the writing... chef's kiss

chugga chugga choo choo July 29, 2025 3:57 am

maybe i've just been dumbing down the senses too much with some of the stories i've been reading but, the writing in this is sooooo gooooood

god i love an uke that stands up for themselves and i love that the "main couple" didn't get together initially (and i'm not talking about 2-3 chapters in, i'm on 21 and they still haven't actually done it) and the seme is a piece of shit but the uke actually calls him out for it

the nuance in the uke's emotions about letting down his "friend" and just how much he doesn't trust the seme! like good, stand by your guns dude that guy seems INSANE lol.

in a much worse story he'd just bend over backwards (literally) as soon as the seme does something nice like... i guess get him out of being sued after self defense. even if the seme victim blamed him SO MUCH

good storytelling
very good art style
the story doesn't just exist in a millenial beige high rise apartment and like.... a single cafe
the characters (besides that blonde guy i guess) don't all just wear straight off the rack at UNIQLO clothes
as a former violinist, i like how the uke is portrayed to be playing the violin, its not awkward like a lot of other executions of instrument playing
and i like that he actually enjoys sex (in the right consenting context)

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    chugga chugga choo choo July 29, 2025 4:08 am

    should've honestly read maybe 2 more chapters before posting this because i wanna be a looooot meaner to wujin.

    point still stands though, i've read too many manga where the seme is an unrelenting douche but because he maybe showed sympathy once/has a sad backstory the weak submissive uke is like "b-b-but he can't be all bad!" right off the bat (cough cough jinx)

    the writing is hitting friends