He only sleeps with one woman tho? and it was like when he was really young.
I don't see your point tbh, he was a teen and curious+ people can sleep with other people even when they r in love with sb else, it's not a problem unless it's cheating, real life romance isn't that shoujo-ish either you know
The point is that the seme's words don't match his actions—was that so hard to understand?? The fifth chapter clearly showed that the seme had moved on from the uke, as he was ready to settle down with a woman who supported him during his struggles. Is that supposed to prove his love for the uke? Settling down with someone? Couldn't the uke have done the same if the seme had actually relied on him? The uke delayed his marriage, searched for him repeatedly, only to be hurt over and over again because of the seme's selfish life choices. And maybe your tiny, uncomprehending brain forgot that some people do practice celibacy.
why r u sucha nasty ass person lol
Not you getting this triggered over a stupid ass bl for a NORMAL comment I made just stating my opinion U r the only dumbass here i fear. I know ur ass is stinky go out and make friends some time
Your brain and vocabularies has really deteriorated...
u cant insult someone and call them stupid while also showing how clearly ur unable to understand chapter 5 or this yaoi in general
What did I not understand then?
You said "the fifth chapter clearly showed that the seme had moved on from the uke" which clearly isn't the case and is just not understanding the actual conflict of the story. In part it's a story of class differences. The uke comes from a far more privileged family with money while the seme is poor, in the semes eyes he can only see how little benefit there is for uke to be with him. The seme can't provide for the uke, he can only see himself as a burden for the uke who he thinks is better off as the heir of the trading company instead of wasting it on him. Seme says he's considering this other lady as a flimsy excuse, an attempt to the uke to let go and maybe even make himself let go of the uke (just look at the pained look in his eyes as he half heartedly claims he's gonna try returning her feelings). But that small moment after uke for the first time actually confesses his feelings (the thing he never did before) and they run out all dramatically, where she says “so… he's the one…” is hauntingly perfect. It's subtle but the clear implication is that she's always known his heart wasn't in it and that he was always in love with someone else. So the main conflict, the reason why seme is trying to let go of uke is his own inferiority complex, the feeling that he knows that he will be worse off in many ways being with him and not wanting to be a burden on the one he loves.
Of course this changes after uke actually confesses his feelings and he realizes their love is too important and the story ends with him not going through with trying to let him go, love conconcers all yada yada, but just look at the sort of bitter sweet somber ending. sure yes they ultimately chose their love and that the happiness from that is more important but they still had to live their relationship in secret. their love, regardless of how much in the end it is more important than everything else, is still so much in their world against their love.
So no he wasn't “ready to settle down with a woman”. You can claim what seme did is selfish and perhaps there is some selfishness of trying to shelter the one you love from yourself because of your insecurities but in his eyes it was impossible to not see him trying to love uke as the real selfish act.
I truly can never like semes like Tachibana. Sleeping with someone else just to "test it out" or "bury their feelings" is a personality trait, not a one-time decision.
I understand the era they were in, the homophobia was sky-high, but he keeps claiming he's always been in love with Asakura/keeps saying he's still in love with Asakura AND YET none of his actions show it. He says a few flowery words to Asakura but readily sleeps with other women. It's giving "I like you but not enough to fight for it." Even in the end it was Asakura who decided to fight for their love first.
I completely understand Tachibana disappearing because he thinks he doesn't deserve Asakura, but he's so finicky with every decision he makes it's infuriating.
If you enjoyed this story hats off to you, no need to defend it by replying to me. I'm not here for discourse, I just wanted an outlet for my thoughts on this.