For a second I thought this would be the start of an arc. But we have a mind reader, a future-seer, a spy and an assassin. What was I thinking?
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I hope he stays asexual and it’s not some “oh I just didn’t meet the right person”. We need more asexual rep!!
buddy I get what you’re saying but greyace and demiace people are also on the ace spectrum & romantic and sexual attraction are also different!! and it’s not like him (or any other ace person) potentially starting to catch feelings for another person negates his aceness in any way
Yeah I get that. But as someone who is probably ace (could also be gray/Demi/etc cause I haven’t “found the right person I guess”. Love reading romance and smut, don’t care if it ever happens to me.) I just want to see Aro/ace rep without it turning into another “I found the right person” trope. Cause I don’t feel like that’ll be handled well. Maybe it will in this story but I just want the rare few depictions of asexuality to stay away from romance and never feel like the ace person needs it to be “fixed”.
(Can’t recall examples atm but) When asexuality is depicted and later they fall for someone else it tends to come off as “oh I guess I was never ace in the first place. Just gay/straight”.
I’m also saying this as some who is very ace and very likely aro so I get u. Ace rep in general is still pretty rare so obviously you want stuff that feels closer to your experience. I think my problem is just like, as much as the “finding the right person” trope fucking sucks, going purely in the opposite direction is also. reductive. and in doing so erases huge parts of the spectrum. so in the end you still end up with one-dimensional representations & stereotypes (the ace who got “””fixed””” vs the ace who is divorced from sex and romance with no in between)
that being said every time I have found (specifically japanese) characters who are explicitly identified as (aro)ace [bc japanese usage of the term differs from english] (and not just like, you get the vibes from them bc they’ve “never felt anything before” and “don’t have any interest” re: sex & romance) they’re never put through “just met the right person” plot lines (in a sex/romance way at least) so idk. also important point to separate sexual from romantic attraction - there’s some great romantic ace characters in manga as well! unfortunately not the same can be said about aro characters who experience sexual attraction/have sexual libidos but that’s not limited to just japanese media.
Also I did go look this up in japanese and there’s four chapters left, with the two of them settling into a very qp-vibes partnership by the end so! there’s that!
Let’s go lesbians! Let’s go!
All the MLs are toxic (except the new contender who doesn’t stand a chance), give me my wholesome girlies.
You don’t have time to shit and text? No one is SO BUSY they can’t send a text before bed or when they’re on the toilet.
If I was dating someone who didn’t respond to my messages for a week it’s over. Who doesn’t look at their phone even once for a week? Unless it was confiscated— which it wasn’t
Literally! Even when I’m working, if I have a lunch break or a toilet break, I’m immediately replying to friends and family and when I was dating, I would even quickly call them. On my way home from work, I’d text them or if the sunset was particularly pretty that day, I’d send a pic of it. It literally isn’t that hard at all. Even if you’re busy, take a pic of what you’re busy with. You got coffee? Great! Snap a pic and send it to your partner. About to go to bed? Quickly send a goodnight text before passing out. If they wanted to find the time, they would.
I don’t understand why they make MCs so stupid but try to pass it off as some endearing trait. It’s annoying and unbelievable. Other characters in that world should acknowledge how dumb this guy is and how easy it is to take advantage of him because of his stupidity.
I know like is like dumb and naive equals cute but most times it's just stressful
Every time Shaia was saying something remotely mean I kept thinking “Shaia! Your parents raised you better than this!! Your mom will be so upset with you right now!!”
If I was in a relationship with someone like Minato, everyone around me would be screaming to dump his ass. And I would long before anyone else told me to. The insane hot-cold nature, the constant running away the second they get upset, the stone walling… it’s not a healthy relationship. Toxic af. Shizuma is bad because he smiled (Minato only reacted at that point)? Because someone else made him happy? That’s actually insane if you think that you should be the sole source of happiness for your partner at all times.
Trauma is a reason but NEVER an excuse to treat the person you love like that. And I know this is fiction ladies and gents, but in real life. Please never never never let someone treat you badly because of their past. You deserve better.
Also this is my reaction to just ch 12, it’s been years since I last read ch 11.
Shizuma also sucks for using his day off to work.
But I still find Minato to be the more toxic one.