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I personally disagree. His shadiness just screams obsessive to me. And I mean obsessive love; the type where you'd want to lock up your lover forever. So yeah, he's shady, but their relationship isn't unhealthy. Shimizu himself said in one of the chapters that "this guy hasn't forced himself onto me once while living here". He's just someone who doesn't quite understand or want love and going through inner conflict. This author surprisingly gives her characters many layers, it's nice.
Shimizu is just really pure. Akino on the other hand .... Is a total narcissist but also really shady. Ik that his childhood played a part in this but I feel like he's sorta manipulating Shimizu even now....tbh I think Terumi and Jin's relationship is healthier and more transparent than Shimizu and shady Akino's.