I remember I rated this manga 3 star the first time I read because despite all the things I liked about this manga plus my bias for this mangaka, I really hated the uke in the first 2 volumes.
However, after I experienced a rather similar situation as the uke's, I understand him a lot better now and to me this plot becomes really realistic. It's not easy to deal with a confession from your long best friend that he has been thinking about you this way for the whole time.
It is okay with hooking up with someone but to do the same thing with your best friend is very different and almost impossible if you are unsure about your feeling toward him. I was ok with hooking up with guys I met online but I would never agree to hook up with my best friend casually and even more after knowing how serious they are about me. What if the relationship you have will be destroyed after you go out with him and it doesn't go well. The struggles the uke had are real and very understandable. The more you treasure the friendship, the more your friend is important to you, the harder you can deal with this situation. The uke did well.
This kind of situation happens all the time. Your best friend is the one you feel most at ease with, have the most fun with, and never get bored staying with them. You would feel jealous and lonely when they get a partner and have less time with you. You get angry more than them when their partner doesn't treat them right. You might question yourself sometimes if you are actually in love with them but you would end up trying to not overthinking about it to maintain the relationship you have. I was like that. My best friend was like that. At some point, we got along very well and I even thought maybe we could be more than friends. But then we became too close that it became impossible to become lovers. Whatever. This is so troublesome and draining
I remember I rated this manga 3 star the first time I read because despite all the things I liked about this manga plus my bias for this mangaka, I really hated the uke in the first 2 volumes.
However, after I experienced a rather similar situation as the uke's, I understand him a lot better now and to me this plot becomes really realistic. It's not easy to deal with a confession from your long best friend that he has been thinking about you this way for the whole time.
It is okay with hooking up with someone but to do the same thing with your best friend is very different and almost impossible if you are unsure about your feeling toward him. I was ok with hooking up with guys I met online but I would never agree to hook up with my best friend casually and even more after knowing how serious they are about me. What if the relationship you have will be destroyed after you go out with him and it doesn't go well. The struggles the uke had are real and very understandable. The more you treasure the friendship, the more your friend is important to you, the harder you can deal with this situation. The uke did well.
This kind of situation happens all the time. Your best friend is the one you feel most at ease with, have the most fun with, and never get bored staying with them. You would feel jealous and lonely when they get a partner and have less time with you. You get angry more than them when their partner doesn't treat them right. You might question yourself sometimes if you are actually in love with them but you would end up trying to not overthinking about it to maintain the relationship you have. I was like that. My best friend was like that. At some point, we got along very well and I even thought maybe we could be more than friends. But then we became too close that it became impossible to become lovers. Whatever. This is so troublesome and draining