I’ve recently completed 3 romance series. Here’s the lowdown:
She Would Never Know:
I loved the lead male character. He was cute and patient and romantic and endlessly chased her. I hated that the lead female character broke up with him, but I can understand why she did it. This opened the door for a little payback, he making her chase after him. It ends well for the majority of the people.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha:
They each liked the other, but wouldn’t accept it. But bickering or not, they were very cute together. The other characters are very funny /quirky, and lovable. There’s a few tearjerker scenes as well, so have your box of tissues on hand. Out of the three series, this is my favorite!
Strongest Delivery Man:
I had started it many months prior, and just couldn’t get into it. But months later, in a different frame of mind, and being able to bypass the first several (already watched) slow episodes, I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the lead female character kept hitting or kicking the lead male character, and that seemed to be just fine by everyone. There’s a bad corporation, forcing family businesses to close so the corporation could take over the building. It was really nice to see rivals come together for the sake of the alleyway and families.
fic by anyrei & mugglerock | art by thevioletcaptain
Cas Novak has spent a majority of his adult life escaping his past, hopping from job to job and city to city in six months or less. Seattle, Washington was supposed to be no different. A pretty standard systems admin job for a company filled with a hilarious variety of Clients from Hell. Dean Winchester being a prime candidate (and almost worth a submission). The big, bad marketing director who had been known to make employees cry, if he wasn’t dumping iced coffee on their heads.
He might have been content in assuming such things of the company, “Mean Girl,” had they not accidentally bonded over some trash TV in the breakroom one workaholics Saturday. As they say, it was, “the start of a beautiful, bizarrely satisfying, if sexually frustrating, friendship.” And somewhere between building a living room fort out of moving boxes and dog sitting his Baby, Cas quickly realized he had stopped trying to outrun his past.
Can two broken puzzle pieces fit together to make a brand new puzzle?
Only one way to find out.
Keep reading for a sneak preview!
"Holy frakking toaster. Dean Winchester just sent another one." Charlie – the redheaded programmer with a personality as bright as her hair – groaned and leaned back into her chair, sharing a self-pitying look with Kevin, who was working on repairing a motherboard.
Cas rubbed the back of his neck. It was his first day at Smith and Wesson, a high profile consultant company, and his short introduction round as new head of IT by HR had been exactly that. Short.
"Who’s Dean Winchester?" he asked, looking up from the documentation his predecessor had left him.
"Head of marketing," Kevin muttered before he smirked, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "You should go, boss. You know, introduce yourself."
Charlie's eyes widened in glee. "That's a fantastic idea! First day and you’ll have already saved the company damsel in distress. You will be a hero."
Cas squinted his eyes at Charlie. "Is this a Clients From Hell situation?" Every company had one. Or ten.
“Is there a worse place than Hell? Because that would be closer to what you’re dealing with,” Kevin said with a groan.
Charlie threw her susuwatari at Kevin's head. It bounced off of his forehead and landed under a pile of boards. "No," she drawled. "He is such a nice guy."
Cas knew she was lying. He plucked her plush toy from the floor and sighed. "Whatever, I mean, I have to start somewhere."
"That's the spirit," Charlie cheered as Cas handed it back to her by setting it on top of her screen again. “He’s on the sixth floor.”
“Should be six-six-six,” Kevin grumbled under his breath.
"It's good that you don't work in sales, Kevin," Cas snorted as he quickly replied to the email, telling the guy that he was on his way.
This week, I’m taking a look at a Romantic Drama anime with a nostalgic bent.
You can find where the series is available for streaming through JustWatch: (https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/kowloon-generic-romance)
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