
eh yajima is a bit.. too much, like when he made that slip of tongue that suggest their relationship won't last and he's gonna bring women later, torikai didn't even made a fuss about it but now he's the one insisting he sees them as the perfect partner?? he doesn't even try to understand him at all tho he already knew the reason

Riiight???? It's frustrating and he hasn't said i love you back yet. I dont think they have a talk and clearly defined their relationship yet either.
But also I personally am giving him a bit of a pass because he despite his mouth not being connected to his brain and heart, torika is kind of noticing the little considerate things yajima has been doing for his sake and basically romantic relationship. Also low-key giving CompHet (compulsory heterosexuality) + he accidentally makes things a competition between the two of them. He's such a disaster bi

the chasing/redemption arc is non-existent. remember he was groomed, his master is the only one he sees and experienced that's why he was so accepting and forgiving. he couldn’t even think about leaving him for good. no matter how badly he abuses him as long as he confirms that it's an act of "love" from his master it's all good again. I also noticed how the pacing was so biased to dan ryeong cuz after that rough hard sex as their first time, he gave himself an "excuse" to hate mc aka being denied because their might be viewed as traitors lol AND HE KNEW THAT, but still hated him even tho it was so reasonable and its his fault really. then, right after and making him a mandala blossom, we were also slapped with his oh so tragic backstory. this is so much worse than mayday mayday, at this point maybe the author is the red flag hahahah
congrats to your 5th wedding anniversary! also for me, I'd like to read the volume 3 and get to the plot cuz I'm way past reading smut (I've already seen enough )
anw, not just the women but the men coworkers too, they're the ones suggesting and supplying the dirtiest gossips. just a call and its to trade sexual favors?? its probably because in their eyes hikaru have this feminine beauty but he's the best in his department, so it's easy to feed their ego with that kind of nonsense. I wanted someone to smash some sense to those asshats but they just get away w it and get back to work like nothing happened. tbh, can happen in rl too just not that blatant.