るったとこだま 1 [Rutta to Kodama 1] by Youko Fujitani

A bonus I can give to that one is the fact that Tatsumi admits he's gay, rather than denying it. There's a mini story devoted to these two completely different characters, and, while I did like their first intimate scene, the second one seemed to veer more into the typical ' Seme takes uke by surprise, and doesn't listen to his pleads' scenario. There's an instance where Kodama tells Rutta not to treat him like an object upon the delinquent declaring, 'He's mine!' A warning I should give out, though, is that there are a handful of graphic sex scenes between these two teens (but they might as well be 18, since they do eventually make college plans, and move in together plus, the age of consent in Japan is different), so if that's something that you're uncomfortable seeing, I'd suggest you steer away from this. The relationship, while they did get together pretty fast, was so sweet! Rutta even listens to Kodama's protests against having sex with him, and later on, asks if he's okay while they are doing it. I read the first two volumes, but never got around to finishing the last one-probably because I didn't want it to end so soon! Unfortunately, Rutta & Kodama has not been officially imported into the U.S., but you can read a fan translation on MangaHere. I remember being recommended this manga through Tumblr several years ago, in which user kenmahh wrote, 'Want a yaoi where there is no abuse, stalking, hating girls for liking the gay guy (not knowing that hes gay) and with positive female friendship? Well here you go' - later adding that the anatomy is also pretty good (referring to the infamous 'Yaoi hands'). (Meaning I also plan to buy the manga I read as scanlation and liked enough to read them at least twice.)

I bought this as part of my 'no more scanlations' project I started in 2014. It's a fun series with an underlying gentleness, I guess you could say, and it has very pretty art. It has some of the usual BL tropes, of course, but the dynamic between the two of them is lovely. Also, the two of them figuring out there future together makes for a really nice read. It's a very sweet story, and the two of them are a nice couple. At first, Kodama doesn't know how to react, but he soon realizes his own feelings and the two of them become a couple. However, sharing a room with Kodama and being his friend changes Rutta, and finally he falls in love with Kodama and confesses to him. Rutta is the rich son and a bit of a delinquent, while Kodama is a gentle and sweet boy. Rutta and Kodama are roommates, and on first sight don't have much in common. And here's another exception to 'I don't like high school stories'.

るったとこだま 1 [Rutta to Kodama 1] by Youko Fujitani