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One of my faves and this kind of story is definitely not for the younger crowd, not because of the SA but because of the complicated emotions depicted so realistically here. Initially I was thinking that maybe the reason Utsumi eventually fell for Akamine was something like Stockholme Syndrome but I was wrong. He did not forgive him and I think he won't be forgiving him even in the future but it is his acceptance of Akamine's repentance that heals both the men.
Akamine is a kind guy but he did have perverted and violent tendencies for which he destroyed his own life and that is a fact, there is no two way street about this. Its good that he accepted it humbly and also dealt with the karma that came his way.