I love the outcome and I love the characters. The plot was good too. There were just some ...

I love the outcome and I love the characters. The plot was good too. There were just some unnecessary things and it definitely should've been longer.

(Going to use first names here)
Atsushi messing with Ayumu because he was frustrated with his unrequited feelings is understandable. But the message could've been conveyed without the rape. Regardless, Ayumu realizing he likes Atsushi in the end was clearly not a stockholm syndrome thing. They both admired each other for years and Atsushi was the only one who realized his feelings were that of love. And so he suffered with it alone and watched the guy he loves in pain over someone else who would never return his feelings.

Despite his faults, I understand him and sympathize with him completely. Ayumu is a good kid. Despite everything, he was very forgiving and rational. The reason he was able to forgive Atsushi and accept him in the end is because he understood his feelings and read between the lines. Also you could tell he already cared about him from early on when he walked in and took the cigarette out of Atsushi's mouth and told him to stop smoking. (He won extra heart points for that from me ;) hehe <3)

This couple had a bit of a rough time getting there, but I really like both of them together. It's unfortunate we didn't get to see more of them together as a loving couple =(