TwitteringBirdOfPrey's manga / #shy uke(45)

I stopped reading after chapter 4 when I couldn't be happy about their unhealthy codependent relationship and Sou getting what he wanted after how badly he treated Katsura. I ship Katsura and Sakurasawa. He's sweet and cute, and genuinely cares about Katsura, unlike Sou who was just feeding his own ego, and had no right to get jealous. Even if he developed feelings, his ego was his only motivation for a long time, he knew he was disabling Katsura, plus he made him feel bad by acting like he hated it, then hurt him further by telling him he wasn't doing it because he genuinely cared (which Katsura is in denial about), followed by shocking him further by kissing him, then deciding it was all over without asking how Katsura felt about anything. It's almost like he *wanted* to hurt him, then Sou felt better while Katsura became more depressed. So self-centered. In the end, he's still dependent on Sou, and misconstrues it as love. Ugh. Maybe it develops beyond that but I dislike the main couple too much to keep reading. The brother is great though.

Sequel/Spin-off of Hitorijime Theory

Couple #1: 5 stars, romance, adorable, unrequited love, childhood friends, drama, sexy, comedy, writer, oblivious seme, sweet seme, shy uke, sensitive uke, wanton uke, enthusiastic uke, healthy relationship. Couple #2: 3.5 stars, romance, cute, comedy, teacher, unsatisfying. It's not totally clear which one is the seme and uke, they only kissed, but neither has been aggressive, the teacher is "straight" and only interested when he's drunk, the other guy is sweet and patient. Couple #3: 3 stars, sexy but disappointing.

The translation forced me to give a lower rating, some parts were painful to read and really confusing because of the bad translation.

I skipped the first story (chapters 1-5), it was about an uncle & nephew.