Responses
1. Well, up until Katou there was NEVER a moment in which Yasu was anything but straight. So Rikuou would have rather preserved their friendship than ruin it by being called disgusting for not only being gay but in love with Yasu.
2. Agreed.
3. Agreed.
4. Agreed.
5. Agreed.
It was an interesting story, well paced expect towards the end, where everything seemed to happen rather quickly.
All in all my comments on this are:
1. Rikorou feelings of anger when he found out Yasu slept with Katou just because he confessed and cried were understandable. On the other hand, he should have also made a move earlier if he didn't want another man to take him.
2. Throughout the whole manga you didn't really get to see Yasu's express his feelings towards Rikorou. There were some hints given by the author, but he didn't really share any with Rikorou so when Rikorou thought he was sleeping with him out of pity, it's understandable, Yasu did that before with Katou too.
3. Overall I didn't really like the uke, Yasu was needy and selfish, he hurt those around him, especially Rikorou but even Katou a little (he was stringing him along with all those dinners and patting his head despite the fact that he knew Katou's intentions were to sleep with him again).
4. Them getting back together happend so fast as well. I mean they were in this really dark place where even Rikorou had given up, Yasu was pissed at him and ddn't really want to clarify what was going on, Rikorou saw Yasu patting Karou head... so basically done. I find it strange to believe that only a few words from the manager caused him to shift. It feels that right there are a few missing pages.
5. I guess my main dissatisfaction with this is that I feel Yasu was not worthy of all the love Rikorou had for him. I think most of the readers felt that way since they thought that even the manager and Rikorou made a better couple. I also felt like that at some point in the manga, like they will hook up, which is quite a strange expectarion for a yaoi.
That is my rant :)