Upstairs and Downstairs

alheab December 6, 2015 8:07 am

In every story, it is essential to know the reason behind actions .. That is the Why?
Why did the salaryman start having lunch with the Janitor? How did their joined lunch time which I suppose didn't last more than 30 mins max knowing the Japanese workforce' productivity!
The How, is explained, but there are no clues as how come these became a habit? Is there any sort of similarities between the 2? Shared hobbies for example? What made the habit of lunch together stick?

I can't fathom the transition of this encounter into love, because I don't see any clues?

On a plus note, I liked the fact that the Janitor kept his thoughts to himself and continue to analyze the situation. It is part of his charm as an older and wiser man! However, I can't understand his sudden change of character at the park! That didn't make sense at all!!

Responses
    Ass-Hunter 2015 March 12, 2015 1:35 am

    Obviously our seme is a stalker, and or if you had noticed... The uke is a JANITOR preferably working in the SEME's work building because he is a BUSINESSMAN.

    Ass-Hunter 2015 March 12, 2015 1:36 am

    Obviously our seme is a stalker, and or if you had noticed... The uke is a JANITOR preferably working in the SEME's work building because he is a BUSINESSMAN. (salaryman whatever)

    alheab March 12, 2015 3:34 am
    Obviously our seme is a stalker, and or if you had noticed... The uke is a JANITOR preferably working in the SEME's work building because he is a BUSINESSMAN. (salaryman whatever) @Ass-Hunter 2015

    Are you saying that he did these because he is afraid of the manager because of his position?
    I don't think that is the case; we didn't see threats! and the janitor was not afraid of him. He kept ignoring him completely!

    AelixRage March 16, 2015 3:12 pm

    You have to consider it this way: Aoki likes mature, well-built men which is exactly what Mizusawa was. Aoki became interested in Mizusawa, not as a friend but as a potential lover, and over a month of having lunch together, of course they'd be a lot closer. Mizusawa was bound to fall for Aoki even if he didn't act like it, his character is a tsundere afterall (I think most, not all, of Naono Bohra's mature uke's are tsundere). The whole idea of the manga is one person falling for another, and the other person not realizing he has feelings for the other until something significant happens. Besides, this is a fictional romance manga, so it doesn't matter whether or not it complies with reality at all.

    Anonymous November 27, 2015 6:05 pm

    My thoughts are that after they met with the stairs incident, Aoki had more interest in Mizusawa and found that the lunch habit thing was the easiest way to approach and continue to approach him.

    I agree with you about the second thing though: Mizusawa being comfortable with the park sex scene feels a bit out of character for the character type he is.

    alrkitty December 6, 2015 6:33 am

    you know it isn't that complicated to figure out the why. its simple after the guy saved him he fell for him. So he pursued him under the table to get into his good graces to gradually lead into a relationship.

    and if your wondering why the janitor liked him that seems obvious to he was touched that he found a man like him cute and would be so persistent with him.

    alheab December 6, 2015 8:09 am

    It seems far-fetched that a man will spend all his lunch breaks observing another man who saved him once. This is not Cinderella!

    Joy March 12, 2016 4:24 am
    It seems far-fetched that a man will spend all his lunch breaks observing another man who saved him once. This is not Cinderella! alheab

    it is. It's not cliche but it happens. It happens with firemen and policemen. some women fall in love with them after being saved in a vulnerable situation. and in extreme cases, stalk them.

    Aiya-chan July 12, 2016 6:16 pm

    I think it is all explained quite clearly. Muzusawa saves Aoki when he falls in stairs, which leads Aoki to notice him and develop a church on him. Aoki then seeks Mizusawa out for lunch. Mizusawa doesn't reject Aokis lunch invitations cuz he too is interested in Aoki. But Mizusawa is hesitant because he can't figure out why someone like Aoki would want to hang out with someone like himself(obvious inferiority complex). He keeps accepting all of Aokis invitations because he is interested but keeps a distant partly because he doesn't think he is good enough for Aoki and partly because he is very inexperienced and doesn't quite get his own feeling. He seems to be expecting Aoki to get tired of him and moving on to a better love subject any minute.