Love Nest by Yuu Minaduki

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Masato just wants some peace and quiet on his day off, but the kids upstairs continue to make that impossible, so he escapes to his friend Naruse’s gay bar. Sympathetic to his ongoing plight, Naruse recommends Masato just move into his second home since he’s not using it. But upon his arrival, Masato find a gruff, untidy older man already living there. Does this real-life odd couple stand a chance as roomies…and perhaps something more?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4oaaWJM)

Love Nest is a very comfortable series—warm and cute, without much drama. Masato and Asahi are perfect together, each filling the other’s voids. Asahi is older and more settled; he’s divorced but holds no resentment toward his ex-wife. He’s seemingly straight, but when Masato makes moves on him, he accepts them with an ease that might appear careless, though it’s really that for Asahi, gender doesn’t matter—if it’s love, that’s all that counts. Through Asahi, Masato learns that true love exists, and his past bad experiences weren’t genuine love. Despite seeming straight, Asahi never gives Masato any reason to worry that he might leave for a woman. Asahi is a safe harbor for Masato—a place where he can finally find happiness and rest.