Loss Time ni Hanamuke o
10/21/22 5/26/25: it did tug at my heart a bit. i liked the overall story. mc breaks up with his bf of 4yrs bc he’s tired of picking up after him and how busy he is that they don’t spend enough time together anymore. the boyfriend is a writer and has deadlines to meet. whenever he’s in working mode, he disregards everything else - including his bf. mc realizes he never actually paid attention to how busy his bf was, only ever noticed that he didn’t like how his bf was being. in the end, they talk and they BOTH apologize because it really was a them issue that they both had to deal with. they get back together but they both know there’s still uncertainty and they’re bound to mess up again, but they can work it out :) He just wanted reassurance from his boyfriend that he was still loved because he felt neglected when the bf was busy with his book. It's actually really realistic. I like that the bf isn't perfect. He openly has flaws that the mc clearly knows about and accepts. He knows his bf is selfish and he's aware when he's being manipulated. It happens in real life. That doesn't mean any of it was done out of malice. His bf is just flawed, and human, and so is the mc.
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