I know people similar to Ryuu's character design, and their attitude pisses me off to no end - sure, his arguments are seductive and dark. But in the first place he's looking for someone who holds his ground against him, all the while using his communcation skills like an axe. The WAY he's using to convey his thoughts is something he can choose and he does. And someone who's so bent on provocating (which is lightyears apart from "not sugarcoating", mind you) - isn't he just used to people feeling helpless faced with his impairment? This kind of "waltzing in" bluntness, which carries no need to respect another's feelings - that's not only being "honest". That's being "brutally honest" and includes walking all over everyones feelings, with no intention whatsoever to own up to what's the result.
Hiding behind being a "victim" and throwing stones from there - that's nasty, in my opinion at least.
i think this too (▰˘◡˘▰)
Sorry, but it's only in Kouhei's POV that it shows Taichi hanging around with Chiba-san and at that point it turns into something bittersweet because we already know that Kouhei is jealous and that Taichi is completely unaware of this. It should be Kouhei telling him this instead of the reverse.
And be mindful that Taichi is putting effort into the relationship despite all his circumstances with dealing with work and his grandfather being admitted into the hospital. Both of their issues are completely different, but it's affecting their relationship and more-so with Kouhei. It's also important to mention that in their relationship, Taichi becomes incredibly self conscious and given his personality, has no experience on how to bring up relationship issues without feeling embarrassed or awkward. It leaves us with a lot of tension build-up from Ryuu, who doesn't consider Taichi's circumstances as he is blunt and definitely doesn't have an optimistic mindset like him. If anything, Maya has a point to be wary of him.
In the end, it's both Taichi and Kouhei that have to talk to each other, although I feel like it may be Kouhei and Maya will probably talk to him about it too! (●'◡'●)ﾉ
Yeah kohuei does make more effort ,
But taichi got into his life career because of kouehi , and he dropped out ,
He wants to create a better road for him and whoever suffers the same ,
He is like the one who focuses on the goal without focusing on why he even began this road , and whom he loves,
I want. My babies to be lovely dovy , and taichi to approach kouhei like a lover (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
To be honest, I see Kouhei putting a lot more effort into this relationship than Taichi. And I think that because Kouhei understands this, this is what makes their relationship so unstable. Sure, Taichi is trying, but his effort seems so casual. Even worse, their communication is getting weaker the longer Taichi stays away and keeps everything to himself.
All of this, and I suspect Kouhei's growing jealousy of Taichi's coworkers, is going to make Ryuu's arguments more seductive. Mind you, those arguments are quite dark.