
mo's come such a long way. waaaay back when he was introduced i thought he was just a frickin asshole punk jerk, when he smashed that rock on zhan xixi's head. i really disliked him. but he truly is a misunderstood teen who acts out, yet genuinely has a good heart. he talks a lot of shit, but is really just a big softy. like really! im so glad jian yi and xixi forgave him and befriended him. <3

this is getting a little infuriating... plus whenever we're reminded of that bullying trauma, i feel so much pain for itonaga. it's no wonder he has such difficulty with his confidence, HOWEVER i do think his courage is boundless. he really is amazingly strong, but he questions his self-worth so much. T_T i seriously want to cradle him in my arms...

gosh. i dunno if i wanna even continue following. it was so painful up until the end of the last part. i thought yashiro understood that his feelings for doumeki were love...but i guess not. i don't think i can handle this. so slow and painful, and i've endured for far too long (from the beginning, in fact)

yea guys, i know, and i appreciate the responses. *sigh* i guess i'm just tired. i DO think we are supposed to believe yashiro loves doumeki (and he's in denial or something), but i've just never been a fan of the whole plot device / reasoning of "i love you, but i can't be with you". or "in order to protect you, i must deny my feelings and make you think i don't care". it's so old, and overused y'know? and i think yoneda kou is better than that. plus, isn't yashiro out of the yakuza now anyway? what do they have to lose? they've already been through hell / life or death. love is a risk, man. just take it! urgh maybe it's impossible to hope for a happy ending for a yakuza manga, but that IS what i wish for with all my heart. T_T
i've been thinking this ever since the first manga of this series, but...sei-san has got a really smokin' bod. plus he downplays it by wearing the quintessential hot guy outfit: white undershirt and jeans/dark pants. ugh it really gets me. *q* i say bon appetit