well duh, just to be realistic, it's not easy to come out open about something like that. I think the whole family is all to blame too.. like, wtf is their mother doing? you should seriously question it because Aoi isn't some kind of devil's child that has been born to be a jerk.. Aoi has some issue, he can't think clearly and all, and then became a jerk, well he can't help it... we have a name for it, it's a 'sickness', and the funny thing about sickness you can't cure it yourself, you need help. Dude, he was raised like that and you can't blame him for being like that, it's like you are telling me people who has depression is entirely their own fault... unrealistic.
and lastly, I don't see any real effort of understanding each other not in Kouki, the mother, and Aoi. they are all to blame. even if I get what you are saying, but why can I symphathize with Aoi? because it's realistic that's why
this's my argument about it, just an opinion (づ￣ ³￣)づ
I don't really want to go deep into discussion but I don't think "be realistic" is a good support of your statement, because this is obviously fiction, which ispretty much the only reason such behaviour can be treated so lightly. Because in fiction when not distinctivley employed, there are almost never longterm suffering or trauma on the victim's side. In reality even light sexual or other harassment can be intimidating or traumatizing, depending on the individual incidents and that's by no means a weakness on their side, even if treated so very often.
In that regard the harasser have many more ways to avoid the deed than the victim, which is also their responsibility. Plus on there are entire professions and science to support psychologically.
But this is fiction so in the end all this does not necessarily have to be considered and it's the personal taste whether one accepts stories in which such issues are take lightly or just protrayed with such outcomes on both sides or not.
And there I ended up writing a long argument anyway, whooops....
well, even if it is a ''fiction'' everyone just simphatize more in something relateable, and this is a fiction about someone's life so I think it's okay to be realistic about it because everything fiction somehow make sense
even so it is our freedom to interpert it differently
sorry if I take everything seriously tho (づ￣ ³￣)づ an opinion being an opinion is okay
I really love this story it's really sweet and cute. People don't like kouki because of Aoi having a sad story.
But seriously im sick of people who don't tell others there feelings and gain so much sympathy just because of their one sided love. Suffering in silence is not helping you or the one you love in any way.
kouki did not do anything wrong, sure you can say he is ignorant of his brother's feelings but all this time he tried to understand his brother but gave up because he got fed up as most people would.
Aoi is actually to blame for the entire situation, almost raping Mitsuru and his brother finally giving up on him. Having unrequited love does not excuse you from being a jerk, you hurting does not mean you have to hurt others.
This is just my opinion guys like it or don't like it, it is entirely your prerogative.