Mama Fujoushi's manga / #slice of life(3)

151 pages ANGST! Made me cry, actually, but still good. <3 The continuation of Yorokobi wa hiza no ue. I like this one better. On reread, I don't think Sagara slept with the woman (and it's entirely possible she wasn't even there all night. Aoi certainly didn't see everyone leave the building. The shoes were pretty basic dress shoes. Also, I do like this one (and omg crying), though I wish there was a bit more backstory with Aoi and how he figured out he was in love with his brother Kouki. Also... I did *not* like their mother. She came across as an uncaring bitch. She made sure he had a place to go, but it certainly seemed like she favored Kouki over Aoi too much. I don't think Aoi would have turned out the way he did if she hadn't pushed him away. One thing I did NOT like about Sagara was telling Aoi while he's already crying and feeling like no one wants him, --that his mother didn't want him. That was so wrong. I don't care how much you claim to love someone, that's SO wrong. And why didn't they make a formal statement about losing that "each other's business" bullshit? *sigh* No more rereading this one, m'kay? I need to let go of this story.

Not a romance, per se. Just a cute, heartwarming story about a straight kid who cares about his gay older brother and supports him. It's good, but too short and I think it could have been better if it'd been from the older brother's pov more and showed his feelings with his lover.

8 ch