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Man I got confused with who liked who and how.
Until now I'm still confused.
I understand that Woojin was only ever interested in Kyung, although he shares such a close friendship with Inseob(?) that it could be mistaken for interest, such as in Kyung's interpretation.
He said as much, and I could kinda see it throughout his thoughts and actions.

With Kyung, he never deliberately said anything like liking Woojin, but his reactions upon their reunion and afterwards sort of paint a picture of where his heart lies.
Thus, he confuses me. I know he liked Inseob throughout highschool.

-Did he still like Inseob during college?
-What about during his reunion with Woojin?
-When did he actually start getting interested in Woojin?
-At what point did his feelings for Woojin eclipse his feelings for Inseob?
-Actually, does he really like Woojin or does he feel like it's simply an inevitable conclusion and he doesn't hate it? He looks, seems, and talks like he likes him, even his thoughts and actions seem to express it, but
I feel like I got a couple of things wrong. I feel like my reading comprehension for this story is in shambles.

These two are sweeter than the sugar glazed donuts.

It was a fun, cute read. Wish there was more chapters - but it's simply a oneshot. Well, it's probably better this way, than to see the story being dragged on and end with nothing changing because "Everyday life is awesome and nothing else needs to change".

Maybe they were going for a realistic, "honest, somewhat selfish, younger lady" so as to reflect what those middle school kids might've been thinking, and I understand that there are many siblings in manga (younger and older) who act like this (I remember an older sister randomly kicking her brother on the hips so she could finally use the mirror (drop kick, I think...)) but it was a little tiring to read pages with the cousin on it. Especially the chapter that heavily featured her - I get her envy, and I get that she's finally being honest, and I understand that there are just people who throw around the word "I hate you" like it's something random, but to wish for her cousin to just continue being miserable is just lingering spite at that point. He was already miserable in middle school, and just when he's finally moving forward, she felt so upset and wanted him to stay in that muddy swamp longer, like her, who couldn't move forward. At least when she got it out of her chest she became more pleasant - attending his concert, listening a little better, not being one of those annoying people who just had to get in the way out of spite (she did seem to keep their relationship a secret from the rest of her family, after all... so it's up to Nari to reveal it or not) - I could imagine the truly hateful ones trying to really drag down others due to envy, than just hitting them with words - plus she seemed instrumental to their reunion at least.

He didn't actually need to go as far as to confine him - even with his insecurities and without knowing Eito's feelings, he could've made it go the way he wanted.
If he turned Eito into an Omega, he could pretend to be shocked that the results have changed, helped him, made him dependent only on him, thus securing his heart with less effort, and in a similarly twisted way. But considering what he said before Eito fainted, there must be a deeper reason why he decided to go do the confinement route even if it'll possibly erase Eito's good feelings towards him, right? Maybe it's the fact that at his core, Eito's a good person with an unfortunate background, and he can't let anyone know that, or maybe it's his simple desire to isolate and possess him completely. Maybe it's got something to do with his desperation against his fated pair, and now he's in a hurry? It doesn't excuse him, I get it, but I want to look deeper onto his motives when he could've taken a simpler, easier way. Then there's also the two shady accomplices - the delivery boy and doctor both. They definitely know something. I wonder, since the delivery boy appears angry and reluctant, would he try to save Eito? Might Eito end up with him instead? I'm really anticipating the next part of this story.

This story feels rather incomplete.
And in the end, for all his tenderhearted gentleness, it was odd to see him immediately turn around and respond to the elf's provocations.

I wish that they decided to use that time to talk instead, and sort out their sentiments properly.
That, plus the "love" felt like it was just shoved there for the sake of continuation, disregarding a ton of complex things in the story. The ogre's eventual love I can understand, and I could kind of see the elf's interest, but that last chapter just feels like they had forced it instead since it had gone back a few steps.

And in the event that they really grew to like each other,
there's still the looming problem between Ogres and Elves. Ogres still kill Elves and treat them terribly, and Elves still distrust Ogres in general.

The main story was ok.
The short stories were kind of like a tease, of a glimpse of potential, but may not come to fruition. They're cut just when you're about to learn more, and the information is limited, so you just make do with what you have. The worst one is probably the imprisoned boy with stuffed toys - I get the feeling that the reason why it's very short is because that is all the information one needs to get in order to understand everything - adding any more won't change a thing.

This author is really good at drawing hands and feet.
I mean, the art of this manga is great, but the fingers, the nails, the hand poses, the way the feet are drawn... they all look so amazing.

The pushiness of Hagiwara can be overwhelming, but it's just one of the things that Seto needs - it wouldn't be a stretch to say it might be his first love, in spite of dating previously.

I really want to read more, but unfortunately this hasn't been updated since 2021. As if it had been forgotten. Such a shame, too, it's only 1 chapter but it's pretty nice.