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you wrote it out so well.
Scrolled though the comments to see if anyone felt the same! The kiss and confession almost felt..out of place? Surprisingly? Got a heavy friendship or “birds of a feather” vibe from this, you could pick up a regular shounen jump sports manga and get more gay vibes than this story, lol. Not saying it’s bad that the relationship was added in, it just didnt really contribute much or make much of a difference to the overall tone.
tbh there wasn't much of a romantic vibe from this - to me, it's a story about friendship, jealousy, inadequacy, resentment and coming to terms with doing something that you love. It's a clear example of why you should hear the story from all sides, take an objective stance and then come to a conclusion. And why you shouldn't just avoid confrontations because running away does nothing, everything would keep biting away at you, chipping pieces off till you're full of despair. What you're really running away from is your true self, so quit prolonging it and face it. anyways, good shit ( ๑‾◡‾)σ"