WTF!?!

Why did they have to reveal he was yakuza in the first place?! Yuuma just got a burn on his arm when helping out Sou's friend. D;;; it was completely unrelated to Yakuza!

Because ... dah-dah-daaaaanh ... plot developments. If everything was nicely stitched up, the way it was, the manga would be over.

Because...reasons. Do you watch EWW on YouTube? I dig your sense of humor, Thot.

Personally, I think the mother grossly over-reacted. I'm the mother of 3 sons that I gave birth to, and an adopted son and daughter. I would never presume to stand between my children and happiness. So, NO, as a mother, I DO NOT sympathize. "Mom" doesn't know her son is dating her assistant -- if she did, she would be even worse in my book. Then, she would also be standing in the way of her child's happiness... shame on ANY parent that does that. I would never dismiss a person based on their past or their affiliation with anyone. I am me, you are you and they are them...one has nothing to do with the others.

I was raised in a "family" somewhat similar to the yakuza -- I have never experienced a moment of fear caused by my "family". I have, however, experienced plenty of it caused by people who jumped to judgement out of ignorance.

It was a yakuza burn!!

I'm sorry, I never meant to imply that you were passing judgement, only that the mother was.

I don't think think my "sympathy" has as much to do with being "close" to a situation or group of people, rather I think it has more to do with having experienced a lot of things from many different "sides". I may not hold sympathy for everyone, but I do try to understand them. I also do not see why a "regular" mother is more entitled to base her concerns on her ignorance of a lifestyle or persons background than an "irregular" mother. That is like saying it's okay for a mother to be "concerned" (read prejudiced against) for her son being gay because she ignorantly believes that you can "pray the gay away". Prejudice (disguised as concern) is always a product of ignorance and is by no means pure. If a person's "concern" or opinion is based in ignorance, it doesn't matter if they are a parent or not, ignorance is ignorance and prejudice is prejudice. Being a parent does not automatically make one's motivations pure.
(In regards to prejudice... If one does not have the information required to form an opinion, the opinion should be withheld.)

You mention "leave the lifestyle" ...please tell me you were referring to the yakuza and not homosexuality. You seem too intelligent to believe that homosexuality is a choice or a lifestyle you can simply "leave". Assuming you meant the yakuza, the assistant had already left that lifestyle and the "family" with which he was involved was disbanded. Thus, giving the mother no reason to disapprove, according to your statement.
Personally, I like your elopement idea better.

I think this is a splendid opportunity for kid to grow up and find his own place in the world. Mom's doing him a favour, telling him to move out like that and not spend his entire life doting on her and her cronies. It isn't like he needs to change their diapers. They need him more than ... blah-blah-blah. Besides, he's got an artist boyfriend to support from now on. Time to shed the superfluous hangers-on.

Hum... sorry to burst your bubble but the person she said to leave the house wasn't her own kid... but Sou.
She wants the helper to leave, not her own kid.

Yeah, yeah ... I know, okay? Not everybody sees these things so on the surface, and Fuwa Shinri does tend to explore relationship angles, even in comic manga like this one. If mother tells yakuza-boy to get out, she's telling her kid to grow up and make a decision. That's how it goes.

Or are we still back in the place where we're pretending nobody at the party noticed they were both gone at the same time? And mama, who seems to have more on the ball than most yaoi older relatives, still hasn't figured them out.

She was actually kicking Sou out (the assistant) but I think the son should follow him and leave too. Let his narrow minded mother and her "cronies" starve in dirty underwear.

I know it was Sou, but it's as good as kicking out her son ... if he's a typical yaoi hero-type, that is.

Pffft. LOL.

If you ever do have kids, the teenaged years will fix that for you.