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TW: Sexual Assault

The main plot seems good and promising, bit I couldn’t get past the second chapter after the author chose not only to add SA as a background story but also depict it for quite a few panels.
This honestly threw me off to the point of not being able to enjoy the good points of the manga anymore.

The black haired MC seems to be a pretty cute guy. Innocent, honest and earnest, which looks like a nice contrast to the other being more on the quiet side.

The art is okay and the pacing seems good for a single volume story.
If you’re able ... to look past the SA part and keep reading for the actual plot development, I believe it’s probably a very enjoyable manga.

Sadly I couldn’t and wanted to inform anyone considering reading it about the trigger warning. 🙃
I understand how some authors want to depict tragic back stories, but I find it unacceptable to graphically show abuse when it is never needed.

Cutest plot, lovely art. Coming of age at its finest.

This story could serve as example for the childhood friends to lovers trope, especially when done in sports settings.

It's a slow burn love that is presented in a very natural manner, with the characters and their context in life being the main focus at first, so we get immersed in their daily lives and naive struggles before getting to the romance.

The way the romance is laid out is very sweet and innocent, which I found refreshing, considering how many high school themed BL lack in realism on how it is to navigate a first crush, especially ... with same-gender relationships with an established friendship.

The art style is very organic and detailed, the backgrounds, textures and expressions are numerous and always beautiful/cute.

Overall, the only lacking point is that it's short haha. It has the potential to be like those huge Shoujos that have 30+ chapters just with a slice of life + romance combo.

It's a very light hearted read, I really recommend it for when you need to cheer up and remember that there's still joy and innocent love out there.

Unnecessary drama ruins the mid-end.

It's a Shoujo that starts with all the good points: right amount of shyness from the FL, the ML is lovely and Very honest, the initial dramatic moments are solved in a good manner and are the cliches we already know so there's not much stress on waiting for things to turn out okay.

It has everything to be a solid 8, but it sadly gets into SUPER unnecessary and extremely unnerving drama at the highest point of the story. I couldn't believe what I was reading, it was a full volume of frustrating events right when everything could be finished beautifully ... 🙃.

In the end, it's indeed a mixed feeling between recommending something that starts pretty good, but gets close to the end and throws it all down the drain. I know it'll have a happy ending, we'll see the main couple happy and emotional about their feelings being mutual, but this ending could have happened by volume 7 already and save us from all the ridiculous drama. Oh well.

Racist depiction of POC.

I need to start with that because it's absolutely irrelevant to the plot and it's blatant how an author capable of drawing such beautiful characters throughout the story just chooses to depict black people in a stereotypical and racist manner.

Apart from that, the plot is okay, the main characters are cute, but the progression of the relationship is a bit rushed. There's very little climax nor drama, so it's mainly a light read.

It's literally 50% fluff 50% pure smut, so the story itself is simple and the romantic moments quickly turn to sex as per usual in BL.

If you really enjoy ... beautiful art and simple plot with a quick happy ending, despite the sprinkled racism in a couple of pages, then you might enjoy reading it, it's overall lighthearted

Beautiful BUT TW:heavy SA and violence

The couple's relationship is perfect, it's all consensual and filled with love.
The TW is for the backstory.

This manga is a really great piece, beautiful art, interesting plot and fresh ambience using the 20s US as a setting.

But apart from all the lovely relationship development and the great main couple, it has a VERY triggering and violent background story so I advise caution when reading the final chapters.

I wish someone advised me about it, so this is why I'm writing this review. If you can't stand graphic depictions of heavy SA please skip the back story by the end of chapter ... 4. Sadly it's also brought back a bit on chapter 6, which also brings a rather bitter, but realistic end to the story.

It's a tough read, but if you can stomach the harsh parts that were truthful to the time period depicted, it's a beautiful love story.

Way more plot than the cover shows

This is a very fluffy story about two guys who share the same hobby and end up falling for each other despite their differences and stereotypes.

There’s also a nice touch to it with the plushies being really central to the story until the end, which is fresh considering other BL narratives that involve “guys that like cute things”.

It’s feels a bit rushed, but you can infer from the plot that the story is rushed because one of the characters acts like that since he’s not used to what’s happening and is trying his best to be sincere and fulfill ... his needs and wants.

Overall it’s a nice manga, sweet, short, has good art and a happy ending.

I really wish the DomxSub relationship would continue alongside the plot, but that didnt happen 🥲. So if that’s not your focus you’ll like it just fine.

TW: Abuse, physical and psychological violence
It’s important that people who are sensitive to these topics to not read the manga altogether.

It’s mainly a sad story, with a conflicted main character who tried his best all his life to not face his own demons.

There is a shift in the plot to bring a “romantic” development, but it’s quite rushed and it’s not shown anywhere how the other guy fell in love, which would be really important since the story depicts harassment in literally ALL of their interactions, so it’d help to make sense of their relationship going from abuse to romance.

It has strong points like the ... drawing style, which is quite expressive and seems spontaneous and some of the character interactions with secondary ones are interesting and layered.

It’s a tough read, but if you enjoy drama and romance that’s not really healthy, you might like this manga.

Don’t let the cover fool you, it’s a cute story!
I thought it’d have a “no plot just sex” kind of approach, but I was fortunately wrong and want to tell people about it!

It has a very healthy dynamic between the main couple, as well as a fresh set of characteristics for both guys. It’s truly nice to see a slender young guy who likes to be stylish and cute and an awkward and cute buff one to pair with ❤️.

They’re both caring about one another and the romantic scenes happen in a very sweet and attentive manner. They also communicate very well, which is ... kinda rare in this genre haha.

Extra good point: It has a positive depiction of sex work, in a way that it’s consensual, safe and satisfactory for the workers and easy to leave, as it would be for any other jobs. Which is nice!

Overall the art and plot are cute so I really recommend it!

Of course, it does have some cliches, but it’s a light read so I wouldn’t mind it much, considering the plot style.