Star x Fanboy
MY FAV️️️ though i’m a sucker for conflict so kinda sad there isn’t a lot here BUT ITS STILL A VERY VERY GOOD MANHWA
From Here It Is A Secret
super cute super nice i love their relationship so much. From the beginning we are introduced from the perspective of minehito who sees rui and feels like he is being undermined by his personality. Then, it’s slightly hinted that Rui truthfully wants to know more abt minehito so not all is what it seems. Then after the situation with the cross dressing secret being revealed to rui, it’s an unfavorable situation for your secret safe haven to be revealed to the person you feel would make fun of you but that is not the case. If anything it made Rui fall harder for him as he learned more about him. Afterwards, he confronts Minehito playfully abt not talking to him during the shooting of a drama he’s in and Minehito cries! Then Rui becomes panicked. Really nicely done, the author shows readers that Rui is earnest and not a trickster-playboy archetype, it’s just his dual personality that makes it seem so. From there, they become closer (from Rui’s POV) via an interview. But Minehito thinks that there is no purpose in having Rui interview him since he unconsciously believed for a long time that no one would understand him even though he wants to. I like the pacing of the story, it’s much like a movie which becomes evident in chapter 5. This story is really nice, thoughtfully outlined, and the message is clear: Through conflict, POV, and indirect characterization, the author shows the importance of understanding that having separate personas of what you want to perceived as is not deceitful rather it’s the fluidity of a persons character and the fact that a person does not have to go find their “true” and “only” self to be happy. What you want to perceive as is not limited to one personality and is not deceiving in the least as everyone does it do some extent. The story does a great job of highlight the importance of disproving that such people are undeserving of love and understanding, and is done through the character and interactions with Rui. Everyone is three dimensional and it’s up to someone else to understand that everyone has different personalities that will not adhere to what you consider “normal” (which is FLAT and BORING, everyone can be what they want to, it’s fluid!!!!). ️️️️
Miss You, Lucifer