I can't wait until mc meets toyoda sempai. That would be hilarious. Of course, it'll be sad to see yoshimi leave since he's a 3rd year.
this is so good. I can see this going two ways. The seme being gentle and shy, the uke being dominant. Or the uke(which we thought was dominant), gets tsun tsun during snoo snoo, and the seme gets uber horny contrary to his introduction. either way, I love it.
during snoo snoo djjs
All the people I wanted to win or didn't mind winning, ALLLLL LOST lol. So, my bet is shiva to win, cus I dislike him.
How the hell are we supposed to like furuya when his character gets opportunities handed on a silver platter what because hes furuya. I cant believe aurhor makes eijun stumble and fall for no rhyme or reason. Its shown time a time again how reliable eijun is in very stressful situations and strong opponents, yet know that hes the ace it doesn’t matter? That type of shit doesnt fly with me cus the author never built up eijuns character to crumble under pressure. Its a cop out to pave way for furuya, utter pissed off about the bias. if the authors going to build it up, i expect a payoff. Not for furuya to make a mess and eijun to clean it up.
I quit this story a fairly long time ago. I'm not sure what happened between some things, but I see not much has changed since I last read it. Since Taesoo and suha got together, I've just been all around disappointed by every single character.
are these latest few chapters canon? like it's like the characters are on crack or something
When have they not on crack?
I'm rereading this again, just to see the development of all the characters. I don't want to read too much into it, but it's pretty complicated what moments really have Kirishima so smitten with Somei. In the beginning, he stated how he likes his women, basically selfish, trample all over him, a sadist. They joke he's a masochist, but it really isn't that simple. It's moments when she's most badass that are obvious why he likes her, as a yakuza. he likes playing with her and trying to mess with her head, but he can't and I think that's another big part why he likes her. However, it causes him frustration as well, because she is indifferent.
also, something spoke out to me when he gave her 10mill to show his sincerity like in chap 5. But, she didn't want it and asked for a hairdryer. It was simple, but he looked wide-eyed. If she took the money, he'd still smile and have no probs with it, because a "selfish, money-hungry woman" would be the kind of women he says he wants. but, he likes that kind of almost plain and frank talk, in a world of schemers and liars.
Now if you look at the girls he sleeps with they are obsessed with him and know he is a bad man. They look down on other girls, they come in different packages of scheming, straightforward, possessive of him, and some treat him badly(chap 6), but he doesn't fall in love with them although they are qualities he stated he liked.
Somei gets annoyed at him and treats him like air. As a masochist, I guess that's a form of pain for him because he rather be hated than ignored.
it begs the question of can anyone other than Somei get him to fall in love, if they were a bit psycho(cus that was the moment he fell in love). If Somei was a little more psycho than she is would that make him like her a less, cus she's too much a yakuza? Is there a fine line between normal and psycho that he likes and that's Somei's personality? Or does he just like the psycho part of her? The boundaries are too unclear, maybe I'll never understand but he is an interesting character.
Your analysis is so cool!! Potential SPOILERS. There's this one extra comic where he sees a picture of her and says she's so cute and his first big money spends was to go to a funeral to see her. His love seems so pure in these moments and in a way very "normal" like young love in a way. I think it's super interesting that she defies his expectations. But because somei is who she is a person (which is badass) his love transcended puppy love into something more complex like you said. In a way, when he first met her I think he expected her to be what his younger self saw her to be, simple, shallow, and beautiful, but then he realized he was wrong and his love for her developed as well. ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
I got another analysis if you care. The one facial expression we saw that was close to love was when he asked somei if he should change to be her ideal man and was happy he didn't have to. Somei straight up said, "fuck that, be you, a crazy masochist bastard". Other Girls know he's crazy, and stay friends with benefits, or hope something is more(that somehow he'll be romantic and only look at them). They acknowledge that he's psycho but deep down could not handle him at his worst. Somei has dealt with his worst time and time again, and doesn't bat an eye to it. I guess to him, Somei is the closest to an honest friend he's had. Someone he can relate to in a small way and is actually okay with his psycho. So when she said she doesn't want him to change it wasn't a romantic statement, hopeful thinking, or enduring his personality. It was seeing him as a person, and not passing shallow judgment on his actions(like that's bad or that's good). However, I wouldn't say Somei actually accepted him/his actions/personality/violence either. That's where the complexity is, because it's so much more than accepting him, or him changing his ways. It's not any of those words or feelings. Again I'm reading to much into it.
Thank you so much for your considerate reply I think you are very perceptive! Of course I care! I think that's a super interesting point that I didn't really notice before. In a way it is like kirishima understands how intimidating he is and he know that people will make shallow judgments on who he is. He appears initially to just be a caricature of a yakuza, which is dangerous. Just like those girls that you mentioned, they just see him as a psycho who they can have a little fun with. But somei doesn't to look at people the way the world sees them and it doesn't try to simplify them into what she can understand. She sees them the way they truly are in all their complexity. In the way she really understand kirishima. She is incredibly remarkable that way. I would love to know your thoughts on on shouma and somei's relationship.
Thanks. You described Somei's charm so perfectly!! I think Shouma and Somei's relationship is built differently than Kirishima's, even though both Shouma and Kirishma are crazy for her. In Chapter 11.1, we see and understand the most of Shouma in his youth, which helps explain why he's so possessive of Somei. He called his "group of friends", dumb f*cks, because they were bragging about fighting a yakuza to impress others. He doesn't see life as carefree as that and walked away from them. He called Somei "righteous" before because she was sheltered and spoiled. Many teens the same age as him are in their bubble with no worries, while he was beaten down every day.
He loathed his unfortunate situation but was helpless in it, so he "didn't care either way". His father was the source of his misfortune and destroyed his sense of belonging, worth, and security. In contrast, Somei directly decided Shouma is the son of Renji(the F-ing mafia boss) and was willing to kill Somei's father. He was shooketh because of her badassery, but more for her conviction. Somei gave him the assurance he always wanted but never got; that anyone wholeheartedly wanted him in their family, would put their life on the line for him and protect him. Now, he doesn't have to fight alone. Without Somei, Shouma would probably be dead via overdose or shot. Somei is his entire world, his most precious person. The love is stronger than a normal brother-sister relationship(which they also have), but it doesn't go into sexual attraction either(my gut feeling). I do think he'd be willing to marry her, but not have biological kids. What do you think of their relationship?
I love your analysis! When i read it too, i was kinda thinking amojg these lines too but could never organize them. Seeing your post finally made it more coherent to me. Thanks!