No, but for real, tho, the mangaka is a darn well constructed character. We can see he's off in some way when relating to the editor (I really thought he was being a manipulative weirdo in the first chapters, and genuinely scared the editor was being tricked), the editor being a guy who easily falls in love, and we see him questioning many things we take for granted in BL (and other kinds of romantic stories) and in his own relationships. I see how many people (including me) can relate to him and I love that this is taking a second volume for him to figure out how he comes to terms with his own feelings. I want to hug this mangaka so bad.
I mean, he struggles to connect to people romantically, and he has a hard time trying to connect to people while dating because he can't understand their attraction, but I love how in this chapter he could connect over a random talk about food and had fun being with the editor. I know he's struggling now, but I see how the editor's attitude can help him. The editor can't put a feeling into words, which is tough, and really hard to rationalize as the mangaka is trying to do because he's struggling and frustrated, but at the same time, the editor is willing to wait for him to fall in love back. I really want the mangaka to come to term with love not being a formula, or an essay, or as simple to summarize, but with it being a connection. GIMME MORE OF THEM! ;3; And thank you, translators!
This is solely my personal view on the manga, sorry for the ted talk. lol
Welcome to the ace spectrum, bby! (づ￣ ³￣)づ haha
No, but for real, tho, the mangaka is a darn well constructed character. We can see he's off in some way when relating to the editor (I really thought he was being a manipulative weirdo in the first chapters, and genuinely scared the editor was being tricked), the editor being a guy who easily falls in love, and we see him questioning many things we take for granted in BL (and other kinds of romantic stories) and in his own relationships. I see how many people (including me) can relate to him and I love that this is taking a second volume for him to figure out how he comes to terms with his own feelings. I want to hug this mangaka so bad.
I mean, he struggles to connect to people romantically, and he has a hard time trying to connect to people while dating because he can't understand their attraction, but I love how in this chapter he could connect over a random talk about food and had fun being with the editor. I know he's struggling now, but I see how the editor's attitude can help him. The editor can't put a feeling into words, which is tough, and really hard to rationalize as the mangaka is trying to do because he's struggling and frustrated, but at the same time, the editor is willing to wait for him to fall in love back. I really want the mangaka to come to term with love not being a formula, or an essay, or as simple to summarize, but with it being a connection. GIMME MORE OF THEM! ;3; And thank you, translators!
This is solely my personal view on the manga, sorry for the ted talk. lol