Saku’s idea of love is: feeling like true equals (even though the system is unfair to him). In sacrifice: he overcompensated by being emotionally distant but is trying to open up again.
Renji’s idea of love is: lust and control (he is mainly comments on how Saku reacts to his own actions)
In sacrifice: he *SOMETIMES* holds back and doesn’t touch Saku when he’s horny in non appropriate situations.
Renji treats Saku like a dog, a thing and something to possess. I have not forgiven Renji for the restaurant incident.
This whole arc is about lust vs love (love will prevail typeshit). But since the start of this story Saku has no received love without strings attached from Renji. He does get respect on dates, when he’s sleeping, when he’s in public, when he’s been raped. It’s always got to be about Renji…so idk this is more of an arc of lust vs lust and Salu proving himself again even though he had been doing that the previous arc too?
This story has reslly pretty illustrations and all. I am a tragic and angst romance enjoyer but the pacing of it is so quick and the mc gives up when the guy even looks at another omega. Like just eye contact = it’s over + terminate his contract + he’ll never be satisfied with me. BOTHINGS HAPPENED YET









Ok I was expecting a training arc, a transferring of catcher skills from Shunsuke to Hokutaro, and just an overall more possessive fight over Minami some kind of sports manga bs.