Sodalite's manga / #romance(17)

Reminds me of Sadistic Beauty: BL Side Story and some certain parts of Color Recipe.

The art is slick

As much as I want to affirm Claude/Claudine's preferred gender, I can't help but see it more as internalized misogyny. But, at the same time, I don't want to appear transphobic nor a terf, not even a bigot. But my opinions are still not solid and still being rendered. I saw a comment that having gender dysphoria is similar to having a mental illness and affirming to that is not a cure. Just like how affirming those who experience hallucinations or psychosis and saying the things they are experiencing are real. But Idk. Whatever. I like the story...a bit. Though, it has a wonky plot.

Who cares if the plot is all over the place? and there's plotholes & loose ends? I just wanna see two hunk men fall in love, anyway. Plus, it's so comedic lol

Poor story build up, pacing is off, romance feels superficial, cheesy dialogues, and abrupt ending; but since this was one of the earliest works under yaoi genre, it's passable.