Who can remember faces when they're buried in pillows the entire time?
— Rhys
Teahouse is an adult (18+) yaoi webcomic from Emirain, two professional comic artists. First issue is online at the Teahouse comic website.(NSFW) A fuller version is available for purchase.The story so far is about the owner, courtesans, and clients of a brothel called the Teahouse, located in the fictional country of Ivore. The country itself has a rather rigid class system in place, and the courtesans belong to the brothel's owner, much like slaves. The main source of drama is the three couples of the series, whose wide variety of personalities keeps it all interesting. And, you know, the Fanservice.The art is impressive, especially for a webcomic, and currently runs in a weekly format.Now has a fledgling Character Page
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All Girls Want Bad Boys: Axis certainly fits the bad boy image, and he's the top earning courtesan not anymore, mostly because he's the lady clients' favorite.
All There in the Manual: backstory is explained and teasers provided via separate galleries and image descriptions.
Anchored Ship: Atros and Linneus... it's clear that Linneus loves Atros very much, but Atros' emotion towards him ranges from cool and polite to downright frigid and uninterested.
In the latest installments Argent (in one of her only lines in the comic) states that a line was crossed when Atros called Linneus his "whore", resulting in even more tension between the two.
Bigger Is Better in Bed: In the print version, Rory is blessed with this, and his client pretty much calls it his only redeeming quality. You know what they say about what comes in small packages.
Bishie Sparkle: Rhys gets snark sparkles in the chapter one book.
Blatant Lies: When Linneus disrobes Gilder and in the process, lots and lots of daggers (plus the sword) hit the floor. The bottom panel shows blood on one of the daggers.
Buxom Is Better: Claret's dress especially emphasizes her assets, and Axis does seem to prefer her for this very reason. Rhys also makes a point of stating that his fiancee has a lovely (massive) set.
Inverted or averted when it comes to the tastes of the customers - although she is the most well-endowed of the female characters, she is the lowest earner in the house.
Cast Full of Gay: It is a yaoi webcomic, after all. Axis makes a big deal of appreciating Claret's generous figure though, and several of his female clients get cameo appearances.
Covered with Scars: Gilder◊, introduced in Chapter 3, has one huge scar across his nose and even more on his body.
Happiness in Slavery: it's all rather ambiguous, but at least Mercutio seems happy doing his thing. Axis is happy as well, considering his answers to fan-posed questions (going as far as to stating that if he ever got kicked out of the Teahouse, he'd find another brothel to work in). Linneus on the other hand seems to be unhappy, although that may be due to his Unrequited Love for Atros.
Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: Axis keeps loudly mentioning he's straight and drooling on the girls. He's totally not happy with Rhys' patronage. Especially because he's uke.
Holding Hands: Child-Linneus and child-Atros in the first backstory bonus pages. So sweet that it hurts.
Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Claret, and likely Linneus as well. Whether Rory, Axis, and Mercutio qualify remains to be seen. Lilith, on the other hand, is not in any kind of danger to be labeled this.
Atros is far higher in status than Linneus, who was given to Atros' father in lieu of payment for a gambling debt.
Rhys is the King of the land, and Reed knows him (and his cousin is engaged to him) so its pretty safe to say he is nobility too, so their respective relationships with Axis and Rory fall under this.
Interrupted Intimacy: Rhys kicks the door in when Axis is entertaining a client.
Slave Brand: All courtesans are branded with a tattoo of their brothel's insignia on their feet. Axis has several brands, which seems to indicate he belonged to other brothels before coming to the Teahouse. It's also possible that he ran away and was rebranded as punishment... But seeing how much he loves his job...
Take Our Word for It: The extent of Mercutio's kinky appointments are only ever described/alluded to. That said, what is said (including the revelation of his extensive sex toy collection) and others' reactions towards him makes one wonder what kinds of appointments he takes.
Axis' outburst "The day you replace me as top earner is the day I give a shit about what you think!" Well...
The bit with Axis blushing (NSFW) after Rhys pushes his hair aside when he fails to respond to a snarky remark, screams Tempting Fate in regards his eventual relationship with Rhys.
Uke: gets played with more than Seme: Linneus follows the archetype faithfully, being very effeminate and a gentle personality, while Axis is a tempestuous ladies' man, very loud about his heterosexual preferences, and not happy at all about submitting to Rhys.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: Atros and Linneus embody it from later second chapter and onto the third chapter.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Rhys and Evelyn have blue, Atros and Mercutio, both young men, grey; Claret green, Linneus soft pink, Rory bright flaming red. Axis, another redhead, seems to have naturally dark hair judging from his eyebrows and roots (confirmed by the authors). All in all the cast is very colourful in the hair department.
(NSFW) A fuller version is available for purchase.The story so far is about the owner, courtesans, and clients of a brothel called the Teahouse, located in the fictional country of Ivore. The country itself has a rather rigid class system in place, and the courtesans belong to the brothel's owner, much like slaves. The main source of drama is the three couples of the series, whose wide variety of personalities keeps it all interesting. And, you know, the Fanservice.The art is impressive, especially for a webcomic, and currently runs in a weekly format.Now has a fledgling Character Page
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