Ten Count, Vol. 2 (2)

This book is hot!! Great so far.

Shirotani is devastated after Kurose tells him they won’t be seeing each other any more. He curls up on his bed, and ceases to function, to the point where his boss and his co-worker/friend, Mikami, become concerned. He isn’t answering his phone. Mikami mentions to their boss that the only other friend he knows of is Kurose. The president gives him Kurose’s number and Mikami explains what is going on. Kurose texts as well, but receives no response. When Shirotani finally rouses himself, he realizes his phone battery is dead. After charging it, he discovers a number of messages, including one from Kurose telling him to meet him at the café on Saturday at 2 pm, and he’ll wait as long as it takes. But it’s already 7 pm! Surely Kurose isn’t still there? Shirotani can’t help but go to find out, expecting everything but what he sees—Kurose is there, waiting for him. Shirotani explodes at Kurose, in public no less, then rushes off, forgetting his train pass and his wallet in his hurry. Unable to do anything or go anywhere, he sits in the rain and despairs… until Kurose finds him.Kurose envelops Shirotani in his warmth and explains why he thought he needed to put distance between them—because he realized he was falling in love with Shirotani, and he finds it harder and harder to resist the urge to touch him. They discuss the situation and Shirotani reveals that he wants to keep seeing Kurose.Shirotani arrives at their next scheduled meeting only to discover Kurose not there. He receives a text from him explaining he had to cover for someone at the clinic, and he didn’t know when he can get away. So Shirotani goes to the clinic instead. Alone in the clinic, Kurose, as he has warned Shirotani, cannot resist touching him, kissing his hands… and more. Shirotani is both disgusted and turned on by what is being done to him. They finally decide to meet for the dinner that never was, although Shirotani, as usual, doesn’t eat, but does drink some champagne. Perhaps it’s the influence of the champagne that loosens his tongue when he admits that he’s been thinking all day about Kurose touching him. Kurose tells him to come with him, he wants to take him somewhere he can do even more unpleasant things to him.There is so much going on this volume. It’s obvious that Shirotani is both attracted and repelled by Kurose. The chemistry between these two men is palpable. The one thing that bugs me about Kurose, though, is that as a trained therapist, he has made no attempt to get to the root of Shirotani’s problems. It’s obvious to me that Shirotani has been abused, and he’s never dealt with what happened, which has led to his disgust with and inability to be touched. So far, Kurose is just treating the symptoms, not the disease. I’m worried that at some point, something he does is going to trigger something in Shirotani that might make him worse.I’m sure Kurose has his own backstory, and I look forward to knowing more about both of them. This is not your typical m/m romance, and yet it is very romantic and sexy. I especially appreciate the artwork, and that the graphic scenes have not been erased in any way, as is the case with most yaoi manga. Four more volumes to go, can’t wait!If you like men who are real and not perfect, and real romance, this maybe the manga for you!

It’s a good manga to read. It’s a sweet BL manga.

This is an absolutely incredible read. I have read this one as well as volume one, and I love both of them. I am also in love with the artwork. I actually purchased the first volume just so I could study the artwork as a means to push my own artwork out of my comfort zone. I am typically not into stories like this when they are focused on leaner and thinner men. The story however did pull me in and I am a huge fan of this particular series. I look forward to purchasing and reading the rest of them.

The media could not be loaded. Just got Ten Count Vol. 2 in the mail today, the book came in great condition, can’t wait to read it… brb with another review.

I loved the manga and it came in great condition please consider buying this I Fr loved it so much. :))))

I love this book because it is so real. The BL is just so full of real time love, it calls you in to want, to need to read more. This is one of the best book series of all time. I really enjoy re reading over and over again. Thank you Rihito Takarai.

So volume 1 was light a light romance for anyone that just wants something tame just a short story but volume 2 is more of a hard yaoi romance still amazing but fair warning to anyone who doesn’t want some intense physical scenes lol