idk why i find them so cute ageuuudyygsgh mayb bc we’ve seen their friendship grow slowly but surely throughout the other stories???? im crying at azuma pining helplessly… having a crush is the worst feeling on earth but also it’s the best. azuma im rooting for you!!!!
no fucking way they slept together after chapters of mystery & lore-dump. what happened while reka-pon was gone?????????
nah literally i literally screamed HOE to kudou the audacity...
all her life, keigetsu was so hungry for validation that she became full of spite and resentment… it’s so narratively satisfying that the object of her envy is also the same person who treasures her so ardently. like im so sick. i think reirin loves that keigetsu doesn’t treat her like some fragile princess on a pedestal. they love each other!!!! keigetsu’s blush when reirin’s like “tee hee i’m just happy to have u to myself” ?????? i think that scene where they’re bantering over that board game is my fave yet. kinda looking forward to the next volume but also kinda sad they’re separated for now >_<
love the natural progression of it all like. they’re acting like a couple and doing couple-like things, but leaving it all unsaid even tho it’s clear they like each other… kinda obsessed with how the mangaka is just letting them toe this flirty line. it’s like the best part of dating!!! most shoujo would have had some kind of angst or confession or rando third party to make one of them jealous by now. it’s hard to make a healthy couple feel so compelling imo and i love it in this story <3
a bit obsessed with seeing him struggle with himself lol. he wants her BAD. and i love the fl so dearly… she’s so outgoing, cute, n brave. ml can hold her at an arm’s length all he wants but i know the truth. i’ll admit that an irl situationship kinda sucks but i live for the fictional push and pull
i’ve never read a shoujo with a love triangle more indecisive… every time i thought it was certain az was endgame, things would swing to sett, and vice versa. like in this last arc, i was leaning towards sett because of his unwavering support towards nina (and also bc tbh i prefer him lmao). but i see now how they’re setting az up for an antagonistic character arc - one that only nina could save him from. which, narratively speaking, is interesting, but also kinda devastating as a sett/nina enjoyer. my hopeful bet is that nina saves az out loyalty and devotion for her first love, but ultimately chooses the man who chose her at her lowest point… i don’t think i can bear to see her pick az over sett fr T_T
but i think nasu has a good chance of becoming endgame… if u read through the manga critically, ran’s heart often sways towards nasu, wanting to see him. the fact that they r secret online friends seals the deal for me personally.
in general, i think this manga treats psuedo-incest with more depth than other shoujo manga. Hear Me Out. the nuclear family is a structure that many people use to take advantage of young kids, especially orphans in the foster care system. kaya’s understanding of “family” is twisted, and he perpetuates the cycle of abuse by pressuring ran to abandon everyone else but him. ofc i don’t see him as a full-on abuser… he’s a young kid who has never really had a decent role model in his life. but the fact remains that he is very controlling. i don’t ship them, i just feel very broken-hearted towards them b/c it just feels like two naive kids desperately trying to keep each other happy and okay.
anyways i think that’s why ran/nasu will has a good chance. ran tolerates kaya’s affections because of she has a soft spot for him, but she yearns for nasu. and narratively, it’d show more character growth for ran to stand up for herself and accept her crush on nasu, despite breaking her promise to kaya. it’d be more interesting for kaya too, to learn a healthier meaning of “family.”
in conclusion: if ran/kaya end up being endgame i’m going to end it all.
i really hope you're right ┗( T﹏T )┛
it’s definitely gonna be a journey, and nasu might become the main guy for some chapters but that’s definitely not gonna last. look at all their merch and fanarts, it’s centered around kaya. it’d be weird if he author suddenly changed the ml, more likely so since kaya is very popular in japan
he loves asagiri way too earnestly. what do you mean get her off the island so she can be at the mercy of another man. foolish. asagiri pls call me i’d gladly let you kill me any day of the week
i like the financial/political slant and i like the bantering between the leads. And also i like female lead’s eyebrows; she’s drawn so pretty. refreshing to read another oi focused more on bureaucracy instead of magic. for some reason i am a freak who enjoys reading about fictional economic trade systems
As someone who has upturned eyes and resting bitch face, I love characters drawn like this. we may look abrasive, but we're actually sweet