Im very upset he had chosen to run away (essentially) from hayato :( he isn't even taking the time to listen to hayato. Actually I think hayato definetly has a right to have been confused and stuff because he was almost forced by souma in the earlier chapters... and Im not sure if souma ever actually confirmed hayato feelings even after that. So really hayato started this and he should be man enough to finish it
Oops meant SOUMA started this
yea, its not like Hayato ever confessed to Souma or anything, it was more of Souma just pushing his feelings onto Hayato and Hayato felt too guilty to refuse. I think Souma is actually pretty selfish and codependent so he latched onto Hayato and didn't really want to hear what Hayato had to say on the subject. Maybe he will get better in later chapters but idk
True, the timing was just too good for Souma, I think. It just happened to be that Hayato was in a mental state that he couldn't resist Souma's advances (because Hayato has a trauma that Souma might commit suicide if he rejected him) and through their time together Hayato did develop real feelings for Souma.
So basically Hayato wouldn't have accepted Souma if it were not for Noboru, but then he never spent enough time with Noboru considering him as a love interest so he won't be able to have feelings for Noboru.
Maybe Souma was kind of selfish but I still think that he kind of gave Hayato a chance to go over what happened with Noboru and try to get over it. Hayato needed someone's help too and he felt saved by Souma in some ways (even if it were not genuine).
Each one of them went through tough times and the one I most want to make happy is Hayato, so I support Souma×Hayato. And I hope that Noboru finds a wonderful boyfriend as well. (I prefer Noboru to Souma but I think it's rather impossible for Hayato to reconsider Noboru)
I don't dislike Souma, but I think your analysis is mostly correct. The only thing I'd argue is that he does love Hayato sincerely. But it's a love that stems from what you mentioned (sorta like imprinting), which is possibly unhealthy.
I think Souma is acting too dramatic, but well, he is a teenager.
yeah, i know Noboru won't get with Hayato but i still prefer him over Souma
thinking something is love doesn't make it love and I'm just not convinced that its really love at all. to me it really just seems like Souma latched onto the first person who accepted him and in a sense Hayato latched onto Souma seeking redemption for what he did to Norboru. I hope in the coming chapters they solidify their feelings as genuine romantic feelings towards each other and not just Souma wanting someone (anyone) by his side, and Hayato not just wanting to make things up to other people.
oh its cool man, everyone can have their opinions. i just don't really like how this relationship sprouted out of guilt and neediness respectively. others may not see it like that but hey, to each their own ¯_(ツ)_/¯ i personally just don't like neediness in people and Souma seems very needy to me and then when things don't go his way he throws a pity party. the story isn't terrible, but i just wish it had stronger characters
he is too weak of a character imo and just seems really needy... sometimes i like him but then he always does something annoying and i think my first impression of him was right. on top of that it feels like Souma's feelings arnt entirely sincere but rather they stem from him wanting to belong/have someone accept him and Hayato just happened to be the first person to do that. Hayato's feelings towards Souma also seem insincere cuz he was using Souma as a replacement for Noboru. i would rather see Hayato get back with Noboru ¯_(ツ)_/¯