plip's manga / #Age Gap(72)

"Pickpocket Jimmy is captured by the middle-aged Reese at the scene of the crime. In revenge, Jimmy breaks into Reese’s home when he is out, but he finds out that Reese is an ex-cop who furthermore is suffering from PTSD. Curious about this adult man with his complicated past, the closer he gets to him, the more rapidly his feelings change to love…" ✰ Ex-Cop (Bookstore Worker) x Thief ⤷ this art is sensual dog. they both look like the tastiest of snacks for NO REASON! the emo delinquent with little black hoops *_* SOS. oh the story is also good too lol

"Trying to find his little sister a tutor for her college exams, Arimura, who has a giant sister complex, enlists the help of a younger classmate whom he use to play baseball with in high school." ✰ Senpai x Kouhai ⤷

"On the way home from work on Christmas Eve, 26-year-old blue-collar worker Yamada stumbles upon a drunk and crying high school boy and takes him in for the night. This boy, Chihiro, is polite, a good housekeeper, and lives quite close by, so he ends up coming over to Yamada's place from time-to-time to cook for him as thanks for the rescue. Yamada finds out later that the reason Chihiro was so miserable on the day they first met is because he was mulling over being in love with his best friend..." ✰ Strangers to Lovers; Blue-Collar Worker x High Schooler ⤷

"Mutou, a university student, just started to live alone for the first time. In his new place, he met his next door neighbor, Uematsu, a translator living in a really old house haunted by the past. In a time where flowers are in full bloom in spring, Mutou begin to feel happiness and attraction from spending time together with Uematsu on his porch" ✰ Neighbors; University Student x Translator ⤷ great story! loved the garden and old 'haunted' house setting

"It is said that if you wear the suits from that store situated at the antique street, SHIDA, you will achieve success. During a break in his work, interior designer Jouno Oumi visits the store and meets a frightening and blunt man. He is the legendary tailor, Shida. Seeing the appearance of Shida who takes pride in his work, Oumi begins to feel a longing for the man, and an attraction starts to form... This is a love story between an obstinate interior designer and a hard-faced man." ✰ Tailor (Older Uke) x Interior Designer (Younger Seme) ⤷ ok is this my new favorite author or what? the art the characters the story - SO GOOD!!!

THE ART WAS SO GOOD AND OMG THE KID AT THE END I REPEAT THEY HAVE A KID THIS IS NOT A DRILL

the art was so good but the story was meh. weird pacing. how the uke went from being assaulted to being in love was rushed and weird. and the seme being a stalker wasn't even the good kind it was just random and, again, weird. lol

"The legendary Yankee Eiji, who was feared at Arasaka High School, which is famous for being a bad school in the past. Currently living quietly as an apprentice carpenter, his younger brother is called by a bad group and reluctantly attends. Then he fell in love with the active top of the stormy high school, which was there, and he was relentlessly aimed at the back virgin ... !!? A chastity defense battle betting on the prestige of Han begins now!" ✰ Younger, Short Seme x Older, Tall Uke ✰ Ex-Yankee Graduate x Current Yankee High Schooler ⤷

"Kotaro has always admired the life of the "honorable outlaw" that he's seen so often in the yakuza movies of his youth…and it doesn't hurt that he’s set up to inherit his grandfather's role as the local yakuza boss! One day, after witnessing the quiet florist, Toraji, capture a purse-snatcher single-handedly, he declares him the ideal Big Brother he's always looked for in the syndicate. From that day on, Kotaro stalks Toraji at his flowershop, all the while falling in love. Toraji's dark past, including a criminal record from his affiliation with the yakuza, has hardened his heart against relationships…but will the ever-doting Kotaro help plant the seed of love to blossom once more?" ✰ Ex-Yakuza Florist Seme x Delinquent Naive Uke ⤷