plip's manga / #Unrequited Love(41)

"Sasano grew up in an all female household and loves pretty things, including Koga, a schoolmate in another class. What happens when Sasano no longer has to stare at Koga from windows but can be beside him?" Yamete Kudasai, Mabushii Desu. ✰ Student x Student ✰ Awkward, Blushing, Glasses-Wearing ML ⤷ cuuuute, nice n simple

"Wakou, a senior student, is in love with his childhood friend, Takeo. However, he's given up on that love and just wants to be his best friend. But one day, Takeo suddenly says "I might be able to have a boyfriend"?!" ✰ Childhood Friends ✰ School Life ✰ Student x Student ⤷ spin off of [cupid ni rakurai]. i liked takeo then but i just didn’t feel much of anything ab this story. i hate “suddenly i’m maybe bi, oh my best friend since childhood likes me? okay i’ll date him” like I DONT BELIEVE YOU!!!! who finds out their childhood friend is secretly in love w them and then switches up immediately. that’s why i don’t do friends to lovers unless it’s mutual from the BEGINNING!

"Aoba, a third-year university student, is living with his childhood friend Shou, who is one year younger than him. Except for the small apartment they share, their life together was quite comfortable, but one rainy day, Shou came home soaking wet and crying, and ever since then, Aoba can't get that crying face out of his head." ✰ Roommate x Roommate ✰ Gay Seme x Straight Uke ⤷ it was cute. straight uke begins living w childhood friend after not seeing each other for years, starts developing crush on him not knowing that the seme has always liked him. not super memorable but not bad

"As a runaway ninja, Benimaru has little to no prospects in life. As he was lying in the woods, contemplating his death, a stranger approaches him and gives him back his will to live. Benimaru finds out that the man was none other than the province’s feudal lord’s son, Lord Shinosuke Kiyohisa Yamato. Putting his skills to use, Benimaru sneaks around and secretly looks after Lord Shinosuke, who may be much more clueless than he lets on…" ✰ Feudal Japan ✰ Lord x Runaway Ninja ⤷ LMFAOOOOO THIS WAS SO FUNNY FOR NO REASON. it's giving Gintama vibes but make it #yaoi; kind of like that slap-stick comedy vibe.

"Kyoichi, a weak-willed salaryman in a troubled marriage, is cheating on his wife. To his surprise, his wife hires a private eye to expose his affair–and the private eye is none other than Imagase, an underclassman Kyoichi knew in college. Imagase explains that he’s gay and always had a crush on Kyoichi, so he offers to hide the infidelity in exchange for the make-out session he’d always fantasized about back in college. Kyoichi reluctantly agrees, thinking it will save his marriage, but things with Imagase soon spiral out of control." ✰ Gay Seme x Straight Uke ✰ Detective x Salaryman ⤷ it's okay. seme has always been gay and in love with uke, but uke is "straight" and can't come to terms w liking seme. often calls him a gross homo. treats the seme pretty badly, but the seme is no saint either since their relationship started on blackmail. seme will legit do anything for uke, breaks up w his partners in 3 seconds for uke lmao.

"Kikuchi is a laid-back, thickheaded, yet softhearted high school boy. He regularly hangs out with his close friend, Seto, at either of their houses after school. One day, after Kikuchi got aroused by porn, Seto suggests helping the other get off. Kikuchi gets hooked on Seto's—who's gay and is apparently used to these things—blowjob and offers to return the favor to show his gratitude (?). When Kikuchi thinks that Seto is hitting it off with a female classmate, he feels a pain in his chest for some reason...?" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Straight x Gay ⤷ i don't really remember this too well; it's fine. nothing special

Suh Yoonseul has had life easy—everyone likes him, he’s good at his job, basically everything has always worked out as smooth as butter. However, there’s something that brings all of his good luck down, and it’s the infrequent dreams he has of Kang Jun. Who knew that rejecting a guy once would hang so heavy on your life? To make things worse, after he runs into Jun the dreams keep on coming daily. At his wit’s end, Yoonseul takes some advice from a friend so that he can free himself from this jinx. It’s simple. Make Kang Jun think that he’s a nice person. That can’t be hard, right? ✰ Baker x Salaryman ✰ Straight/Player x Gay ⤷ this was cute. i love how joonie lights up and blushes every single time he sees seulie. also cute how obsessed seulie became with joon. the last season was kind of meh w the misunderstandings/random cockblock, but the cute moments (i.e. getting rings) i enjoyed.

"The walls are thin and it's hard not to know what your neighbor is up to especially when they cry loudly every time they watch a movie." ✰ Neighbors ✰ Movie Buff x Bookworm ⤷ meh

"Aoki has unrequited feelings for the girl sitting next to him, Hashishita-san. That smile was like an angel’s, charming, clenching his heart every day. However, ended up seeing a male classmate, Ida’s name written on Hashishita-san’s eraser...?!" ✰ Natural and Realistic Relationship Progression ⤷ [4.5] i literally started reading this with 0 expectations and was GLUEDDDD to my screen for 3 days straight. such a good story w great writing and realistic characters.

"First place in midterms, winner in the relay. For academic-and-sports genius Ao, this is the first time he's wanted something from the bottom of his heart. And that was Midori, always second place, who saw himself as his rival. He can't control his love for him, and when he sees Midori, he's so happy that he can't help but run up to him. But, afraid to ruin their relationship, he carries the pain and longs for him late at night..." ✰ Time Progression, High School -> Adults ✰ "Rivals" to Friends to Lovers ✰ Coming to Terms with One's Feelings ⤷ wah that was sweet as fuck. ML basically mutually likes MC since HS but can't admit it to himself, so they go years, transitioning to adulthood, trying to maintain contact, until ML is ready to admit how he feels.