HATANO IS CRAZY BEAUTIFUL OH MY GODDDDDDDDD HE IS EVERYTHING TO ME WHATTTT.
Btw Ik people have been disagreeing on whether they ship hatano w the Mc or not, bc of the age gap and other things, but to me it's clear hatano and the Mc WILL NOT end up together as long as he's a high schooler. Even the Mc has made that clear and I'm sure the author doesn't want that either. Although I'm sure hatano could get any other love interest in the manga, he's actively chosen to keep loving the Mc, even as an unrequited love. To me, this has such a sweet potential to make the Mc see the world of BL with another perspective. But I completely understand all other opinions in this regard and respect everyone!!!!! Thanks for translating as well!!