YSP Lover's manga / #Slice Of Life(281)

I gave up on Kou's character but I fell in love more and more with Ao. This manga is problematic on a few levels, but the only character that I could summon any sympathy for was Ao. His feelings about admitting to his lie were heart-wrenching in a way few yaoi mangas are. Every time the uke would cheat, I would feel my frustration levels rising. And they doubled when Ao would forgive him easy as anything. Once, the uke didn't even have to confess and Ao forgave him! Truly a saint, if not for the lying. Which is a major part of his motivation for everything. Why he forgives the cheating uke and would do anything for him. That and his irrefutable love. The other seme was almost a non-entity. I didn't particularly like or dislike him and he might as well could have been anyone. The uke was a waste of air. He spends the whole manga confused and conflicted and sleeping with the other seme any chance he got. He almost had me convinced that he was actually going to resist the other seme's advances at one point, but then he proceeded to sleep with him anyway. Overall, Ao should have rode off into the sunset with the other seme(turned uke). Then the uke could have went and got drunk and slept with whoever he deemed attractive enough before he got wasted, like he did at the party in the beginning of the manga.

Love between Togawa and Shima Toshiaki. "Though I didn't plan it, my relationship with Togawa-san continued. When we met outside of work, we always had sex. Aside from Togawa-san's quirkiness and the fact that he's one big perv, what really gets to me is the fact that I haven't learned from my past mistakes." "Without saying another word or doing anything, he fell asleep. Suddenly, I was struck with the urge to cry." "I don't know what I should do. Even if I want to move forward I'm scared of what could happen, it terrifies me." "I'm human, aren't I? Even though I knew that this was pointless, why did I fall in love?" "You're so cruel, telling me... to blame... Does he blame me? if so, then... maybe he won't forget about me, at least." "When I feel like smoking next time, I'll have to get them from you. So make sure you keep them away from me." "I noticed you haven't been drinking much lately." "You're really a bore." "You're so cruel, are you telling me to blame my past?" "Watch over him and try not to leave him alone. He's got himself convinced that he's fine with being alone."