virtualyei's manga / #Slice of Life(189)

OHMYGOD THIS IS SO GOOD, I THINK I NEED MORE EVEN THOUGH IT REALLY MADE THE BEST CONCLUSION FOR THE STORY. It’s as intense as other sports manga (such as Haikyuu!!) out there!!! A must-read!!!

Done reading this novel, and I can't wait for this manga adaptation! The story will really revolve around how these two individuals come to terms with their own feelings. Both of them are straight, one fancies cross-dressing as his hobby and the other who is an indecisive straight-laced man. This angsty love story reflects real-life situations someone might experience (or experiencing) right now. I really felt the feelings and somehow understand the two perspectives of the male leads. Spoiler: Hirouse and Matsuoka were both at fault. The agony behind the lies were prolonged, the trial and error commitments made one of them doubt of the other's feelings. I honestly hate Hirouse, and I really emphatized Matsuoka's frustrations and pain Hirouse caused him. At some point, near the end of the novel, I hoped Matsuoka won't end up with Hirouse yet there is a part of me that understands that they still (somehow, in my opinion) deserved to be with each other.

The story was well-built, what I am after for is the consequences of the two abusers of Sakurano and the victim-blamer ex-girlfriend. I am glad that Sakurano ended up with Hiroto happily, and accepted by his family. I just can't accept that the abusers are living comfortably and normally out there. Ughhhh.