❀'s manga / #slow relationship(468)

this is an interesting concept but kinda boring and kinda wtf sometimes. like what is that plot point where the seme is almost jerking off in the office and uke walks in?? and then uke jerks off in front of seme so they are even??? could have done without that but otherwise it was a nice slow paced story. i think uke is 24 and seme is 38. a considerable age gap. the points about gen z are very real lol.

cute but i would not read again. officials are out on bato. this kind of innocent naive uke is just not for me. apparently seme comforts him one day at the park after his parrot dies and uke falls in love unknowingly. he chases seme to university and joins the hiking club to be closer to seme and to get a chance to thank him. seme is kinda like w/e about it though he does remember uke. somehow through a bit of hiking and club activity they get closer. uke realizes his feelings are romantic, not just gratitude. and somehow the cold seme comes around to like uke too. this is the most unbelievable part. though seme is cold at first, he realizes his feelings first and kinda forces uke to ask him out... seme did kinda save uke from a stalker. and i don't get why seme is obsessed with marbles. and apparently his family is rich... random ass details dropped in that don't add much to the plot. uke's from a normal family from the countryside so he's naive. these characters are so politically correct lol. especially the seme. it could only work with a naive basic uke. it's a cute story but boring, lacks depth.

THIS WAS SO CUTE. REAL SLOW AND NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEELINGS BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE BOTH SO REAL. SO GENUINE. SO CUTE ASLIFJSALFKSELGIAEIS and no dumbass miscommunication shit. they realize they like each other and then there's the confession. wonderful pacing. love the characters too.

they work at a hair salon. uke is 29, a stylist. seme is 22, an assistant. seme likes uke and slowly kinda wears him down. then we see them start the relationship and seme not sure about uke's feelings and uke slowly opening up more. uke is kinda tsundere. they have a cute dynamic. i quite like this author's realistic dialogue.

seme in last year high school. uke first year uni. uke helps seme on the train one day. seme happens across the cafe where uke works kinda due to a clue and then becomes a regular. not sure when his feelings develop from thankful to affection, but he doesn't seem to realize it himself at first. he says he admires the way uke is kind and sociable, wanting to be like that. but then realizes along the way he likes uke romantically. he confesses but is turned down by uke, who just thought of seme as a big dog type friend. but i guess uke muses over it a bit and realizes he wants to give dating with seme a try and invites seme over. they eat and talk and then uke confesses back and i guess they are together i like this author a lot, the way they write dialogue is so real. like people have small talk and just chat, not every convo is forced for the plot.

man i can't stand the uke. i guess he's kinda understandable though. but seme's realization of love is so unrealistic i can't stand him either now lol. basically they were childhood friends but then one day uke moved away without saying anything except the teacher telling the class on the last day and they never had a personal moment to talk despite being bffs. seme always regretted it and wanted to see uke again. one day he does, he sees uke randomly in his uni class though uke is not in uni, he just snuck in..... so unrealistic bruh. and apparently uke has liked seme all this time. so he feels awkward being friends wit seme again. he wants more or nothing so he tells seme his feelings after much pestering and then disappears again. seme recruits help of mutual friend to get in touch with uke. turns out he thought about his own feelings and thinks he loves uke too. so they get together.... and kinda the end though we see some excerpts from their future. uke is such a low-rung on the social ladder though like no ambition, just working 3+ part time jobs simultaneously, dropped out in high school......

this story is awesome, but i think it should have been longer. beautiful art, though seme is not my type. and a well thought out story. great pacing and very sweet moments. honestly everything is great, we just needed more time with them to show the development of their relationship. otherwise i feel like their love is kinda unconvincing. so they meet in high school and uke falls in love at first sight. he thinks seme is a girl and runs off when he realizes he's a guy. but he still is super attracted to seme. after that seme thinks uke's reaction is cute and keeps teasing uke and going up to him. they clearly have feelings for each other and seme invites uke out to hang with friends and then to make rings. FUCKING MAKING RINGS BRUHHHH they get matching rings and it's so sweet how they are with each other and seme confesses he likes uke. but uke runs off because he knows seme's dream is to be an actor and uke doesn't want to blemish that by being seme's gay partner or something. so after that they lose contact for 7 years. now seme is finally a successful actor. uke gets assigned to be his bodyguard cuz he's got a stalker. seme confronts uke to say why uke ghosted him 7 years ago. uke tells the truth and then seme says he still likes uke and uke basically admits the same cuz he's still wearing the ring he made as a necklace. after that they fuck and confirm their love for each other and they're going out for real this time. honestly it's good but i just think their love confessions don't make sense when they barely knew each other 7 years ago. seme says a lot of shit about how he was always thinking about uke and wanted uke even more than acting, but like dude you barely knew uke.... you only hung out twice and talked a dozen times....

they were kinda friends in high school. seme kissed uke once but then they didn't really act on it anymore. they had a good time and made memories, but it's just weird nobody talked about the kiss??? and now they are adults and uke is a reporter, seme is famous judo athlete. uke scores an interview with seme who never agrees to interviews. seme confesses he's always liked uke. uke has always liked seme too. then they basically get together. no sex, though we see them naked and it's implied to happen after. and they've masturbated thinking of each other.