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Hello everyone, I am back from the dead with my 6th yaoi review. Today it will be the manhwa, The Dangerous Convenience Store by 945 or Gusao. There will be spoilers for the entirety of the series so please be warned.

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First off, I loved this manhwa so much. The story I would give a solid 8/10. It has around 88 chapters, so it was kind of long with bonus chapters, but it was very enjoyable the whole way through. I could really tell how much 945 cared about the story and put many things in place to call back to as the story progressed. My favorite part has to be the chapters in Bum Geon Woo's perspective. When you find out that he was coming to the convenience store so often just to see Yeo Eui Joon was so CUTE! It was also cute that when we was reunited with him later after so long that he came up with anything to keep in contact with him like the money that Eui Joon owed him and adding interest when he tried to pay it back lol. I also really loved that every thing would come around full circle like that at first Geonwoo and Eui Joon met at the convenience store he worked at and then after not seeing eachother for years they finally met at another convenience store. I LOVED Geon Woo, he is a solid 8.5/10 character for me. He was always so sweet and I understood why he would make the choices that he did. While, I understood that he was just trying to protect Eui Joon(8/10), I still think he should have trusted him more and would be more communicative. ESPECIALLY, with him disappearing for almost FOUR years without a word and still refused to go into it when he returned! You can't be surprised that things didn't go exactly back to normal after what my poor boy went through. Though, I loved that Geon Woo always would do whatever he could to try and be with Eui Joon. He's very blunt, but was so caring to him and the fact that he could always tell when he was upset even when he couldn't see him physically was so nice. He also was so understanding of Eui Joon's feelings and was almost never upset with him, it's very nice to see from a seme for once. I'll stop my gushing over Geon Woo now lol. The art is a solid 8/10 with some scenes being a little awkward looking, but I still very much liked the art and character designs. I absolutely adored the chibi art moments, they were just so adorable! Also, even though they weren't in the story super often, I really liked Eui Joon's friends Kim TaeYoung and JuYeon(8/10). They were always super supportive and just wanted to look out for him. The kind of friends everyone needs. Yoon HyunWoo(1/10) and Eui Joon's ex-boyfriend(-50/10) that he gets later in the story sucked so bad. Poor Eui Joon is really bad at picking good guys besides Geon Woo. So, because of this I really do understand why Eui Joon is so cautious with Geon Woo because he doesn't want to be hurt more than he already does. That is something I like about him a lot is that when he is done with someone he is DONE. Now, Cha Jaehyun was also a solid 8.5/10 character. He was nice and funny and I really felt bad for him that he just never felt recognized for himself and he just always compared to others and not seen as good enough. He is just a very likeable person to me, besides of course his first meeting with Eui Joon as that was fucked up. Eui Joon's brother Yeo Eui Hyeon(8.5/10) was so cute and supportive too. The most tense time for me was when Geonwoo confronted Eui Joon about his kiss with Cha Jaehyun. I was so scared that there would be a horrible misunderstanding and it would delay them getting together even longer! Seeing Eui Joon panicking and so desperate to explain himself was so sad. The absolute cutest line was in chapter 52 after the get together and Eui Joon mentions how he is nervous but mentions how calm Geon Woo always seems and then Geon Woo says in return, "I've never been calm around you." My only issue was that the gap of time that Geon Woo was gone for felt like it brushed past some pretty major events especially like his brother finally waking up from his coma. It was so sad to see that Eui Joon held onto Geon Woo's flowers for over a year. Side note: did anyone else notice that they really started putting in more feet shots in the latter half of this manhwa lol? Anyways, comment thoughts on this manhwa too.

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Hey I'm right back at it. The 5th yaoi I will be talking about is Cherry Blossoms after Winter by Bamwoo. This one is very long, but I have now read all of it as it is completed so beware that there are spoilers for the entire story.

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So, overall I will give this story a 8.5/10. I loved the art and almost all of the character were very likable and it was overall just a very sweet story which can be rare for yaoi unfortunately. I loved how the story went through their different era's of their lives together from getting together in highschool to getting their own places and college life and then adult life with their first jobs and how their relationship developed over the years. I always wish I could see more of those stories to see how healthy couples grow over time. Taesung(8) was a very sweet seme and I like him alot. As most seme's do he is clingy and overprotective, but I don't think it is all that bad and isn't too much like other seme's tend to be. He is patient with Haebom(9.5) and respectful and we love a respectful king. Haebom was such a delight. He was sweet and cute and just so caring to everyone and I love his character so much. I loved the slow burn of them getting together and getting through their misunderstandings. Them in college was probably around my favorite portion of the manhwa. I liked their friend group as they were all enjoyable and felt very realistic and nice. Everyone was so supportive of them when they would come out as a couple and I loved that. Jia(8) and Yonghee(8) were definitely my faves and I did think they would have been cute as a couple as well lol. I also like the realistic portrayal of coming out to family. I think a lot of times it is a process for family to accept as it is a change from their expectations. I was happy that they did eventually come around to it as they cared most about them being happy. The mom(8) was great and while she made mistakes , I loved watching her grow and actually try to rectify those mistakes from the past. Now one gripe I did have with the manhwa is there were somethings that I felt were a bit rushed and wished could have been handled a bit better. One of which was when the series turned sexual. As it is a slow burn and everything it takes a while for the series to get sexual which is perfectly fine, but my issue was how rushed of a transition that it felt. It turns sexual around chapter 63-65 I believe after them dating for over a year. But, I expected that when it was finally going to happen it would have been a bit more dramatic and romantic as this is their first sexual experience with not only eachother, but anyone at all. So, it is was odd that what did it was that Taesung found condoms in Haebom's bag and so he was just like "can we use them now?" And then they just do and start having sex. That was so odd to me and a bit rushed for my taste, but that could just be me. The other part that was odd was the final chapter of this manhwa. In the very end it shows them getting married (YAY) and owning a bakery together which is so adorable by the way. It then shows that there are people who come to the bakery that are straight up crushing on Taesung (understandable) and one guy who liked Haebom. This led to Taesung becoming jealous and a long sex scene between the two where Taesung was much more rough than usual. He then afterwards was very ashamed of his actions and almost felt like he r@ped Haebom until he reassures him and then the manhwa just kinda ended? That was such an odd choice to have as the last chapter and felt like maybe they didn't know how to end the series which I understand but was still weird. Though overall I still very much loved the series and will recommend it if you love just a sweet story with way healthier relationship dynamic which I appreciate. I still have a lot more to talk about with the series (don't even get me started on Dowan(0) lol), but its getting pretty long so please comment your thoughts on anything I missed or if you agreed or disagreed with my opinions on this. :)

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The 4th yaoi I will be talking about is Anti P.T. by Lee Gpiee. Warning there will be spoilers for the entire manhwa as it is now completed.

So, I will give this manhwa a 8.8, I really liked the story alot and I was always excited to read it every week. The premise was super interesting. I love me some excuse why there will be a lot of action happening. Hwi(9) was best boy and I loved him. I'm so happy that he was end game because boy deserved it. He was sweet and cared alot about Param (7.5). Now I love Param, but I'll admit I was really annoyed with him when it came to sleeping with Mr. Han(2). Right before their date too! Hwi never deserved that. All that said I am happy that afterward Param made it clear he wanted Hwi and tried to make it up. Although, am I remembering it wrong or did Param never say that he slept with Mr. Han? Not that it matters since they weren't dating but that was still a weird choice. Not gonna lie Mr. Han suuuucks. I could not care less about him. Honestly just boring. I know they tried to give him a sad backstory to explain why he is like that, but oh my God I just could not care. Best moment is him talking to Hwi and Hwi just goes "you have nothing to do with this" lol. All in all I really liked the story and showing them dating was so cute. I would love some side stories thooo. Favorite chapters as usually are towards the end like when they go to the hotel. Super cute. If you have any opinion on this manhwa or any other feel free to say.

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3rd yaoi is going to be BJ Alex by Mingwa. As always there will be spoiler for all of BJ Alex so beware of that.

So, I have to give BJ Alex around a 7.8 I had a lot to like and a lot of times to roll my eyes at it lol. As always the seme, Jiwon(7), was such a dick for a lot of the story, but I will admit they made it work out in the end and I ended up liking him. I really liked Dong-gyun(7.5). He put up with so much in this story. Now I do have to mark off some points though for the time that he walked into the livestream drunk like bro....I really loved the art it was so nice to look at. If we were going completely on looks Jiwon is a 9 atleast lol. I did prefer the story for them near the end especially when it came to the extra stories. Those were so great. My favorite has to be when Jiwon tries to quit smoking. If you know then you know lol. Now don't get me wrong I love this couple, but my FAVE has to be Chanwoo(9.5) and MD(7). Chanwoo is just so funny and great. Loved every scene he was ever in. I thought their relationship was unique and interesting. Loved seeing everything unfold and develop. They win it for me. Overall I had a great time with this story. Loved the premise of it from the get go and I am a bit of a sucker for when the personality you thought the character had is like the opposite. If you have any opinions on this yaoi or any other one feel free to say so.

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2nd yaoi is Love is an Illusion by Fargo. Be warned this will contain spoilers for all of this manhwa.

So, this manhwa was such a trip. I went back and forth of loving the characters and reaaaally not liking them except for the perfect little baby Byul(10) who can do no wrong in this world. So for Dojin (5) I was really wondering how I felt about him. He was definitely thrown into some shit like that he genuinely wasn't at first intending to do anything with Hyesung(6) but how omegaverse works it ended up happening, but duuuude after a certain point this is fucked. Like making a fake contract to try and manipulate him into staying with you and a baby. That was some messed up shit. That and when he basically r*pes him when he tried to leave to go somewhere else and then you wonder why he hates you? Now he got better later on and he has saved Hyesung many times and been supportive of him, but oof that possessiveness is definitely hard to get past. Now for Hyesung he also has his moments like that he is very back and forth all the time. One moment he hates Dojin and later on he is okay with him and then he goes and tries to f*ck someone else? He says at one point that he will finally open up to him and then the next he is angry and secretive. It gets a little frustrating, but generally I don't mind him because he has been through so much. Had a very bad past and now has to carry a baby and accidentally bonded to someone. It really is a lot. Now when this couple has it's cute moments they are CUTE. mostly also involves Byul. Please always more Byul. Now for the side pairings. I like Dojun(8) and Heesoo(4) as a couple I think they're cute together. The art of them with a baby was so adorable. I don't care for Heesoo that much because of the messed up moment where he was hiding Hyesung away and was gonna send him off somewhere like that is so extreme. Not to mention he would of gotten them killed tho he didn't know that. But he is better when he's with Dojun. The Christmas special was amazing. Now for Chowon(2) and Kyungsoo(7) I feel very confused with them. I do believe Kyungsoo is good for Chowon and will make him better as a person but boy do I hate Chowon. Chowon has just done so many unforgivable things and I don't like their personality so even when they're better I still don't care for them. I just don't know how to feel. I'm gonna give Love is an Illusion a 5.5 as I had many gripes with these characters but as you can see I read everything because I was entertained the whole time. Obviously my favorite parts for each couple was near the end as they were more put together by then. Best couple is hard to say but its probably Dojun and Heesoo, but I want to say its Dojin and Hyesung just because they have Byul. Now if you have any opinions on this manhwa feel free to say them.

Super sweet moment

Very nice couple. Dojun deserves more attention.

Still don't know how to feel lol

Cutest baby out of everything I have ever read. I mean look at him he is so precious.

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1st yaoi is gonna be Painter of the Night by Byeonduck. Spoilers for all of Painter of the night..

I'm gonna give it a solid 7.5. I have my gripes about it. As with most yaoi it definitely has it's moments that go way too far for me. I hated Seungho (5)for a while, but like all BL with a shitty seme they have those scenes to "redeem" them. Hopefully they'll go more into his backstory so that we can see the full scope of why he is the way that he is. The last few chapters were definitely cuter. Na-kyum (9) is definitely best boy of the story. He has my favorite design of the story and has a very expressive face especially when frustrated. I loved his whole arc of being in love with the learned sir and struggling with that. By the way that dude always sucked. I love the art style definitely like a 9 out of 10. It's very unique. Everyone else honestly kinda sucks except for some of the other servants. I'm gonna be real Jihwa(2) is awful. I never once felt bad for him. I get it you loved him and you're jealous but literally planning MURDER is crazy. Like dude he never saw you that way it was obvious and his entitled attitude never helped. Also the alternate story where the roles are reversed is *chef kiss* perfect. I would love that one to be fleshed out as its own pleeease. The best chapters to me are probably chapters 70 onwards. They're hot and adorable so its a step in the right direction. I know it'll be a while until it's next update so I must wait. Any opinions on this manhwa are welcome.