As a non-binary person settling down with my partner of 4 years, this hit right at home. I’m so thankful that we are having it much better these days. Thank you for the beautiful work.
By the way, my partner and I love going to the playground and “My ass hurts!” is what I think every time we play the seesaw. Haha.
This top quality book? Gdi I need more of this in my life! 1000*/10!!!
Anyone who dislikes this one must be the type of fujoshi who is only addicted to sexualised 2D gay men. There, I said it.
That first chapter got me in tears when Toyohashi had the monologue about being an unmarried gay man looking at the young married couple households’ light. Later on when he walks out, looking at the same scenery, but with his lover this time, I cried a bit more.
Chapter 2 got me terribly nostalgic for my favourite Japanese diner at the rural town I used to live in and their oyakodon... They are the best when done right. Tsubaki’s worries and troubles are very relatable, and he’s absolutely adorable with Azuma-san. Wish them both the best!
If you can’t even see that cooling period sometimes is necessary and a healthy thing to do in a serious and long-term relationship. Especially for young people who are going through many major life decisions and permanent changes, it’s easy to find themselves in a place when their own life doesn’t align with their partner’s at all. Miscommunication is obviously one of the big problems between these two and taking a step back is much wiser than keeping on with the meaningless fights and misunderstanding. Yes, it’s a selfish thing to do, yes, it’s gonna hurt the other party, Maya is even more damaged because he still doesn’t understand where it went wrong, yes, it’s better to leave his partner alone and whait patiently until Nemu want to talk. Nemu has never been the dominant one in this relationship so I’m fucking proud of him to realise that he needs to reevaluate his feelings and actually do it.











Rereading this manga after so long, I realised why I was sooo captivated by it years ago. Yes, it’s fucking twisted and manipulative. Exactly the stuff I crave for secretly lmao. Even bought the English book when it came out, now it’s proudly presented on the bookshelf back in my parents’ house ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭