I really hope my babies get an anime soon. I already reread this so much, i’d love to watch them next and hear their voice (their vas are amazing<33)
“Even the blank spaces where their feelings don’t overlapnade precious to them”
I WAS TYPING SO FAST I MADE TYPO “overlap are”
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ╥﹏╥ ╥﹏╥ ╥﹏╥ （/TДT)/
The most honest reaction to reading that line fr
YES ITS ME YES ITS ME THE ONE WHO WAITED FIVE YEARS FOR THIS I LOVE THEM SO MUCH HUHUHUHUHU THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME I CANT EVEN. NOTHING CAN EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF HOW THEIR LOVE TRANSCENDS HOW PEOPLE WOULD NORMALLY PERCEIVE WHAT LOVE IS. HUHUHU
Pls give me a dollar for every chapter that theyre gonna do it. Js for my knees and back cuz im a senile old man and these young men featured here may be of use to me. DMs for Paypal. (Im kidding but seriously theyre cracking me up w how long theyre doing it )
Ive honestly thought this since the early chapters—Hirano does love Kagiura, even from the start. At least thats how it is in my own understanding. Hirano grew up not really thinking about romance, so he never saw himself falling in love or even considered it a possibility.
Kagiura, on the other hand, has always been exposed to love and romance due to his parents; so he grew up with a really clear idea of what love looks like. Thats why he was able to recognize his feelings for Hirano.
But heres the thing: Kagiura’s definition of love? Thats exactly what Hirano has always felt, too (except for the physical touch part)—he just didn’t realize thats what it was. For him, it was so natural and normal to care for Kagiura that he didnt even think to call it love. It was just... how things were. Like, he loved Kagiura so much that it just felt like the baseline.
Also, in chapter 22, during the conversation between Miyano and Hirano, Miyano mentions something like, “Being with the person you love makes your heart race.” And that really stuck with Hirano—because around that time, he was thinking to himself that he must not feel the same way Kagiura does, since his heart wasnt racing when they were close physically.
But the part Hirano didnt hear Miyano say was literally: “The pounding heart thing is really something reserved for new couples. Once you become like family, you tend to feel calmer around them, relaxed and such.” And thats what made my whole theory feel even more solid! Hirano has been so used to being around Kagiura, so naturally at ease and caring for him, that hes in that “old couple” stage without even realizing it. Hes just completely settled into that comfort and closeness—and thats a deep kind of love too.
So yeah, Hirano mightve thought he didnt feel the same because he expected love to look or feel a certain way. But in reality, hes been in love—he just didnt recognize it, because to him, that kind of closeness with Kagiura was already his normal.
Plus, I kinda feel like he might be asexual—or maybe he just needs more time to feel comfortable with physical stuff. That was definitely a barrier for him, and probably one of the reasons he thought he didnt feel the same way as Kagiura. but really, like the previous chapters with ichinose, and what kagiura said, love isn’t all about physical things. And for Hirano, his version of love has always been more about the care, the constant presence—that deeper emotional connection.
(i love them sm sorry for rambling and taking over the comment section fr</////3)
I genuinely cant shut up over how hirano is looking at kagiura in this chapter. Like my heart, is MELTING. That’s literally the fucking look of love im gonna cry again. That LONGING, THAT GENUINE LOVE AND RAW EMOTION that we can CLEARLY see in Hirano’s eyes alone was fucking insane it drives me CRAZY
I FEARRRRR I WILL NOTTTTTT BE ABLE TO MOVE ON FROM THIS IM SO GONNA REREAD THIS CHAPTER MULTIPLE TIMES. I CANT WAIT FOR JULY UEUEUEUEUUEUUE. Also i cant take angst i js hope nothing bad happens w the last chapter<////////3
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH IM GOING CRAZY LIKE BRO THE AMOUNT OF TIMES HIRANO BLUSHED IM CRYING ITS SO PRECIOUS I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS MOMENT FOR HOURS, FOR DAYS YUEUEUUEUEUUEUEUEUUEUUEUEUEUE
Also!!! For people who dont know, they have an original song sung by their vas!!!! It’s aoi pierce and you can find it on youtube. Its lyrics are also so precious huhuhu (and their voice? Absolutely lovely huehue)