I really like Ogeretsu Tanaka’s stories But I especially liked this one, I feel like it’s an improved version of the kind of stories he’s written in the past Even though it talks about awful trauma, abuse/neglect and all sorts of violence, the most heart wrenching part is the love and the human feelings that are expressed Also, it didn’t feel like the violence was gratuitous although definitely proceed with caution and don’t just read it thinking you can handle it or whatever, read tags or Trigger Warnings before I really relate to Haoran especially, this feeling of « what could I wish for that could be better than this ? A normal quiet life with someone/ people I love. » and struggling with having a normal/stable life, I feel that in my core, I’m struggling with this a lot lately and really like this ending actually At 1st, like many commented, I thought I wanted more or was surprised they hadn’t kept in touch somehow but no, this makes sense and it’s beautiful They both managed to keep on living and build themselves back up, on their own but never alone, BUT still love each other and their presence in e/o ´s life is an add on/lovely kind of « bonus » but it’s not their « whole life » anymore That’s really healthy and I’m glad in the end they are happy like the title suggests
I really like Ogeretsu Tanaka’s stories
But I especially liked this one, I feel like it’s an improved version of the kind of stories he’s written in the past
Even though it talks about awful trauma, abuse/neglect and all sorts of violence, the most heart wrenching part is the love and the human feelings that are expressed
Also, it didn’t feel like the violence was gratuitous although definitely proceed with caution and don’t just read it thinking you can handle it or whatever, read tags or Trigger Warnings before
I really relate to Haoran especially, this feeling of « what could I wish for that could be better than this ? A normal quiet life with someone/ people I love. » and struggling with having a normal/stable life, I feel that in my core, I’m struggling with this a lot lately and really like this ending actually
At 1st, like many commented, I thought I wanted more or was surprised they hadn’t kept in touch somehow but no, this makes sense and it’s beautiful
They both managed to keep on living and build themselves back up, on their own but never alone, BUT still love each other and their presence in e/o ´s life is an add on/lovely kind of « bonus » but it’s not their « whole life » anymore
That’s really healthy and I’m glad in the end they are happy like the title suggests