vignette00's manga / #oneshot(25)

Boy sees classmate with a full back of tattoos, then meets him again when they are both older in an alley giving a stranger a blowjob. This oneshot, if it is a oneshot, feels more like a setup than a full story: there's a briefly described yakuza backstory, a dead object of affection, a metaphor for addiction and bitterness. Given more time, I see this story progressing along predictable lines: the ex-yakuza gets over his arrested first love, the classmate becomes more than just easy money or a stand-in, the cigarette smoke something something sweetness something something. So in a way, this oneshot is better for its unfinished air -- it's possibility hinted at but denied, or a sweet love story that was nipped in the bud.