Woh I absolutely get yukino. Different reasons but same consequences. I have no issue with connecting deeply enough to have very close friends but anymore than that I flee like a coward (he’s actually stronger than me for that because I tend to avoid people showing romantic interest in me without meaning to and even if they’re good friends)
For my reasons, which aren’t big either, just growing up in a house where my parents were fighting everyday for stupid things and always being a bit of the odd one, I also tend to avoid conflict at all cost. All sort of conflict . I get a visceral fear every time I have to confront someone. I tough up for most things but sometimes it’s too hard and I just flee. Doesn’t stop me from having many friends and working correctly in my every day life.
So yeah I get it (and actually have much respect for yukino because he’s dealing way better with it than me at his age. Tho being attracted to arata might help him, still, you go yukino!)
I always feel the « you’ll have to make a heir » a really dumb point to ask for people to break up. Because, like, sure in this world there’s a higher percentage you’ll be able to have sex with someone of the other gender enough to produce a child but 1) some people can’t have sex with people they don’t love 2) there’s no guarantee in your life you’ll meet someone else you wanna have a family with 3) you could still be unable to conceive even if you want to 4) there’s honestly sooo many other reason someone could still not get married and/or have a child (who also grow old enough to inherit because some people die as children too) so why make it a mandatory thing.
On a much happier side not, thank you for this big updates, really made my day! I’m happy to see for once a couple that communicate and actually stay true to their feelings of staying together. I’m also sure grandpa will help them. I feel like he has regret from his own past choices, and don’t want the same to happen with his grandson.
Why do people hate yukino, yeah I felt bad for the boy when he got rejected but like it’s not yukino’s fault he likes the boy a lot but not romantically Q.Q plus we only see the story in arata’s POV and he himself say he might have read too much into things because of his feelings. It’s not a sin to be touchy-feely with your friends and in yukino’s défense, personally I have kissed a girl once when a bit drunk because of the “party vibe” so I get how that can happen (and I’m aromantic lol)
I actually really like how arata still treasure their friendship and yukino as a person without ill feelings despite the rejection and how gentle yukino was about it. They’re gonna very wholesome as a couple later (Tho they already are as friends)
Yesssss if even arata doesn't carry any ill feelings for yukino rejecting him why should we be angry at yukino I don't understand. I mean at least he rejected arata in a straightforward way. I've had people just stop talking to me at all immediately after telling them my feelings
Everyone being conflicted between the nine route and the yuri one while I’m just here since chapter 20 or so with my glass of red wine and my polyromantic ship