usually when manga bring up that they're cousins, they keep bringing it back. thankfully, they didn't bring it up after 1 time, so i can live in ignorant bliss and pretend that they're just really close childhood friends (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
but along with the fact that they're childhood friends, that plot point with the mother was also mostly ignored
from a young age, if unchanged or unaddressed, people's morals and values will stay permanent and that's why i kind of understand seme's philosophy. when someone, especially someone that you admire, announces their beliefs, naturally, as a child that is easily influenced and molded, would listen to them wholeheartedly. you can tell seme's father means so much to him, and doesn't want to disappoint him. it's realistic. seme doesn't change overnight, and literally has an existential crisis, relearning what is "right" and what is "wrong" to him.
by the end of the manga, both characters have grown and not just drastically changed. their lifestyle hasn't changed, they're mornings the same (with added spice). they realize their mistakes, how they could've improved, and healed together.
tldr: AMAZING MANGA MMMMMMM DELICIOUS
i can't enjoy this because i can't turn off my brain for some reason :(