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regarding ur last point, this is the flashback/Llewelyn's first encounter with Shavonne and I think Shavonne was a prison ward because being a writer wasn't making enough money for him, not too sure tho
i've finished reading til the last chapter that's available on lezhin and ya, my question has clear answer that it's their flashback. shavonne was a prison ward in the institution that kept 'prisoner' like lewellyn. the setting was back to eight years ago when shavonne first kicked out and being a homeless person for the first time!
there's plenty i want to write about the series;
-this story has a neat story-telling as it keeps changing point of view from third person to either lewellyn and also shavonne, but it doesn't confuse or makes you bored because the pace is enjoyable. it's thrilling!
-the characters are really unique. i think it's my first time finding a serial killer with such strange obsession to fucking onions? and what's about his speech? don't you think sometimes lewellyn could get too sarcastic even if he's always right? it feels like he lacks symphaty in his choice of words--we still don't know whether he didn't get proper education or it's just the way he is, but he's clearly not stupid plus he seems to know hanakotoba so well (when he wants to gifting shavonne a thing)
-although they made a conversation about the serial murder that happened in their neighborhood, tbh i kinda have doubt if lewellyn is the real suspect. he's very suspicious, but what's his motive if he was indeed the killer? what's his actual job truthfully? before they both being acquintances, what he did was only peeling onions all day. from where he got the money omg
-and those letters, too. yeah, shavonne's ex has been caught red handed as the stalker, but later when shavonne acknowledges mr newell is in fact lewellyn since begin with, doesn't it mean lewellyn was basically bribing him because shavonne basically penniless. and shavonne, who's afraid of being lonely, has come to accepting lewellyn's feeling because he just doesn't want to end up alone. but what if those flirty notes were sent by lewellyn? (note that i'm still on 27th chapter so maybe these questions would have answer in next chaps)
-anyway that one panel where lewellyn being captured in a prison, is that a dream or reality? why shavon being the prison ward??? or is that supposed to be their past???