Half way through I was sure I was going to rate this 5 stars. The transition of one relationship to another seemed reasonable and the romance was evenly paced, I'd say. Then the angst came. Not so much out of left field since the author did hint towards it. I understand the reaction of both characters considering none of them have received any kind of therapy for their traumatic experiences, their reactions were right within their unhealthy reasoning.
What left me so unsatisfied was that the reunion was not fleshed out like the rest of the story. It was rushed yet extended (?), just weirdly unsatisfactory. I can't put my finger on what exactly I would've wished would happen, but I just know this wasn't it. Did the author burn out in the end and just wrapped it up this way? Idk what to rate this, I just probably won't （￣へ￣）
I wish the ending of this was more similar to that for Dangerous Convenience Store (great read also).
Right!
Something about the quality of this plot in this specific story makes me grateful for no smut. I'm not a shounen ai reader myself, not into soft, "no-touch", fluff or whatever. This is the first time I appreciate that it won't have smut, though.
I feel like a smut scene would lower the value of this story to be clichéd and "just like every other bl/yaoi". Would I complain if it did happen? No, that's my cup of tea lol. But it would feel like the story would fall from it's pedestal.
Rn it's a very unique story to me, a story that I won't forget. It reminds me a lot of "A thousand cranes" bl but a much deeper, richer character portrayel.
I'd so appreciate at least one kiss scene when the kid is of age (￣∇￣") and them having a HEA
So who loves who? The incubus was in love with the grandpa? All the other world people wanted the grandpa? But grandpas main guy was the angel?
that's basically it, yeah.
WHAT A CLIFFHANGER