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Garasu no hako by Masaki Hikaru and illustrated by Honami Yukine is totally and utterly cliched in a way that totally satisfied me. I'd recommend reading it if you like the following:

1. Kids who lose their parents and live with a guardian whom they eventually fall in love with.
2. Kids who hide the fact that they are in love with their guardian and try to emphasize how they are FAMILY.
3. Kids who work hard to please their guardian by taking care of him because the guardian is incapable of taking care of himself.
4. Slightly dopey but sweet and hard working kids in general.
5. Pretty art.

I've read so many stories with a fairly similar premise, and I'm rather fond of this kind of story. This is not the best version I've ever read, but it's sweet. It made me feel warm and fuzzy. The kid and the guardian are such dears.

( pretty pics and some story )

Shinku no pheromone (Crimson pheromone) by Masaki Hikaru is a terribly cliched but fun read about gay vampires illustrated by Sakuragi Yaya. I love the expression on the uke's face on the cover. I can even forgive the seme his atrocious taste in clothing for looking so devilishly sexy, and more importantly, making the uke look that way.

( more description and pics )

So...is this okay enough to post to tanbi_?

And I've been meaning to comment that it's odd to see the explosion of novel illustrations being shared on various comms. Back when I did my first posts on YD, I was worried that they weren't appropriate since I hadn't really seen any posts of that nature. I do wish people would share some of the context behind each illustration, but I suppose I'm lucky enough to be able to read the book if I'm curious enough.