Ridley

@rid-ley.bsky.social

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Hockey fan, romance reader, middle-aged nerd. Currently obsessed with anime and manga.

Cover image for the BL manga My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie, Vol. 5. A young man with longish blond hair and multiple ear piercings grabs the shirt of a dark haired young man, who holds on to the man's tattooed hand and yells something while blushing. They both look wet.
Cover image for the josei manga Secondhand Sisters, Vol. 1. A watercolor illustration of a woman with chin length dark hair wearing a pink camisole top with a yellow cardigan, who looks towards the viewer as a dark haired man in an unzipped hoodie wraps his arms around her and kisses her chest. You can see a gold wedding ring on his left hand on her waist, and on the woman's hand reaching in from off page to cover his eyes.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Love★Com, Vol. 2. A short teenage boy with red hair, wearing a green t-shirt with the Union Jack on it, smiles as he adjusts a pair of sunglasses on his head. A speech bubble says, "Lovely ★ Complex".
Cover image for the yuri manga Citrus+, Vol. 1. Against a pink background, an energetic girl with her blond hair in a side ponytail, wearing oversized heart earrings and a non-standard pink blouse with her plaid uniform skirt, smiles and makes a peace sign as she hangs on the shoulders of and entwines her fingers with a serious looking girl with long, straight black hair, who clutches a documents folder in her properly buttoned up uniform with standard issue tie and vest.
Text box from the BL manhwa Red Thread Quest saying: As if I'm not already dumb enough, I feel like I'm being fucked even stupider.
Cover image for the BL manga His Little Amber, Vol. 2. A muscular man in a black t-shirt and gold tinted sunglasses holds a lit cigarette in his hand as a leopard curls his tail around the man's neck.
Cover image for the BL manga Spicy Milk Candy. A dark haired boy in a high school uniform lying on his back with a red necktie binding his wrists, blushes and looks to the side as a light haired boy in a uniform sans tie holds his tied wrists down and kisses the side of his neck.
Cover image for the BL manga We're Not Cut Out to Be Lovers, Vol. 2. A light haired man wearing a blue jacket with a green t-shirt and fashionably torn jeans makes a peace sign with his fingers as a dark haired man in black hugs him from behind and nuzzles his back.
Cover image for the shounen manga Boyfriend, Sometimes Girlfriend, Vol. 3. Two teenage girls together, one in front of the other, mostly obscured from the chest down by red mums. The girl in front with long platinum blond hair wearing a girl's school uniform makes a heart with her fingers, and the girl in the back with long brown hair wears a boy's uniform.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 8. A blond young man in a blue suit with a tailcoat, waistcoat, and long neck ribbon, kneels on one knee and kisses the hand of a young woman with long brown hair, wearing a red gown with a black cape trimmed with white fur. They seem to float in a black void, with nemophila flowers scattered around.
Cover image for the BL manga Hit Me Hard With Desire. A man with shaggy brown hair and blood on his face and white button down shirt, looks kind of nonchalant as an angry man with red hair and lots of ear piercings, wearing a black silk shirt with a white dragon print, grabs him by the collar.
Screenshot from the anime Please Excuse My Younger Brothers, showing a large, muscular man with a bald head and facial scar, wearing a sleeveless shirt and bandit scarf, talking to some sort of fantasy race person with their back to the camera. The subtitle reads, "I may look like this, but I am your new older sister."
Cover image for the josei manga Mr. Villain's Day Off, Vol. 7. A tall man with pointed ears and a fringe of wavy black hair obscuring his eyes , stands in a playground dressed in a black turtleneck and a tan trench coat, resting a hand on a rocker shaped like a panda. In the distance behind him, a red haired man in a brown jacket is by the swings, and a silver haired man in a stone grey jacket sits at the top of the slide, drinking coffee.
Cover image for the BL manga The Crow's Ballad at Dawn. A man with black hair and striking green eyes, wearing a white kimono with a blue and red lotus flower pattern and an open back to allow for large black tengu wings, leans into the embrace of a blond man in a partially unbuttoned white shirt with a tan striped tie hanging loose around his neck.
Screenshot of my deck blue mentions, showing several round mini-avatar images and the text, "Andrew Berkshire and 7 others liked your post."
Cover image for the shoujo manga Mars, Vol. 15. Against a blue background, a teenage boy with a blond shag haircut wearing a wide neck black shirt hugs himself.
Cover image for the yuri manga Day In, Day Out. Two women facing each other and smiling while holding white coffee cups. The broadly smiling woman on the left has brown pixie cut hair and wears glasses and a tan shirt, and the slightly smiling woman on the right has long brown hair and wears a tan plaid secretaries' vest over a white button down shirt.
Cover image for the BL manga Clumsy Kiss. Two teenage boys in blue sweatshirts, one tall and blond, and one average height with black hair, looking at the viewer while hugging.
Cover image for the manga The Oblivious Girl and the Maidenly Man, Vol. 1. A blue haired man blushes all the way to his ears and holds his hand to his mouth like a swooning maiden as a woman with long blond hair in a braid reaches up to touch his earring.
Cover image for the BL manga We're Not Cut Out to Be Lovers, Vol. 1 . Two men stand side by side as though they're standing in the title's letters. The dark haired man on the left crosses his arms across his chest while wearing black coveralls, and the light haired man on the right strikes a photogenic pose dressed in n orange puffy jacket, lime yellow t-shirt, and tastefully ripped jeans.
Cover image for the shounen manga Boyfriend, Sometimes Girlfriend, Vol. 2. A shark toothed teenage boy with multiple ear piercings and an undercut with a bleached top, wearing a white school uniform shirt with a red tie, blushes and yells in protest as a girl with shoulder length blue hair, wearing a white blouse under a jumper school uniform skirt, throws her arms around his neck.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 7. Against a black background dotted with pink and blue flowers are a pair of young men wielding colorful swords. The one in front has blond hair and dual wields one purple and one yellow dagger while wearing a blue tailcoat with matching pants, and the dark haired one in the back points an orange sword while wearing a purple cape with silver epaulets.
Cover image for the seinen manga Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door, Vol. 3. Against a black background with gold outlines of flowers is a dark haired teenage boy in a Showa era black gakuran middle school uniform cutting a cord of strings with a pair of scissors as his uniform hat falls away.
Cover image for the BL manga Bride of the Shark Clan. A tanned human man with long brown hair wearing a veil and several gold armbands, throws his arms around the neck of a silver haired man with the lower body of a shark, who embraces him as they float in the ocean.
Black and white panels from the BL manga Bride of the Shark Clan. First panel shows a shirtless man and a woman in simple robes with two young boys and a swaddled baby. The second panel shows two shirtless men fighting with weapons. White text boxes link the panels together, explaining: Our clan, the Tangata, has an odd trait. Our sex isn't determined until we're first intimate. We're all born male. We only become female if our first time is as a bottom. Our partner and position for that critical time are determined by the ritual coming of age battle. A grey panel below them continues: the winner remains a male. The loser becomes a female.
Cover image for the BL manga Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law, Vol. 13. Two men in black suits standing side by side in a corporate lab building, in a hallway with glass walls. The man on the right has black hair and a white shirt, his hands hanging at his sides in loose fists, and the man on the left has blond hair in a tight ponytail and wears a red shirt with a tie pin, and stands with his hands in his pockets.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Mars, Vol. 14. Against a sunflower yellow background stands a teenage girl with long light brown hair and bangs blowing in the breeze, who has her hands in the pockets of a pair of pink pants she wears with a belly button baring sleeveless pink turtleneck top.
Cover image for the yuri manga Caught Feelings For My Sex Friend. Against a bubble gum pink background dotted with white hearts are two women posing next to each other. The femme woman on the right has long brown hair and wears a pale pink off shoulder blouse with a red and white patterned skirt, and the taller woman on the left has short dark brown hair, and crosses her arms in an eggplant colored blazer with black pants and shirt.
Cover image for the yuri manga Chasing After Aoi Koshiba, Vol. 1. Two teenage girls in short sleeve white shirts and navy blue and grey plaid skirts sit next to each other and smile. The taller girl on the left has a short black bob and wears a matching plaid necktie, while the other girl has long brown hair with bangs and wears the matching plaid neck bow.
Cover image for the BL manga A Howl of the Heart, Vol. 2. A man with long dark hair in in red eye shadow and lipstick, wearing a feminine Asian inspired fantasy outfit of white robes and a purple sash, arches back while holding onto the back of the neck of a light haired man with a long ponytail, who's wearing an Asian inspired black robe and holds the the other man's nape in a black gloved hand.
Cover image for the BL manga Perfect Addiction, Vol. 2. A young man with light hair wearing a pale gray turtleneck sweater blushes a bit as a dark haired young man in a long sleeve brown t-shirt entwines their fingers and confidently goes in for a kiss.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Love★Com, Vol. 1. A teenage girl with long red hair under an orange hat smiles and winks while wearing a brown jacket over a green and white vertically striped blouse with a pair of pearl necklaces.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 6. A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a red gown with a black cape trimmed with white fur, cradles the head of a young man with black hair, wearing a white formal uniform with black lapels and fringed white epaulets, who lies back against her. There are roses around them, blooming in shades of green and blue.
Screenshot of a tweet from @aftraidofwasps saying "Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this…"
Cover image for the seinen manga May I Have a Taste?, Vol. 2. A brown haired man sitting on an orange upholstered armless chair, with his bloody white button down shirt pulled down to expose his chest, records himself on a cell phone as a silver haired man in a gray suit drinks blood from his neck.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Firefly Wedding, Vol. 7. A young woman with long light brown hair, wearing a peach colored kimono, blushes and smiles as she's hugged from behind by a dark haired young man in a pink kimono, who smiles slightly with heavy lidded eyes. Red poppies bloom in the bottom right corner.
Cover image for the BL manga Honey Bee & Lemon Balm, Vol. 2. A man with bleached hair with dark roots and a bruised cheek, wearing a red button down shirt with a monochrome leaf pattern, holds a single white rose while looking a little shell shocked.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Mars, Vol. 13. Against a green background is a teenage boy with a blond shag haircut wearing a red hoodie. He leans in at the waist from the right edge of the image and has his arms crossed.
Cover image for the yuri manga Love Only the Body Omnibus. A woman with chin length dark hair, wearing an office building lanyard with a white button down shirt with black pants and a grey blazer falling down her arms, blushes as young woman with blond hair dressed in a pink blouse and purple skirt hugs her from behind, partially unbuttoning her shirt
Cover image for the shoujo manga Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent, Vol. 7. A girl with long blond hair and bangs, wearing a pale pink sweater over a blue and white sailor uniform, covers her nose and mouth with her hands in flustered surprise as a dark haired boy in an unbuttoned gakuran jacket and white shirt throws an arm around her shoulders and goes to nibble on her face. He holds a pair of black framed glasses in his hand.
Cover image for the BL manga Marriage to the Wolf: An Interspecies Union, Vol. 1. A man with black hair and wolf ears, wearing a black kimono with a black and gold hemp leaf pattern haori, sits next to and leans an elbow on the head of a diminutive man with brown hair and floppy rabbit ears, who wears a slate blue kimono with light gray hakama and a white haori with red cord, who clutches some purple flowers and an unopened rose to his chest.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Tales of the Tendo Family, Vol. 7. A blond young man in a white button down shirt and black slacks reclines on a red upholstered wood trimmed sofa as a young woman with long brown hair wearing a peach colored kimono kneels on the carpet next to it and rests her head on his leg.
Cover image for the josei manga You Can't Live All on Your Own!, Vol. 3. Against a yellow background are four women: a dark haired woman in fashionably oversized blue pants and horizontal striped tan top holding dango a blond woman in a light gray sweater and red plaid skirt with some travel guides, a dark haired woman wearing a blue vest over a tan blouse with black pants who talks on a smartphone as her laptop and cans of beer float around her, and a blond woman in a strapless white wedding dress.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 5. A red haired man in a tan riding coat with a white shirt and red ascot princess carries a young woman with long pink hair whose pink and white fantasy world gown has been torn by attackers, and barely hold in her generous bosoms. A young woman with long brown hair wearing a black dress is pictured behind them looking moody, and yellow dandelion flowers decorate the page.
Black and white panel from the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, showing a close up shot of the main character's pre-reincarnation self in profile. The text box reads, "In her mind", and the thought bubble covering the side of her head is a litany of, "reverse harem reverse harem reverse harem reverse harem slash smut smut smut hardcore smut moe girls slash BL BL BL TL yuri cats dogs mushrooms".
Cover image for the seinen manga Spacewalking With You, Vol. 3. A close up shot from outside a high school building, zoomed in on two boys in their white uniform shirts sitting at their desks next to the window. The dark haired boy up front has his shirt buttoned up all the way and listens intently, while the boy behind him has his bleached hair pinned up out of his eyes, wears his shirt unbuttoned over a black t-shirt, and sleepily stares out the window.
Cover image for the BL manga The Titan's Bride, Vol. 6. A giant man with tan skin and a blond mullet, wearing a fantasy world outfit in white, gold, and red with black and gold wrist bracers and boots, sits on a wooden bench in the shade of a tree in a courtyard. A dark haired Japanese young man in a black and gold fantasy world suit sits on his lap, leaning back as the giant kisses him.
Cover image for the josei manga Mr. Villain's Day Off, Vol. 6. A tall man with pointed ears and wavy black hair covering his eyes, wearing a tan trench coat over a black sweater with black pants, sits on a brick garden bed wall and eats a meat bun. Behind him, a red haired young man in a red jacket buys a balloon from a character actor in a panda suit.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Mars, Vol. 12. Against a wine red background, a young woman with shoulder length orange hair and bangs poses with her hands on her hips while wearing a form-fitting, sleeveless black dress.
Cover image for the yuri manga Afternoon Tea for Two. On a sunny summer or spring day, a young woman with long blond hair in jeans and a printed white sweatshirt sits in a rattan cane chair on a stone patio as a woman with long pink hair, wearing an ankle length grey dress with a tan shawl, brings out a tea tray.
Cover image for the BL manga Blue Summer Haze, Vol. 1. A first person POV shot of someone clinging to a blue chain link fence with one hand to look at a teenage boy in a short sleeve white baseball uniform with a long sleeve blue shirt under it, who looks back at the person at the fence in surprise.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Credits Roll into the Sea, Vol. 1. An older woman with chin length white hair blowing in the wind, wearing a white button down shirt, smiles as she films with an older super 8 camera.
Cover image for the josei manga Matcha Made in Heaven, Vol. 14. A man with short black hair and a stubble beard, wearing a green kimono, hugs from behind a woman with blond hair in a ponytail wearing an orange cable knit sweater dress. They both have silver rings on their left ring finger.
Cover image for the memoir manga My Solo Exchange Diary, Vol. 2. A woman with chin length brown hair, dressed in a pink long sleeve t-shirt with white polka dots and a pair of black sweatpants. She sits on a pink and white striped blanket with her legs stretched out, holding a large can of alcohol and carrying on a conversation with a clone of herself, who sits across from her, naked other than a bandage on her arm.
Cover image for the shoujo manga The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, Vol. 4. A young woman with long brown hair and red eyes, wearing a red multi-tiered gown with a black capelet trimmed with white fur, holds an open book. in her hand as two young men in fantasy world clothes assume fight stances behind her.
Cover image for the seinen manga April Showers Bring May Flowers, Vol. 5. A teenage boy with blond hair wearing a tan v-neck sweater over a white button down shirt and a black backpack, and a dark haired teenage girl with round glasses wearing a white and black sailor uniform, stand facing each other a little awkwardly as red and yellow maple leaves fall around them.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Double the Trouble, Twice as Nice, Vol. 3. Against a light blue background, a blond haired young man wearing a white button down shirt and a choker necklace lies on his side, supporting his head with one hand, while stretching his other arm out straight.
Cover image for the BL manga He Craves to be Teased by His Favorite ASMR Streamer, Vol. 2. A young man with blond hair, wearing a silver chain necklace with a short sleeve white button down shirt and blue boxer briefs, kneels at the feet of a seated dark haired young man in a dark shirt and pants, who strokes the blond guy's chin.
Cover image for the shoujo manga Mars, Vol. 11. Against a red background, a teenage boy with a blond shag haircut wearing a long sleeve black v-neck shirt goes to catch or throw, I can't quite tell, an airborne red apple.