In a lot of ways this manga is just fundamentally different from most, and I think it's noteworthy for that if nothing else. I really, really appreciate the emphasis on consent - especially consent WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS - and the fact that this manga actually acknowledges that penetrative sex isn't the only kind of sex there is - something almost completely absent in BL smut - I'm disappointed that they still end up there. I was really hoping it would end with them finding other ways to enjoy sex, especially since when it became the focus/goal is when the issues really started. So in that sense I think the first chapter is the best and most satisfying. We even got Hiro in a pro-choice shirt! Definitely haven't seen that in any other BL.
Honestly I don't think this couple was compatible, I kinda would've rather seen them break up and explored things with their respective side characters. But in a way that frustration is even more frustrating because it IS so realistic.
I love how one side character pointed out that the time you spend NOT having sex is always going to be greater and expecting sex to solve everything isn't realistic. Compatability is important, but all the rest is what makes up a relationship IMO.
If you enjoyed the sex ed aspect of this, I'd highly recommend The Good Teacher. It's one of the vanishingly few BL that I'd actually recommend taking sex tips from.
In a lot of ways this manga is just fundamentally different from most, and I think it's noteworthy for that if nothing else. I really, really appreciate the emphasis on consent - especially consent WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS - and the fact that this manga actually acknowledges that penetrative sex isn't the only kind of sex there is - something almost completely absent in BL smut - I'm disappointed that they still end up there. I was really hoping it would end with them finding other ways to enjoy sex, especially since when it became the focus/goal is when the issues really started. So in that sense I think the first chapter is the best and most satisfying. We even got Hiro in a pro-choice shirt! Definitely haven't seen that in any other BL.
Honestly I don't think this couple was compatible, I kinda would've rather seen them break up and explored things with their respective side characters. But in a way that frustration is even more frustrating because it IS so realistic.
I love how one side character pointed out that the time you spend NOT having sex is always going to be greater and expecting sex to solve everything isn't realistic. Compatability is important, but all the rest is what makes up a relationship IMO.
If you enjoyed the sex ed aspect of this, I'd highly recommend The Good Teacher. It's one of the vanishingly few BL that I'd actually recommend taking sex tips from.