This makes my heart hurt. Shiro has been through so much. He has let the words and abuse of his father take over his life, and shut his heart down to the possibility of love, of being or doing something different. Especially since the loss of the man who took him and told him you are something more than your body. I know that we can tend to shut down and be outright destructive to ourselves when coping with trauma. Even if we have people around us trying to help us. Sometimes it takes only one special person to reach through all the darkness to pull us up and out. Let's hope that Tora is that person for Shiro.
It would of been nice to see Sudo San become full on gay for Honda and not be so wishy washy about his feelings. Since Honda was so in love with him, and since Sudo got divorced for him you wold think his feelings were more concrete. Seeing how Honda is like a doormat to Sudo's feelings its a good thing he ended up with the other guy.
I thought the hypochondriac guy would've said that he liked Honda as well, but just wants to see him happy. Since he's allllways around. :)
The first two chpts are cringe worthy. Not because the story isn't good. It's just what Komiya goes through because he is in love and inexperienced, and Nishi's personality. They both have their issues. Komiya doesn't speak up for himself, or ask questions. Nishi is blunt, expressionless and doesnt care what other people think. Not good combos. But, it was oh so funny when Komiya finally goes off and just vents his grievences in front of everyone. Nishi was the spark to that fire when he essentially says he's game if komiya is after his friends ask them to show them what gay sex is like. I mean really?!
Well, all's well that ends well, since they finally had some communication and consideration for one another! And obviously, Nishi needs/maybe likes to be scolded by Komiya. ;)
You really naild it about their "issues"... their personalities really are not good together. Komiya needs to learn to stand up for himself, say if he's uncomfortable/sad/angry/hurt about something, or if he wants to celebrate an anniversary/have a date before bad things happen, before he explodes, and get over his shyness because Nishi will not ask or notice things only by his behaviour or expressions,... he's too dense. And Nishi needs to learn to be more empathetic, observant and express his thoughts out loud because Komiya can't read his mind nor understand his poker face.
Hehe, funny how the one that wasn't really into it got into it in the end! And, in the beginning when they needed a take two.