ni-ka-CHUUUUUUUUUU's manga / #slow pace(9)

Very innocent and pure love. Very slice of life feeling.

3.5 Christ this was so melodramatic and full of nothing but untold feelings and misunderstandings. Idk if I like it or if I think this was stupid.

4.5 Fucking loved this. Not only because the development and tension was refreshingly believable and realistic, but because of the fact that the couple seemed to live absolutely ordinary normal lives. Though many of their problems seemed small, they were still very real (especially problems gay couples may face) making this story so sweetly relatable overall.

The story makes absolutely no sense, the characters are all annoying; but the little sex scenes that exist are hot.

Meh.

Current love:hate ratio- 95:5 (thanks to the blcd lawlz). 4 GAAAAAWWWDDDD why is the seme hot yet sucks so much And the uke so adorable but so frustrating It is so frustrating. How much potential this manga had. And then at some point it flipped and just became a horny fix. Given that the seme is a fucking physician and exploits and coerces the ukes condition is so fucked up and unethical. Like choose a lane: either commit to treatment for the uke seriously OR stayed fucked up. You can't do both Ohhh but the ending was actually kinda sweet. It's basically the middle and everything before the uke confesses is what sucks

Wahhhhh I'm so interested! So slice of life. I can't wait for more!

FUCK YES. Well-paced and organic relationship. It being more shounen ai/slice of life allowed the couple's relationship to develop in a believable way. Surprisingly a lot of heart-clenching moments. Even through you could instantly tell the seme/uke dynamic, it was clear they are both two DUDES. While I adore confession scenes, the fact that neither character verbally says they love them yet know their feelings are mutual is extremely refreshing. And unlike most typical yaoi mangas where reactions and moments are massively dramatized and drawn out, everything in this is so subtle (for instance the seme's possessive but just more in a way that he wants to make his feelings apparent through small actions). That being said, the extra chapter got me hella hot and bothered. They're both so seductive to each other.

There are no words for this one. It was an absolute treasure. This was so well written and it's so cool how nuanced the author wrote not just the love story aspect, But is clearly had a pretty in-depth understanding of very specific American culture (eg being gay. Mid-1900s, leaving the Amish community, homelessness in New York, interracial adoptive family). That's just really cool to see that perspective of someone who I'm assuming is not American. I do have to nitpick a bit. While i Do love how the author does get the essence of American culture, I feel like it still doesn't get delved into enough. And even saying that might be a bit unfair since this manga is already doing so much heavy lifting. I also don't quite understand the resolution that Gene has with his Amish background. I appreciate that he stuck to his wanderlust desires and it really just highlights how wonderful a partner Trevor is. But it is unclear whether or not gene visited his family again. And if not why I didn't he? Other than that, this was such a delight to read. The way expositioning of the couple throughout the story was engaging and really helped show truly who Gene and Trevor are. I am also such a sucker for slow pace progression plots, where The reader gets a glimpse of the MCs life in time.