Ngl, the way this whole brother issue was handled made me quite mad. It's already bad enough that he got forgiven so easily but what makes it even worse is the fact that there was no real repentance on his part, he was an asshole until the end, only gave a half-assed apology in the message and even before that Miyabi was the one feeling guilty towards him. Maybe it is 'realistic' considering Miyabi's deep-rooted inferiority complex as an omega but I would prefer to see him growing more as a person instead of beating himself up in front of his asshole brother. Not only that, Haruto who's Miyabi's mate doesn't even realize that the brother isn't just a regular asshole but an attempted rapist and remains oblivious while they're in contact again. If he knew he would definitely be against them interacting. It's understandable that Miyabi doesn't want to reveal something so traumatizing about his past but it leaves a bit of a bitter taste after an overall very good story.
I loved it during the first read and I still quite like it after re-reading but now I realized that Ryuunosuke tends to one-sidedly blame Kouta for things. Like the first incident in the club, Ryuu basically got mad at Kouta although they weren't even officially together atp and Ryuu was always like 'lend me your dick' so Idk what exactly did he expect. If not for Kouta's initiative to clear things up they wouldn't even get together. Then this situation in the hotel, and I'm afraid such a patter will keep repeating even after they bond. Obviously, it's not like I don't get why Ryuu felt insecure, but he wasn't the only one suffering. From the beginning it was Kouta who did more to get this relationship going, Imo.
The novel is tagged as a 'tragedy' so I'd like to know how tragic it really is and if it's BE.
I admit that I enjoy how healthy this pairing is and like the overall plot, but I still need to point out that the alpha ML being underage makes me uncomfortable. Let's be real, the author could've easily adjusted the setting to make them both adults. After seeing how many BL mangakas get scolded for underage characters on a regular basis, I can clearly see that this one gets a free pass simply because the pair is cute. It's alright but it's still a double standard, not to mention high rating of 9.7 when other mangas get downvoted for the very same reason. I guess it's the same with other controversial themes where some mangas are being hyped while others scolded despite being in fact similar. Again, I have nothing against Kiraide Isasete, just don't wanna pretend that the issue doesn't exist at all.