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Tbh I don't get all the Shizuma hate rn. Like yeah he definitely could be handling stuff better, but he really doesn't have as much of a choice as people seem to think. If his boss wants him to do something or go somewhere, he can't exactly decline or else he might lose his job. I understand people being annoyed about him still being friends/friendly with Yuka, but it does make sense to try and stay on good terms wirh someone who you're going to end up seeing often/working with regardless of past experiences. Shizuma is so completely long over her too, and also Yuka is the one pressuring him into stuff all the time, which he likely feels he can't refuse without putting a lot of things at risk. He also says outright that he can't know how Minato is feeling if he doesn't tell him, and I honestly relate to that a lot. If I don't know specifically what in a situation is bothering you, how am I supposed to know how to deal with it? Direct communication is so important in any relationship, and Shizuma could definitely stand to get better at that, but so could Minato. I am not blaming Minato for anything btw, his attitude and fears are completely understandable given his past and I don't blame him for being upset. I do think that in the next chapters there will probably be a scene in which boss asks for something and Shizuma gets fed up/really can't anymore and tells them to take Tatsumi(?) Instead. I hope that all makes sense lol shizuma definitely fumbling the bag rn but he's not as horrible as people are making him out to be imo