Kirino is so relatable bruh. I cried so many times while also thinking of my hardships after being reminded from Kirino’s story. He’s such a complex character and I wish more mangas also had as much of the care this story has. Takase is so beautiful too, and deviated from my expectations which added a fuller finish for the manga. I wish to encounter more stories like this in the future.
My pansexual ass is quaking I NEED THAT RN IN MY MOUTH!!!
Man. I’m so fucking confused like why did he let shit get to this point.
Bc he was under the same rules that's why shion didn't help until his mom told him to cut the father into pieces
Sahan is just like me to the point it felt like I was seeing myself on the screen. Every time he pushed someone away echoed the abandonment issues I had growing up—one where it harbored within me the mentality that if I left first I wouldn’t have to grieve over being hurt from caring too much. I think, for Sahan, it got more prominent with his mom leaving him, or maybe it was before that… with his dad. But I digress.
In the end, I realized that I wasn’t that unfeeling, I just wanted for people to last longer in my life. It was uncanny, our resemblance. Even the way he would deflect any potential interest from Heegeon and advances because it just felt fake or unexplainable. God, he is a mirror of my avoidant tendencies; witnessing it made me realize that my experiences aren’t that of a monster, that I can still have the possibility of being loved without any ulterior motives, that my behavior is just a defense mechanism and I’m just someone so willing to love but too afraid to do so. That our experiences are valid and seen. I think that’s … the most important part.
I really love this author and I thank the translator for putting this here, allowing such a nuanced and beautiful story to unfold before our very eyes. Not only that, the talks about sexuality and women’s agency is so precious to me. Oh god. It’s so beautiful and I wish that the themes explored in this story won’t just be reduced to its genre, that it is BL, and that the people reading this or the ones incognizant of queer-focused spaces will see the richness and humanity of Sahan. In a way, I hope to gather a thoughtful discussion surrounding this story—and not let it become a mere spectacle for people to see. Because this is normal, this is life, and something that should be valued because it represents so many of the untold stories of marginalized communities. XOXO, love you guys.