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Well yes it’s a simple plot but even the side characters are all aware it’s a small problem that they BOTH overcomplicated. The boss literally said “is this a romantic drama”. Bc yes it’s so simple and dramatic. They are new to relationships and extremely concerned about keeping the other person happy. It’s actually quite realistic once you consider they’ve been dating for almost 2 months only. You’re still learning to always communicate and working on building up confidence in knowing what your partner needs.

They’re even grappling with feeling clingyness towards the other, homophobia, and boundaries. One will feel sad abt him taking the other job(he’s not even aware of this pettiness), and the other wants to ask him to move in together. I mean these are all normal and meaningful milestones in a relationship. Also yes he’s being a whiny bitch but you completely missed the point. It’s actually out of character for him?? He’s never cared about having a partner so him feeling emotional abt the person he’s literally IN LOVE with going to a different company is meant to showhow much he has changed. The side characters literally said how refreshing it is to see him act like a regular human in this way.

The author didn’t “have to make conflict” their behaviors are obviously intentional and make sense with where they are in their relationship. I know what you mean by repetitive and lame but I still think you missed the point. How they showtheir love and move forward in their relationship is literally 90% of the manga.

It confuses me when ppl complain about realistic simplicity when it is so obvious this manga is simple and sweet. I mean literally what about the art, cover, panels, and storyline makes you think this manga is unpredictable, shocking or unique. It’s literally an office romance god forbid the biggest milestone is the a grocery store arc. This isn’t one piece. It’s supposed to be a good story with simple conflicts. If u want something with a more active plot and conflict you can literally go look for it. Ppl literally complain about things not being green flag or soft enough in other Yaois like Behind the Scenes (a good rec if u want something complex relationship stuff). I appreciate both and I know how to recognize how dark, deep, or complex a Yaoi will be based on the art style or cover.

Srry to go off but since you said your tired of it maybe thinking abt this will help you get what you want out of ur reading every time

Got the words out of my mouth! I'm overly tired of people having problem with simple complex always wanting that Mafia assassin ceo zombie bs. This kind of story reflects some aspects in real life and people have been guilty of over complicating simple things because they care! They care so much that simple things become complicated! Not everything is about helicopters, drugs and bullshit. Ugh. But you worded it nicely ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~

I 100% agree!!! What I’ve always loved about this manga is how human it is. It’s simple, but the dynamics, the push and pull between the characters, make so much sense. If you understand where Shinobu and Hikaru are coming from, you can’t help but feel for both of them.

And I love how the lines ‘is this a drama?’ and ‘it is refreshing to see his human side’ are letting you know the author is fully aware this conflict is overblown by their inability to openly talk to each other about the worries weighing on their hearts. That’s exactly why this plot point is written this way: to showus just how much they care, even though they don’t know how to clearly communicate this to the other one, yet. And isn’t that what’s lovely about it? we get to see how these two figure things out and become better at being together.

If you can’t see that, then maybe this story really is something you won’t be able to appreciate… I’m sure there are plenty of other, more dramatic and fantastical stories out there for you, though.

It's because Shinobu thought Hikaru was hesitating because of him and he was also hurt that he was the last person who was told about Hikaru's plans. Shinobu thinks Hikaru is suffering because he has to keep lying about their relationship, while Shinobu has always been a gay man and he doesn't want others to know about his private life. He loves Hikaru, so he doesn't want him to give up on anything because of their relationship, but at the end of the day Shinobu is actually angry with himself for not being brave enough to change his lifestyle.