2.5/5 the seme here is a scum. that SA scene could easily be put in a psychological manga wherein it becomes the source of MC's trauma, but unfortunately, in this one, it's taken so lightly, and the very next moment, really, the next moment the ML and MC met again, the ML confessed to the other and the MC just accepted him so freaking easily, it's so frustrating, coz there isn't anything to redeem the ML at all aside from his good looks, but even that can't pull how much of a scum he is. I really hoped the plot would turn into tragedy or at least psychological, but no, the author opted for such a mediocre "romance" plot. Only saving grace is the art.
what a nice, soothing story with conflicts about same sex relations that just slaps you in the face. I can't believe this wonderful work was only sold for 18.50, it's so good, the artystyle is unique and the writing is so smooth too. I thought this was gonna end tragically as many of this kind of plots usually do, but thankfully it didn't, and even when they did it's not romanticized, there's implication that they would still need to work for the challenges that they would face, but at least with their decision, they achieved to be a little bit happier and more free. Nice stuff, absolutely recommend this one.
2.5 dropping it, not much going on and it is already 2 volumes in. The uke has no freaking personality aside from he's a masochist who looks for fights to feel pain, he's also one of those who would just do monologues and blame others instead of trying to be better. I like the seme more, he's supposed to be a tsundere (apparently) but he shows so much more emotions than the uke and communicates more, he's also supposed to be shallow for liking the uke's face but it doesn't really come off that way for me; still, he is indeed a nosy, busybody who lowkey can't take no for an answer. The last straw for me was the end of vol2 when he declared that he will not to give up on meddling after the uke's affairs, despite the other boy showing him nothing but disdain for doing it time and time again. It was just a waste of panels for me, no one reflected on anything. Anyway, it's highly rated so maybe others do like it, but not me, this really isn't my cup of tea.
I like the basic lore of the world tho there's not much plot; art's good, questionable morality that gets shrugged off coz of the world the plot takes place in i.e. the seme is a working adult and the uke is a literal minor, I think he's even a middle schooler based on his uniform, and tho the seme fights off the urge to succumb to the yumema uke, he eventually did (it'd be really surprising if he didn't, that might've made this better)
forever on my reading list I guess, one of the very few, rare works that I actually dropped solely because I was too annoyed with the uke, he just ticks me off the wrong way, so childish and immature, and spoiled, and wouldn't take no for an answer. There are times when he shows his strength like being confident and straightforward, but still he resorts back to those annoying traits and never actually learns anything, If he wasn't the MC, he could easily be that one sociopathic character who stalks the ML because he rejected him and then harms the MC for getting in his way lol. I think I was in Ch.20 then just skipped past the last one just to know how it ends. I remember being excited for this one coz it's not often you see curly haired characters, it's refreshing, plus art style's nice too, but nah, even those aren't enough to keep me reading this work.