Otouto to Niichan

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I was tempted by the aesthetic cover and decided to give this a try. The art is a strong point, and the progression is well done, not too rushed, considering this is just a one shot. The steamy scenes are okay-ish, but not quite brimming with chemistry I'd say. The younger brother might not have a flair for spicing up his fantasies, and the older brother is quite a cardboard character with little personality of his own in either way.

But somehow, I guess this is one of the most realistic way to portray one-sided incest, and the one-shot form works well to accompany this ... development choice, since the black-haired younger brother only imagines tormenting his older brother in his mind, rather than enact his fantasies in real life. And the older brother is oblivious to it, so there is nothing to suggest that things can progress further between them - which is mostly realistic, but not necessarily satisfying. But it's a less common execution, at least to me, so I find it quite interesting.

While we get clear insights into the psychology of the younger brother (through his monologue, which I like), I would argue that the charm of the fair-haired older brother pales in comparison - like his characteristics are just a guy with a new chick every time he appears. Even as a good-for-nothing older brother, he kinda lacks depth and charisma, so I can't fully appreciate the yearning aspect of the story.

But overall, it's nice to see an author that refuses to use predictable cliche in a one-shot of this type.