
Really great but the “twist” kinda ruined it for me. They just couldn’t resist making the seme secretly be a hot/ stylish guy who has no problem fitting in with “cool” kids. Kinda undermines the “it’s ok if you don’t fit with a certain group” message, huh? And it highlights a completely different identity issue, and that’s the one where people who are conventionally attractive pretend they’re super dorky and uncool/don’t know any better about self presentation when they actually do. Hate that fake humble shit. So that means you were sitting back and snickering with your buds the whole time in the first few chapters ? Staying quiet while they called him a loser, huh? Yikes

I wish the author would have given seme the opportunity to open up to uke about WHY he was hesitant about sex and maybe talk a little more about his vulnerabilities and past experiences with secretaries, but all in all it wasn’t too bad. The makeup scene kept me from a higher rating. The seme says “I got jealous when I remembered I’m just one of your clients” and uke didn’t actually refute that at all or offer any reassurance to him. Maybe a response like “actually I see you as more than just a customer” or “I like you too” would have been nice. Kinda bothered me a bit.
Old Mugo feels deceptively kind. Even though the other two may have their issues, I feel like HE actually may be the worst of the three. Our boy better watch his back