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ive just reread this story in its entirety, and its left a different impression on me compared to when i was reading it as each chapter was posted. i think that i knocked it too hard the first time because i missed what usui iroha was really trying to convey. i suggested that it was plain and lacking in character detail. i was wrong.

what usui iroha illustrates in this manga is the thrill of changing yourself to be better. to feel something different and new. this is placed under many fine layers of eroticism and introspective thinking, which i am surprised to see be executed well together considering the simple, lewd nature of most erotic BL in the first place.

yuumas change comes in the form of finding who his inner self really is. id say his crush on ryohei kickstarted it very well, as he initiates breaking away from his strict academic lifestyle (living for his dad and not himself really) in order to pursue what he wanted. im very proud of yuuma. he wanted to develop himself and become freer in order to become somebody he deemed worthy of ryohei. that shows me that yuuma wants to understand himself in order to change himself regardless of the context. im very proud.

ryoheis change comes in the form of what i would essentially call luck. his idea of liking somebody was shallow because he only ever entered relationships with the premise that it would end. however, being affected by yuuma forced ryohei to think about what he really thinks and feels, instead of letting himself fall victim to circumstances of misunderstanding and convencience. i was proud to see him come to swallow his wall of pride and ask yuuma to date instead of continuing to will yuuma to ask him instead. ryohei is very good at loving, so im glad that hes getting what he deserves from yuuma.

whilst the erotic love was pleasurable, and certainly not wasted, i would like to see them strengthen their platonic love on top of that. i think that platonic love is very important now that theyre officially dating.

im a 6'0 (183cm) lady, and ive always been tall. right out of the womb. ive always liked being tall, and i wouldnt mind being taller, but sometimes i worry that a guy that i like wouldnt like me back because me being tall makes him self-conscious by emasculating him.

at the same time, i say that i wouldnt want to go out with the kind of person who internalises toxic gender roles like that, but so many men are ingrained with this expectation of being tall and such toxic masculinity that i think that even some genuinely lovely guys would feel insecure. i suppose that it would have to be a case-by-case basis.

most of the guys that ive crushed on have even been shorter than average too. i still cant tell if its a coincidence or if i seceretly have a type. this story reminded me of these happy, fluffy feelings. id love to see this fully serialised :)

jiyeon is so powerful. dowan is too nice...haebom is such a sweet guy and i think that dowan just wants to treat him like one would a soft puppy. i can say that with more confidence now ive seen this chapter. giving him a cigarette was weird though; still haven't figured that out lol.

also, these uploads are very clean and i think that its a clever courtesy to the author to set back updates considering we are all pirates...this way theyre still weekly so i see no issues. im on your side uploader, thank you for your hard work.

this is some excellent scanlation work. awesome job.

i fancy big bro so much that ive surprised myself because im normally not into his kind of character...firm but fair is such an aspirational, attractive trait.

me and murasaki have one thing in common: a growing kink for being destroyed by a dragon. in chapter 2, murasaki couldnt come to ask for tsukumo to touch him...in chapter 3.5 he asks to be destroyed...that is growth. i am shamefully proud.

this is an interesting take on how we see gods and dieties. most religions manifest gods as human-like not only in appearance, but in "good" values - in particular: justice, kindness, and impartial judgement. this dragon god however, doesnt hold these values in his human or his dragon form. a lack of these values is often labelled as "evil", because as humans we use them as tools of peace between and within ourselves.

the protagonist however hasnt labelled this dragon as "evil". he knows that as a god, the dragon cannot be judged by human standards despite that being the only thing for him to judge by. and so, he must learn about this god. he must learn what this god values not from the perspective of a human, but as a god. that experience may feel intangible, like words caught in your heart that jump through waves of meaning, but an experience nonetheless.

i hope that this relationship is explored more. the premise here about existing beyond humanity yet whilst being trapped inside of it reminds me of the anime Boogiepop Phantom (2019).

focusing on sleeping in the same bed, i dont think that its the big proclamation of love that we've culturised it to be.

if i shared a place with a partner, id want to sleep in separate beds. when i go to bed, i stay up reading manga and rolling around as i wind down. when im asleep, i dribble, kick, roll, and wake up a lot in the middle of the night. i wouldnt want to trouble my partner with these disturbances, especially considering how important sleep is.

with separate beds we can sleep together when we want to, and have personal space when we want to.