hirosue definitely is cowardly and it's also true that that's where his kindness comes from. I appreciate the nuance, but I feel like it would definitely translate better if the manga was done better
I also appreciate how hirosue had to go through things before even starting to accept that he might like a man. he pretty much has traditional values, and as a straight man, it's expected it wouldn't go fairy tale like unlike all the other manga out there. characters here feel pretty real
imo they should've went ahead with nariyuki treating mc as a replacement and then extend the volume to at least 3 volumes so that way it ends up nariyuki falling in love with him as an adult, not when he was still a child.
and just so we're clear here mc isn't a minor in the present, he's in college which is usually 18-19y.o. it's probably a case of mistranslation because what he meant to say there was he was not of legal age to drink in Japan which is 21y.o.










okay it's rare for me to root for the second guy but fuck natsuki, all my homies hate natsuki.
YUTA MY BABY YOU DESERVE BETTER. A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER THAN THAT SEXUAL HARRASSER POS.
I'd understand if the mc fell in love with natsuki for an understandable reason but he literally just fell in love with natsuki because.... he got bullied and harrassed by him, the fuck?