i mean yeah shizume’s actions show his love for kiumi, but him “going out of his way” is debatable. actions speak louder than words, and shizume not wanting to be seen in public with kiumi speaks volumes.
for one, i also don’t mind the lack of verbal confirmations/confessions, i also believe shizume has shown his love hence why kiumi FEELS loved. but i also really understand the thoughts of others who think otherwise. because esp with homosexual relationships, being proud of your partner is a big deal.
not to say that shizume can’t be scared or anything, but there’s a bit of internalized homophobia in him, and yes it’s something kiumi understands and shizume compensates for it too, but it’s not hard to understand why some people would feel sorry for kiumi and his never ending patience and ability to be so understanding.
Y'all have bad taste, Shizume is so fucking perfect, he's so caring and sweet. Actions speak louder than words and Shizume's actions SCREAM "I love you" in every chapter, it's easy to tell someone you love them, the difficult thing is to make them feel loved day by day. The ppl complaining about the seme have zero interpretation skills and failed to notice the "show, don't tell" approach the author took, Shizume never says "I love", but he defends his lover, cares for him, goes out his way to do things he likes in and out of bed, even if sometimes it's not something he feels 100% comfortable with, he is vulnerable when he's talking about himself to Tomo and comforting when Tomo shows his own vulnerability in return, even without the oh so precious "I love you" these two still have great communication, way better than many irl couples, so stop complaining and start actually interpret what you read
(Koh is still an asshole though, and the fact that they forgave him pisses me of, wtf that guy deserves to get kicked in the balls)