I hope you already read it. If not SPOILERS!
I just kinda wished they'd end up together because in the Ova it was more of a feeling they'd be together in the end. I mean sure they meet some times now, but I think that's still kinda sad. I expected another ending, more cute and fluffy, though this one is not bad either. Just not what I thought it'd turn out to be. :)
Even if they were "together", Al is a sailor... he is out to sea for extended periods of time and Ranmaru is yakuza... he can't exactly have a happy "yaoi" ending with a wife and a male "mistress". (They actually frown on that pretty hard - like death or disfigurement hard.)
This is the best possible ending for them because at least they get to see one another.
It is a sad ending, cause they can't meet very often..!! Errrrrr ( ̄ε( ̄ )
Damn. I read this because I hoped to find a better ending than the ova. But now I regret it. What's up with that sad ending? ╥﹏╥