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0. Aazami - past Yumi x Kan1. Sabita Yoru Demo Koi Wa Sasayaku -Yumi meets Mayama and breaks up with...
this author consistently delivers the perfect package, beautiful art + great sex scenes + good complex writing, in less than 20 chapters. thank uuu author ily!!
im ngl i was hesitant to read about an abuser falling in love after hurting their past partner. i thought shuuna was gonna do that whole “i can fix him” thing. but shuuna showed him love as hayashida fixed himself. it surprised me. typically in toxic relationships the seme will approach the uke and the uke will forgive him. i like the author didn’t make them “kiss and make up.” yumi forgives hayashida by giving the past happy memories in their photo album. he sees as hayashida as human with flaws and wishes him healing. hayashida admits he was terrible and has to learn to forgive himself, live with the guilt, and let go of the past as yumi did. it’s such amazing character writing!! the author also didn’t just make the seme, hayashida, unredeemable. he’s not this one note character. hayashida lives with his mistakes and regrets, even to point of self-hate. the author makes sure to not write him as this common romanticized toxic but lovable trope. hayashida admits what he did is wrong, let’s go of his previous partner, yumi, and won’t even see him again knowing that yumi will forgive him because he doesn’t believe he should be forgiven. shuuna, hayashidas new partner, opens him to the prospect of love again after believing he didn’t deserve it. it’s a complex story and i love how the author managed to give an abuser genuine character development. hurt people will hurt others. it’s a beautiful story of forgiveness and healing. that ur not defined by ur mistakes but your actions going forward.