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Ohhh, thank you for putting what I was feeling into words!! I can't believe that's the end, their relationship can't go on if Rei is obviously so jealous and Seita is more out going Σ( ￣□￣||) plus they won't tell Asasi the problem....
Beautiful art and engaging, but unfortunately, the plot feels disjointed with a drastic time skip that pretty much goes unexplained, and it also feels incomplete as all the characters are still experiencing some type of emotional turmoil and the story ends without any of them reconciling those feelings of doubt.
I would also argue that, even though it is obvious that Asahi loves Rei, he may harbor feelings for Seita that are more than just friendship, and Rei realizes this and that is the source of his anxiety. That time that Asahi got drunk and stayed over at Seita's, his drunken/unconscious actions might have given us a glimpse of his deeper feelings for Seita, even if Asahi is not conscious of it. I do recognize that his concern for his friend that night may have only been motivated by their bond of friendship and nothing else, but when Asahi got out of Rei's car to go back to Seita's apartment in his drunken state, that right there makes me think what he feels for Seita is a bit more than just the regular love one has for a friend, and both Rei and Seita interpreted that action the same way. That's why since that night, Rei feels so anxious and Seita more determined to "passively" sabotage their relationship. In conclusion, the Mangaka should not have left such an important conflict unresolved.
On a final note, I have to say that I love stories where the Mangaka draws the characters in their older mature state. I just love to see that physical difference as it gives the story a more natural continuum feel.