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I feel like this story is going down a similar path to Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai... where Doumeki (the "good guy", same profile as Jo) gets involved with Yashiro (a yakuza member), and because he likes Yashiro, he ends up getting way too involved, trying to help or get closer to him, and eventually joins the yakuza. Before that, Yashiro gets seriously injured during a turning point in the story (a conflict with rival gangs), and then Yashiro and Doumeki grow distant from each other because Doumeki joins a different yakuza group than Yashiro (or something like that—the manga never ends and it's been yearsss).
ANYWAY, I believe Jo is going to get pulled in too deep and end up entering the yakuza world, and that’s going to drive a wedge between him and Ian somehow—whether it’s Ian blaming himself for it, or dying… I don’t know, but I feel like someone in this story has a death flag, or is going to end up incapacitated in some way.
Maybe TJ will recruit Jo to protect him, knowing he's hooking up with Ian. I’m not really sure what’s up with that dark-haired guy who just talked to Ian—I feel like he’s plotting something against TJ. Honestly, I haven’t been paying that much attention to the whole gang plot.
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Honestly, I'm all for a throuple — sweet Jo and wild TJ? Perfect balance. When Ian’s in the mood for something wild, he goes to TJ, and when he wants something soft and romantic, Jo’s there. Kinda like in the manga Canis: The Speaker (super good, by the way — totally recommend it! Sadly, the scans didn’t cover everything so I had to read the raws). Just three guys loving each other, living together, all chill. That’s it.
The name of the manga is Canis, btw. The Speaker is a spin-off of the main story (Dear Mr. Rain). They’re all set in the same universe, just focusing on different characters.