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in the beginning i thought this would be one of those novel regression things but i was pleasantly surprised that these are just real people in their universe. Ame was obviously creepy asf from the very beginning so im glad the author didnt try to constantly edge us with only hinting that she's the one behind this. straight and to the point i like it.
on the other hand i have a gut feeling thats not the only twist this story has to offer. for starters i rly dont trust that itsuki mfer. obviously he knows a lot more than he's letting on, what with the whole blocking umi thing and hiding that they knew each other before. so far his love for umi also seems like an obsession similar to ame. soooo why does he go along with this? why not present himself in umi's life as his boyfriend like how ame does his girlfriend? does he know of ame's existence? how did they meet? (VERY curious about this one)
also, what causes umi to lose his memories in the first place? idk if im blind or smth but its not entirely clear what causes umi to pass out... i dont think ame just knocked him out right? (someone pls correct me if im wrong) im very curious if this has supernatural elements to it at all, particularly with ame.
the way ame is portrayed as a sort of parody of those ecchi harem hentai in the beginning which i found quite refreshing. she's even drawn in a different way but not in a way that feels like gooner material but rather to make fun of the weird ecchi anime. even the scenes in the beginning feel like smth straight out of chainsaw man (she lwk looks like himeno too). itsuki also feels like a subversion of some trope (tho im not exactly sure what to call it). he seems TOO perfect in umi's memories, but i think we as readers shouldn't forget the early scenes with itsuki. theres smth very sinister abt him.
while i do enjoy a good doomed yaoi narrative i find myself hoping this is not the case. i dont want ame to just end up falling to the "bitchy woman gets in the way of my yaoi" trope. not saying that if it does just end up being doomed yaoi that the story wouldn't still be good. i just think it would be refreshing if she's not the sole villain. i lwk hope umi doesnt end up with either of them or he ends up both of them because so far they seem like the same typa weirdos to me. but maybe my mind will change as we get introduced to who the characters are a bit more ╮(￣▽￣)╭