manhwa)(a financially struggling college boy with bad parents, is always working hard, whether at school or at his part-time jobs, so he usually never has time to do anything else, much less to make friends or join clubs and drinking parties, at such a time he feels really depressed that no one cares for him, until he meets a handsome and super kind upperclassman who’s always subjected to rude rumours, yet the upperclassman keeps inviting him to join the photography club, after many times of avoiding the upperclassmen’s invitation, the boy agrees but only with the ulterior motive to get closer to the upperclassman who’s shown him such kindness, like during texting him often, giving him chocolate milk, visiting his part-time job, asking him for help when he never asks for any help, thus the boy falls deeper and deeper in love, yet knows that he shouldn’t confess, but when his home life takes a plunge, he can’t help but turn to the only person who has ever cared, which in turn stirs up his feelings to the surface as he questions why is the upperclassman being so nice to me when I ask for favours that the upperclassman would never do for anyone else)(the plot and the characters were adorable and cute, the cliches were there but it was written very well, such as the seme needing some time to process that even if the uke confessed why wasn’t I able to reject him as I usually do with others, or the uke’s very realistic issues like his grades dropping due to dating and his family situation that always kept him walking on pins and needles, but all was solved gradually and well done, the seme was a green flag and quite doting but also needed attention, the uke was hard working yet the stress would cause him to break down and cry often also he not only wanted to reciprocate his love and affection to the seme but also give back all the dinners and gifts that the seme would give him which was admirable, even if he was struggling, the sticky note stickers and doodles were absolutely sweet as it gave the reader an insight to the characters’ thoughts and moods but also the direction of the plot for that chapter, the story began as a shounen ai but I’m so glad that it became a yaoi, so we got to see the snusnu, which was difficult at first and hurt the seme’s pride but also gradual and rewarding)(I would not mind Re-Reading if I get the chance) 2 August, 2024
Hell & High Water
[♡♡♡♡♡] Hell & High Water (Manhwa)(in a world of human and therian who are human that can shift into animals, a human detective testifies against his partner for the innocent murder which causes all the police to hate him, so he's trained and accepted into a military defence squad for the major criminal cases regarding therian and human conflict, the squad had an opening due to the recent murder of the team's strict Leader's partner, except the leader doesnt want anyone to replace his partner's position and is reluctant to allow the new guy who's very loud, funny, and flirtatious, but when a serial killer case comes to the team, they have no choice but to work together)(so refreshing, the plot and the setting is so unique and the characters are very funny, the sexual tension is through the roof cause of the uke's innuendos and cheekiness, the case was quite good)(Def Re-Read)
Tonari no Metaller-san
[♡♡♡♡] Tonari no Metaller-san (Manga)( poor college student moves into a cheap apartment with no facilities and passes out in the snow, close to dying, his metal head neighbour brings him to his room and warms him up and offers breakfast and dinner everyday although the neighbour looks fierce in black clothes, he's actually really kind and can't express himself through words)( so good and cute, especially the uke)(Re-Read)
Love So Pure
[️️️️] Love So Pure (Manhwa)(1st couple: a big, tall scary classmate who is a real sweet-heart x a gay playboy bartender who can’t be satisfied with one partner and doesn’t want a relationship, 2nd couple: a big scary gangster older brother who secretly loves his family and doesn’t commit violence x a curious research-crazed boy who isn’t afraid to take charge in any situation)(start on chp38, trust me and just don’t bother reading before that, the 1st couple is corny and not interesting at all, the 2nd couple is goals, they communicate and are funny, they worry about each other and trust each other, especially the uke, daeshik, he’s the bestest boy because he was ready to learn more about himself as a person without prejudice, he was able to admit to his feeling and his emotions, ready to try new things, knew exactly what he wanted with no hesitation, ready to claim his man, ready to help his man get through all his problems step-by-step even helping him get out of the gang willingly, help his man re-connect with his family and bond them together, ready to wait for his man to come out of jail, and become the ultimate support beam for his man, while his man was so very handsome and sexy, so understanding to his curiosity and ready to try what ever his uke wanted, provided communication and talk about their differences in situations that they could be together or to be cautious, his actions always spoke louder than his words, this couple was one of my legit favourites, I was so sad it ended, the side characters were developed nicely and they become such a cute friend group, everyone had such deserving happy endings)(Def Re-Read) 5th August, 2024
Painter of the Night(Yahwacheop)
[️️️️️] Painter of the Night (a notorious playboy nobleman known for his mood swings and sodomy becomes interested in an erotic painter who has promised his unrequited love that he wouldn’t paint sodomy anymore, yet the nobleman takes him by force and ask that he paint or else he’ll face the consequences but he does a good job that pleases him then he’ll help the unrequited love to take up a government position)( truly wonderful, the art was breathtaking, the plot was heart wrenching as the angst was so well scripted that I couldn’t stop reading, the main character were written to perfection from their time of hatred and forcefulness to when they began to develop feelings that they were unsure of and could not act upon to finally confessing their feelings with such loyalty and devotion except to be ripped apart again and again, the side characters especially the villains were cruel and despicable, at each turn the uke was tortured while the seme was disturbed with trauma and no one by his side yet when he found the uke as his happiness, more suffering fell upon them as the uke was taken away and he would be left with a fuming yet desperate and sorrowful loss that he’ll never reunite with his love, I can not get over this plot nor their blossomed love, the sexy scenes were done so right and were so addicting that none of it felt too much or too little and was able to portray their relationship at the time so correctly, to when they love each other, one could tell instantly from their touches and whispers, the cherry one the top is the song ‘Night Flower’ which blended everything so beautifully that I’m speechless and it brings back the heartfelt angsty moments that’ll I never want to forget even as it becomes nostalgic every time I hear it)(Def Re-Read)( I used the website ‘painter of the night . com’ as well)( some chapter are badly screenshotted and some are repeated in different sequences)(also look out for the extras that’ll be uploaded later) 27 August, 2024
Haru Kakete, Uguisu
[️️️️️] Haru Kakete, Uguisu (Manga)( a third year high school delinquent easily becomes the top fighter at school and is usually unmotivated until his friends realise that their new teacher use to be a student at their school and was known as a legend for being stronger then every student, so the friends force him to fight the teacher, although he doesn’t really care, he decides to follow the teacher around who strictly would not fight with a student, yet when he sees a past video of the teacher fighting, his curiosity leads him to make the first punch at his teacher)(it was so cute, I cannot express how many screenshots I took of the Seme’s chibi face, the story plot was interesting yet it’s the characters and their personalities that really tie the story and made it so good, the relationship only began after graduation, their interactions were funny yet adorable, side characters didn’t act like typical cliches, I enjoyed it a lot)(Def Re-Read) 20th October 2024
I am the prince of this land
[️️️️] I am the Prince of this Land (Manhwa)(a hairdresser is persuade into going on a journey to find a blonde beautiful princess locked in a tower, except he’s frustrated and scared when the fairytale story doesn’t go accordingly especially when a beast in the forest kisses him and turns into a prince who believes that it was true love and is willing to follow him for the rest of the journey)(ridiculously funny and amazing story, although the translation was a bit confusing, yet I enjoyed it a lot, the uke was only interested in the blonde hair except with sidetracked by the beastly prince who just wanted to confirm his feelings, the art style fit the story well)(Def Re-Read) 27th October 2024
Shout Loud My Heart
[️️] Houtoumusuko to Koi no Ana (Manga)( a womaniser high schooler is sent to his cousins house in the countryside where he will attend high school, although he is initially upset he realises that his first love who happens to be his cute older female cousin also lives there and works as a high school teacher, but when he arrives, he told that his female older cousin happens to be male, as as pointed as he is he can’t shake the feeling of his heart beating faster as he grows closer to his cousin who thinks of him as a younger brother and student, yet in the middle of the night he accidentally sees his cousin in an awkward position)(good story, Don’t think too much about the cousins and the Teacher-student relationship, characters are okay, the seme is honest and straightforward as well as quick to realise his feelings, while the uke is hesitant and traumatised, the art style is not bad, but I did not like it) 28th October 2024
Romance, But Not Romantic
[️️️️️] Romance, But Not Romantic (Manhwa)(a IT developer Beta decides to go for a medical checkup after a few weeks of overworking and excessive drinking when he’s diagnosed as a manifested recessive Omega, suddenly he’s able to smell all these new pheromones and he’s sensitive and unstable body can’t handle, but the pheromones of the notorious stoic team leader are the only refreshing smell that can stabilise him except the resents the team leader dominant Alpha because of his strict and nagging personality to the extent that he’s even set up a savings account to hire a hitman to take out the team leader, on the other hand the team leader has been crushing on this employee for a while, so when a new project partners them up as vlogging partners and a obsessive stalker in the office, the Omega must reply on the Alpha)(a favourite, I throughly enjoyed this, the couple was all cute and green, the Alpha was cute and blushy yet fully consented and knew how to ask and helped so so much, the omega was ridiculously funny and would curse and get angry at everyone and even fight back when needed and he had good friends and colleagues although he was a famous for his achievements at work too, the stalker was a nice thriller and mystery, the couple pacing was done extremely well and totally adorable, the sexy scenes were hot , no babies thou, def Re-Read) 5th December 2024
Hana Tokidoki Kuma