the novel is really cute, in my opinion. unfortunately, i haven’t been able to find a finished translation. i hope to read the full thing one day.
in the novel, most of the time that ruby cries (especially at the start), we know through her narration that she’s acting… like she cries on purpose so that everyone around her thinks she’s dumb and weak, and therefore not a threat. but even if she weren’t acting, why does it bother everyone that she cries, in my opinion, not even that often? like, people cry, especially when they’re in such bad situations. chill.
The comments after this chapter are so fucking annoying. Like, did ya'll even read? I'm honestly proud of Daichi. When he first met the seme, he was a naive college kid, but I think he really has grown. Holding onto his feelings and still being grateful for the fact that the seme saved him, despite the other things he did, doesn't make him and idiot; it makes him human. Some people are more forgiving than others, that's just how people are. In this chapter, you clearly see him try to reach his own conclusion with the seme, rather than it being done one-sidedly again. It's a smart move, and of course after all those years holding onto his past with the seme, he's still going to have lingering feelings. It still doesn't make him an idiot, I think you guy's just want to push the dumbass, doormat uke trope onto him for no good reason, but I think Daichi's case is different from that. But whatever, people don't really care to look into the characters that much.