Anyone with an ounce of pride will cringe while reading this, personally it was physically painful getting through it for many reasons (strap in):
_ While it's perfectly normal to have insecurities to work through, the FL doesn't feel good about herself (a lot of the time) unless the ML is involved in validating her, showcasing low self-esteem wish persistes for many chapters with little selfegrowth this far into the story.
_Also the FL's EVERY decision is made with the ML as the TOP priority or the MAIN reason for her actions, she has no boundaries set for herself, wish is very unhealthy.
_Tho i know the ML's whole shtick is the cold indifferent guy with the dark past (very original), he doesn't feel the need to communicate the thought process for his actions with his "partner" until she's driven into a corner and starts crying, this format is HELLA milked throughout the chapters (no srsly like everytime!) with only slight changes and different triggers, at this point of their relationship this ain't just "emo" anymore that's just toxic my dude.
_There are some major events that've been just magically resolved, like the moving to the US part?Hello? which ended suddenly leaving u confused as hell instead of being used to the fullest to further the plot's development.
Overall this is a very "Classic" approach to the Shojo genre. And while I've read many of this mangaka's work when I was young (and naive?) , that I still hold very dear (cuz nostalgia and stuff), this one is just a solide NAAAAAH/10.
~~~~ By the way if u stuck this far through my rant, WOW and also......HOW??!! Anyways thanks for listening i guess and have a great daaaay!!!
I understand that he was reserved about his indentity at first but he didn't have to take it this far! i think the worst part is lying about her career and giving her a false sense of achevemenent, that's just cruel ( i know i would die of anger and embarrassment if I were her). i get that some people r into this kinda twisted love that this series is catering to but this is just too toxic for me, and u know it's gonna get ugly so my only hope is that she somehow find out early on cuz boo he ain't gonna tell u shit.
Sis is having the female equivalent of blue balls! And doesn't seem like it's gonna end anytime soon...hang in there!!