tsukineko's manga / #'straight' uke(4)

Apparently realistic, so I might have to read it. Btw, there's a dj for this, (by the same mangaka), but I don't think it's on this site.

3.5 stars. As someone else commented, this neads a couple more chapters to stabilise their relationship. Also, I'm a bit confused as to whether they just talked about breaking up, or did they actually break up and then get back together again at the end??? I'm about to read 'Hatsukoi no Atosaki', so maybe that'll clarify things for me.

This was quite original, as far as yaoi manga stories go. It was also quite gripping - I actually found myself anxiously turning the pages, wondering what would happen to the mcs and their relationship. I was worried for the mcs, because they were obviously rather fragile, so I feared they might either break each other or break without each other - it was a dangerous balancing act at times. I'm glad they were able to grow a little healthier as their relationship progressed. That moment with the strelitzia plant was just so beautiful, and I'll admit that I shed a tear along with the uke! Plot: 4 stars; characterisation: 4 stars; smut: 4 stars; art: 3.5 stars. I would reread this manga. My main niggle with this work, is that the mangaka seemed to be hesitating between making it a twisted and dark story of unhealthy codependency and obsession, and a story of healthy, idyllic love that heals the mcs of their various issues. I think she was going for the latter, but at times their dark sides came a little too much to the forefront. However, perhaps it is precisely due to this that there was so much tension and suspense throughout.