muse ✨'s manga / #tw past incest(2)

While he recovers from heartbreak (Minori no Te), Tatsuyuki travels to Fukuoka where he falls into one of Rogi's schemes to see Akitora again, and also reencounters someone from his past -- a traumatized boy he'd comforted. When I first read this, I didn't know Rogi's past and had little feelings for him until the final extra. Knowing his history, this is much sadder to read. Scarlet did a wonderful job of weaving in his heartbreak. I believe the kimono with leaves he wears in one scene is actually the one from Jealousy. He may be twisted, but I feel sorry for him. I raised this a star on 3rd reread.

A 17yo looking for his missing older brother comes to the city where he meets Joe, a hustler. Thus begins this strange, strange love story. This started out fade-to-black and ended up tastefully explicit, and while the love story between Joe and Otoji was a nicely developed slow-burn, the author threw so much unnecessary drama at them it got ridiculous. I'm not sorry I read this, but it's not something I would re-read.