madd's manga / #great chemistry(76)

Amazing but sad story. I hate tragedy cuz it makes me feel like I wasted my time but this story felt realistic and a seeing the MC get over his abusive relationship and be able to move on was nice until the final moments when he expresses his love to his ex-partner to his new one. That was just devastating to me. The new guy did so much for the MC only for the MC to mention his ex in his final moments. That kind of brought the rating down for me. You never wanna be anybody’s rebound. Also the relationship between a doctor and his patient is kinda iffy ngl, but that’s just a minor nitpick. :/

I want to give this a 10/10, but I hate how Jin and Momo's relationship developed. Raping someone in their sleep is a no-no, and kissing without consent. I skipped their whole arc because I was like, aww, I thought they were hiding it, not that they weren't together, and Momo wasn't into it, and Jin was pushing it. But other than that, everything else is excellent. I got attached to all the characters; I can fricking remember their names. The girls are so sweet, especially Ayano, and I love how Hazuki threatened Ichimaru not to fall in love with Ayano lmao. I low-key ship the girls together. I like how it was a good balance of all the characters' appearances and relationships. Izumi and Haruto's relationship is hands down one of the best I have seen in a long time. Izumi is so understanding of Haruto's shortcomings and most definitely autism-coded quirks, and he is just so patient with him and accepts him for who he is. I was worried about the age gap tag, but it fell under my ok age limit (0-5 and 6-10), and they're both adults, so it's just right. THIS IS HOW YOU DO AGE GAP PEOPLE. I love how they're both just such airheads for each other, and the way Izumi acted during the Ichimaru arc puts him in my book as one of the best "seme" characters I have seen in a long time. Reading this makes me want to live where my neighbors would just become my friends lmao. I definitely will reread this.

9 out of 10 This was so fun. I loved that they didn't fall in love immediately and the reveal was gradual not immediate. I think that makes the progression feel better. The art was so pretty. Only thing is the dumb American/British kissing greeting or thanks stereotype lmao. Again: THIS IS A CUSTOM OF THE ITALIANS AND THE FRENCH. WE DON'T DO THIS LMAO, ESPECIALLY ON THE LIPS. IF ANYONE DOES THIS AND CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A CUSTOM THEY MIGHT BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU. But other than that I didn't have an issue. I like that british guy didn't force himself on Arata (aside from the kissing in his sleep scene, could've done without that) and he was patient and gave him space to decide what he wanted. That was nice. And it was so fun to see them go from average coworkers to friends to lovers. We stan healthy stories and healthy communication- I mean Horensou :3.