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Yall have some valid points, but one's a fuckboy which he admits aka a narcissist and the other is a pantomath damn near ex knowitall, so genuinely not understanding what expectations you had or why they were so inflated. Not to mention, The 1950s-60s seeming timeperiod, this stuff was extremely popular in culture (especially Western and that's statistically not just something I'm pulling out my ass), so it seems very onbrand. Being Yaoi is just an added factor, but that was also commonish then or are we forgetting the Roaring 20s into the Great Depression?
Honestly I just feel like this is way more realistic than some are giving it credit for in the way it represents the characters and mindsets.