I don't think he was molested, just that his father beat him up pretty bad. I think their father had the conception that Kichii was weak, so he'd beat him up and Kichii won't be able to reciprocate.
Though I still fail to understand why their father hated Kichii so much...Just because he had long hair and looked girly? I don't think thats all...maybe I missed something?
It is so nice to have someone feel exact the same way as me about the story. I am absolutely love this manga. About reiji and kiichi, I kinda feel it too( the forbidden love). But i think it just approach the border and never cross it. So happy that these two could find their true love later.
*long read + some spoilers ahead*
Seeing the year this was released, I really didn’t expect much. It didn’t help that it’s not an art style I’m particularly fond of (thou I must admit that the love scenes are quite sensual LoL) so I kinda started feeling it’s one of those mangas I won’t bother finishing. Boy, was I wrong.... after the first volume, I was hooked. In fact, I stayed the whole night just to finish it all! I especially loved Reiji x Naoya and the twins x Kiichi’s stories. Reiji x Shiki x Takamiya did leave a tinge of sadness in my heart. It was rather tragic how Shiki passed away thou I guess he was truly very happy until the end, having fulfilled and expressed his love for Reiji. All 3 mc’s (Reiji, Takamiya, Kiichi) didn’t just have mindless fucks and shallow relationships, they were actually passionate lovers.
As one reader pointed out, the art work did improve beautifully that at the end, I can’t help wishing there was more of Reiji x Naoya story as the latter grew up to be a gorgeous young man!
To cut my rambling, to anyone thinking of reading Love Mode, please do so. It’s easily in my top 10 all time favourite BL/yaoi manga, and trust me, I’ve read a lot!
Ps. Does anyone know which Carpenter song Reiji and Takamiya played on the piano for Shiki? Tell me please!
A couple of questions:
Did anyone feel there was a bit of almost forbidden love between Reiji and Kiichi? Look here page 11 & 12 > http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/love_mode/mf/v11/c003/1/
Same pages as above, was Kiichi molested by their father?
Let me know what you think!