Review 121: Work In

Art: 8.5
Plot: 8
Characters: 8.5
Sex: 8

This one is an 'office worker' (aka 'salary-man') romance between a worker and his younger boss. They're probably in their early thirties or late twenties, I'd guess. At first, the gay worker - who has had rumors spread about him in the office, resulting in his alienation - is extremely lonely, which is when he starts to fall for his boss. They end up going out for a professional drink, but the worker gets smashed and tells his boss how he is so lonely in the office. Later, the boss ends up confessing to the worker and intiates a relationship they have to keep secret from the other workers.

The art is different, more realistic than some, but pleasing all the same. The worker doesn't have a pretty face, but that makes it even more easy to believe. Both main characters are good-looking, but they aren't the type of extreme-attractiveness characters you often see.

The plot, as described above, is pretty reasonable but not overly creative. Thankfully, occasional humor makes up for this.

The characters are very endearing. Much sympathy is generated for the worker, and the boss is a likable guy on the whole. They seem to match quite well. The worker even seems to grow throughout the story, which is unusual for many yaoi.

The sex is not an explicit scene like in most stories, but it achieves a similar steaminess and succeeds in involving the actual personality of the characters.

All in all, 33/40.

Recommendation: Pretty darn good. Read it if you like the office setting yaoi, or just if you wanna read something sweet.