i think this shouldnt be labeled as bl or anything, i think they did love eachother but not necessarily romantically (would be weird since its a 30 year old and a middle schooler) i think their love transcends romantic or even just platonic love, maybe similar to familial but who knows and who gives a fuck because this was beautiful despite it being such a short read
sorry to be this guy but as someone who struggles with mental illness and thoughts of suicide this hit way harder than i liked it would, that line he said in the truck about the son of his coworker who committed suicide, "id want to atleast not to blame him but to love him for all he suffered" really struck me in the gut and i immediately started bawling
i really do love this words cant express just how much i love this manga tackled the topics that it did