Maybe don’t name your bf after your long-time unrequited love? Like, that’s a really dick move, no matter what color hair he has. Mizuchi or Kaito weren’t options? Akagi isn’t even a first name. I’d punch Mr. Change-of-heart until he came up with a name that showed more thought than a drunk episode of Family Feud. I like the story but the name thing still bothers me.
What if the older brother comes home for a holiday and the parents ask him if he’s seeing anyone at school, to which he looks his brother dead in the eye and answers that he isn’t because there’s someone back home he can’t forget. Then the parents ask the younger brother and he says he’s still holding out hope for his first love, still maintaining eye contact. The two meet up while their parents are out to clearly state their feelings and set up a tentative plan for moving forward. (Maybe they move in together or agree to meet up certain days of the week?) They seem to want the same thing, so I’d like to think they work it out.
Another romantic rival?? We just moved past Subaru!! They’ve both already had to save the other from being raped! There is enough going on without some extra trying to butt in.
Give us the confrontation with Megumi’s dad. Give us them graduating and finally becoming mates. Give us more of Tsugumi being a caring older brother to Suzume, and of Megumi starting to join in. Hell, give Subaru a redemption moment where he protects Tsugumi and grudgingly accepts their relationship!
Give us anything besides him.
UNLESS..........what if this is Subaru's future bf???? And they just HAPPEN to meet through megumi? ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ (Just wishful thinking but i still really hope it's something along these lines and Subaru does get a redemption cuz other than the attempted rape he seemed like a pretty decent character who was just trying to find HIS soulmate /love story┗( T﹏T )┛)
Wait wait you're on to something, but I swear if that's not it