Honestly, kouichi already lost his family. Even if he has like one uncle left or whatever, it seems losing both of his parents was really really painful to him and it’s clear he’s not as deeply connected to his high school buddies too. There’s not a strong rope holding him back to the real world. Basketball is one thing but i don’t really know how strongly he feels about that. Also, the Titan world is just so... idk relieving? It’s the ideal utopia everyone wishes Earth was, why lose the opportunity to live in a peaceful world like that? If the opportunity was given to me, I would stay with cauis. The current world of earth rn is so full of hate and tragedy that it’s constantly gives me moments of depression on a weekly basis. I wouldn’t want to go back.
Legit, the lil bro annoys me like the lil bro from BL Motel. But in that manhwa, the bro redeemed himself. Let’s hope this one does too.
I feel! I LOVEEEE BL Motel so much but that little brother just rubs me wrong and I wanna smack the shit out of him. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Anybody know the schedules for the next two chapters?
That black-shadowed smile does not sit well with me... Will I need to prepare myself to cut a bitch?
This chapter hit too close to home. I totally understand Hozomi’s feelings. My biological father walked out on me and my family nearly 12 years ago. Even tho he was physically abusive with me as a child and he cheated on my mom, I still have very good few memories of him. They are faint but... I still cherish them to an extent. And it’s painful. I recently just contacted with him after all these years becuz I had a little hope in me that perhaps he’d explain himself truthfully and apologize and ask for forgiveness. But no... it was total disappointment and he continues to play the victim like he does towards my older half sisters. It’s... painful. Becuz I want to understand him and forgive him but... I can’t. Not when he acts pitifully and plays the victim, acting as if nothing ever happened. I’m still traumatized to this day by everything he did to me. And after messaging him, I bottled up my hurt emotions until I talked to my mom about it. I sobbed. I ugly sobbed. I sobbed hard to the point I had physical reactions to my emotional distress. It’s painful. Parental abandonment... really fucks people up. And that’s why I totally sympathize with Hozomi. I understand his emotions so much. Although I will say I was lucky enough to have such an amazing supportive mother, as well as a supportive step dad. So I had enough love and support to stay sane. But there’s no denying the void in myself that my biological father left in me. And it’s the same with Hozomi. :•(
I just read your post and wanted to first say I am sorry for your pain and am glad you have such a great mother and stepfather.
Of course I don’t know your father but I might be able to give you some insight (keep in mind though that this may not apply to your father). When I was in school to be a counselor, for a very short time, I observed and helped run a group counseling session for those who committed criminal domestic violence in one group (not the victims). Most (but not all) did not think they did anything wrong usually because that was how they where raised and to them it was normal. On the entrance questionnaire we would ask questions like: where you ever abused as a child? and Give an example of how you where punished when you did something wrong? Usually they said that they were NOT abused as a child BUT an example of punishment was someone in coming after them with a baseball bat. For this individual getting hit with a baseball bat wasn’t abuse it was just normal punishment so they didn’t think that there was anything wrong with punishing there loved ones the same way. If your father experienced or witnessed anything like this growing up they may not think they did anything wrong or seeing himself as the victim is the only way he could live with himself. For your sake not for his I hope you can find a way to forgive your biological father so that the wounded whole in your heart can cleanly heal (probably with a scar) and be filled with future loving memories if not with this father then with other loved ones.
Thank you for sharing your story.
I'm sorry to hear that you have to deal with that, it sounds like one hell of a crucible. Both you and your mom are champs.
My therapist told me that but the thing is I don’t really know if he himself experienced abuse as a child. I don’t really know anything besides the fact he mistreated his ex wife before my marrying my mom and my half sisters had similar horrible experiences with him so I don’t have a lot on him. I don’t even know the country he’s from besides the fact he’s Hispanic and that diabetes run in his side of the family. I thought if that’s the case that I’d be able to understand him more, but as of right now, I’m still heavily traumatized and not in right mindset to properly forgive him with or without an apology. Plus, he’s very manipulative and always asks my sister’s for money all the time, so I don’t really know :•/ but thank you for your comment <3
Every chapter since the break up, I legit just sob. My poor Wonyoung T_T it’s so painful. Literally every chapter I just cry. I cry for Wonyoung. (´༎ρ༎`)I feel his pain so much even tho I’ve never been in a serious relationship before.
Rest In Peace Miss Typesetter. All of my condolences & thoughts go to her, her family, her friends, and her fellow translation team. Your work was beautiful and I’m sure it was in any other works you typesetted or worked on. I thank you for all of that. My heart aches for your absence in this world. This world was too cruel to have taken you away, but I hope you continue on happily and peaceful in the afterlife. I wish you and all of your loved ones happiness.
As someone who is still suffering from the trauma of parental abandonment, it absolutely fucking pisses me off to see dumbass heartless people in this comment section complaining about Hozumi crying. Bitch, I’m the same way. I cry a fucking ton becuz of how fucked up my childhood was and my way of thinking as become all becuz a one damn parent abused me and walked out on my family. And it’s clear it’s the same for Hozumi. Y’all bitches who can’t get that thru your emotionally unintelligent skulls need to shut the fuck up becuz it’s disrespectful to everybody else who understands and who also suffers from any kind of trauma.