even b4 reading this the title made my jaw drop LMFAO such a banger bar
IGNIS WENT FROM LOVE RIVAL TO SISCON IM DEAD
but fr ignis and zenos' reunion was so sweet i cried sm TTT i love this resolution and rly glad it didnt go the kinda incest route LMAO also hades is such a troll i love him he wins the idgaf war hands down
bro doesnt know his lover now is also his sister... kinda incest but ignis doesnt even know rip
reading the story up to this point really makes me realize 'hotaru no yomeiri' is such a fitting name for this manga :') not only bc a firefly's lifespan is extremely short much like the what's implied of satoko's remaining time, but also bc of what fireflies represent.
it reminded me of a paper i read analyzing studio ghibli's movie 'grave of the fireflies' (hotaru no haka) that used fireflies as symbolism to show how, even through "inevitable death cutting the childrens' life short, there is a brief and touching beauty that gives their futile struggle meaning".
i kind of feel like this message applies not only satoko but also shinpei--satoko's life on a time limit with her chronic illness while shinpei never knew his entire life when he'd die early due to an assassination, enemy, or some other means, something he still doesn't know. but solving case after case on the island, making friends with the prostitutes and brothel workers, finally finding joy after a long time of suffering like with the party scene ch 40--these are the small moments of happiness possible from everything that happened in their goal of marrying each other.
both satoko and shinpei, by meeting each other, are like fireflies: despite how short their life may be, they choose to live in the face of relentless death, simply because they can still find things to love about it with each other. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH UGHHHHHHHHHHH
i'm really interested to see how the mangaka will further draw upon the firefly motif and break my heart lol (based on the scene in the first chap im alr preparing for tragedy,,, kmsing rn) also shinpei my pookie sobs my soul hurts for u
this is the first time my jaw genuinely dropped from seeing the size of his yaoi shlong omfg... atp im praying for the uke goddamn
im crying so hard like its not even a sad ending but i was practically raised by hnk and i just feel so many things... thank u haruko sensei
ou this story eats what.... i didnt expect to be this obsessed omg
me when i show up to the slow burn war but my guildmate next door sashays in
stop i love this author but honey... even w/o the incest this plot's so bad nooo b4 they cooked a banger punk model x stylist story WHERE DID THE CHEF'S HAT GOOO
idk yall be shipping them but i hope myeoil finds a way to beat they asses and send them to hell
highkey healing my childhood trauma thru them i love the cast :') also hayate is so ADHD coded n i relate to him so bad hes my pookie
IM SO ILL I LOVE ALL OF THEM BUT MY OTP RN IS ASAGI X FUJI PLSSS I NEED MORE CONFIRMED ROMANCE BETWEEN THEM PLSPLS (puppy-like himbo enthusiast here...)
i have never wanted to become part of a manhwas universe so bad PLS LET ME BE THE NANNY PLSSSS PLS IM SO