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i love this story. i love ma’s relationship with tatsumi being an allegory for drugs, i love how his love for hitoshi is because he’s the normalcy ma never had. i like that he’s considerate of hitoshi’s mom. ma’s character is so interesting and, in a way, compromising to like. he assaulted hitoshi when they first met yet never forced him to do anything he didn’t want to as their relationship became more domestic. he cooks their meals and cleans their home. he really loves that boy.
