
OH MY GHHHHHHOOOO...
The first couple slayed me so much. Please sensei, consider making a sequel, where they explore calling each other with more intimate names. :)
I don't mind with calling "sensei sensei" bed, there's a kink for it afterall, but don't you think calling sensei by his first name might be nice?
Ah, it reminds me of that time when Hikaru and Rihito from Doukyuusei series finally called each other with their first names and they blush prettily and go all wrong-footed. Awwwwwww..

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/space_asou_kai/uu/space_asou_kai-chapter-4/25/
Sensei, I am crying too. I don't mind Shounen ai, but don't tease us with the H stuff. *blushing*
Thank you sensei for his story!
Thank you scanlators!

Although this is a yaoi, it strikes me as a reflection of RL where the single woman (uke) is always blamed for the married man's (in this case seme) adultery. THat's the first question or accusation that comes to mind. Man stealer. Nevermind that it takes two to tango, and the married man is not some inanimate object that can be stolen.

I agree. I hope I do not come across as condoning the mistress, because that's not my intention at all. Like you, I do think that both are to blame, but there are degrees of blame, and I found that the blame is disproportionately placed on the mistress, while often times the cheating married person is painted as a poor piece of furniture being stolen :)
There's this other manga too, the one recently posted, can't remember which one. About the coercion victim and his boyfriend. And it raises some interesting discussion about how difficult it was for threatened victims to come forward etc...
Ah, I wish I have eloquence. I apologize for not making sense. :(

i understand the sentiment.. takes two to tango.. yeah.. can't put all the blame to the 3rd party.. yeah.. but the reason is very clear why the mistress gets the blame even though both the cheating bastard of a husband and the 3rd party are at fault..
SIMPLE:
YOU DID IT WITH A MARRIED MAN.. of course no matter who see it.. no matter how you rationalize it that you're really not that committed to the adultery.. or no matter how you shout that both you and the husband are at fault..
YOU SLEPT WITH A MARRIED MAN.. that's already OWNED, man!!! that lollipop BELONG to someone.. LICKING THE LOLLIPOP while the owner is away is plain disgusting..!! no matter how wonderful the taste..

?? The spouse is NOT an inanimate object. You don't just STEAL people away. There's no such thing unless you tie them down and fuck them.
Nobody OWNS anyone. You don't get to OWN people just because you're married. Your analogy itself is frankly disgusting.
The uke owes the wife and Takuto nothing. The uke is single and you don't even know what his values on marriage are. Not everyone gives a fuck about your marriage vows and THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO. They DO NOT HAVE TO CARE about the vows YOU and YOUR SPOUSE made. That contract is YOURS. The fault lies in YOU.
The person who has to fucking care about YOUR VOWS are the people who made them aka you and your spouse. Not some stranger. That stranger has no obligation to your marriage. That person may not even believe or care about marriage.
DO NOT ASK THE 3RD PARTY TO CARE ABOUT A MARRIAGE THE MAN(the seme) DOES NOT EVEN FUCKING CARE ABOUT. He does not have to. Your beliefs about marriage are your own, fucking lollipop or whatever.
But the uke did not sign any contract saying he can't touch the man if the man is willing and wants it. His only obligation is to not rape the man against his will because that's a basic human right. Your marriage though? That's YOUR contract and nobody else's. Nobody has to care about it. And you can't force people to.

I get what you mean. But don't you think there's also something like a social proprietary thing that doesn't let the 3rd party get away scot-free.
Let's say in a business environment. You are an amazing employee of Company A. You have a contesct with Company A that prohibits you from working for any other company, even unrelated companies in an unrelated industry, not even part time. You are, for lack of a better term, monogamously married to Company A.
From stage right came a headhunter for Company B. Maybe even the owner of Company B itself. Company B wants to headhunt you because you are an exceptional employee. You also think that Company B is top of the line and very desirable. Maybe you have always wanted to work for Company B; it was the company that inspired you to work in the industry in the first place, maybe.
Most people would resign first from Company A, with the one month notice and letters and so forth. For lack of a better term, getting a divorce from Company A. But there are also people who kept the headhunting a secret and continue to work at Company A while working at Company B also. For whatever reason. Maybe there's an unfinished project, maybe this person just like financial security. Maybe this person just wants to not let go. Etc. Until finally Company A finds out one day and cuts off your contract and you get a penalty.
Company B's headhunter is not wrong legally, but headhunting employees is sort of frowned upon isn't it? The courtesy is for Company B to urge you to resign from A before joining B.
The one that gets the penalty here is the "married person", the employee. Because the employee worked at two places even if the contract with A says the employee can't. In a divorce maybe the adulterer spouse cannot get alimony or have to pay alimony.
Company B is not wrong, but still frowned upon by the business society. Much like the mistress is not wrong, but is still frowned upon in society to meddle with a married person without waiting.

And?
So what if its frowned upon? He still isn't to be blamed. You are talking in terms of getting society's hate. But the society's hate is illogical and misplaced in the first place. Why are we putting society expectations above all else? Why are you defining yourself through society? Unless you are directly harming someone, then why should you care?

Aaah that Editor Lady-san.... please read the atmosphere a bit better please, LoL.
The "assistant" chariot turned into pumpkin and Rikka lovable oni ate it. Although... who is the cinderella here?
A mangaka appearing on a vogue cover... Ahhhh *melts* he has sooo many guises. Cute also Handsome also.

Here is my bad interpretation of the story.
I don't know if I need to put spoiler mark.
but here we go!
(Spoiler)
(Spoiler)
Black and Blond guy are friends from young.
When they're younger, they play together a lot, even if they get forcefully separated at the end of the play day, I think the next day they play again. (kids you know, hard to tell them no)
But when they grow older (a teenager) they're expected to obey the parents more.
At this point, the blond father is getting more violent.
This time they got separated for serious.
The black guy goes to the city to work and to build strength to go against the blond father. (I think the blond father might be physically strong).
Meanwhile time passes before they can meet.
The blond guy stayed with the father to take care of the father who's sinking deeper into addiction (alcoholism).
IN that time, the blond father died of alcoholism, but was violent until the end of his life.
SO in the end the black guy couldn't help the blond guy as he wanted to. He didn't have to forcefully take the blond guy away from the dad, he didn't have to fight physically with the blond father.
That is why he was hesitant and asked the blond "what about you"
He was relieved to hear the blond guy appreciated what the black guy had done (preparing so seriously), even though all of the preparation came to naught because blond father died before black guy can do anything. MOre importantly he was relieved to hear the blond guy not just appareciates the black guy's efforts, but actually LOVE HIM and wants to be with him.
So now, the only thing the black guy have left to do is help the blond guy pack up and embark on a new life without alcoholic father.
Regarding the flower, it can be a grave gift a final "good bye good riddance"
or a romantic gift of a "ohisashiburi to blond guy".
In the end it was both.
Life didn't always go to plan for the both of them,
but it was fine in the end.
that last page
"I'm going to die"
YOU DON'T SAY JIROUUUU
YOU DON'T SAY... I'm dying here too.
Nosebleed! nosebleed!