Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

Ema....

Oh no what if we failed to buy a bed, and we had to snuggle together in the same bed? Wouldn’t that just be crazy?!

That's so fucking painful holy...

1 million damage crit

genuinely one of the saddest things I've read

Who ordered some Aaaaaangst with their childhood friend comedy?

I should also say my joking around aside the angst is definitely real this chapter.

good god that hurt so much i posted for the very first time since creating this account in 2017

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Usually I'm a lot more forgiving of dense characters than most readers here seem to be, but I think this is the first time I've like, understood that frustration. I think it doesn't help that Ema cutting her hair short put me off to begin with, back when this was just a one-shot, but I really feel like she could do better than just getting her heart repeatedly broken by Ayame.

good god that hurt so much i posted for the very first time since creating this account in 2017

this warrants your 1 post!!!

this is so painful, give her a happy storyline already !!!

that sure was painful
I'll definitely follow the series from now on, it seems that a lot of thought has been put into this plot where other mangas wouldn't dare to touch. very strong start for the first 4 chapters

edit: 5 chapters... sob

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Usually I'm a lot more forgiving of dense characters than most readers here seem to be, but I think this is the first time I've like, understood that frustration. I think it doesn't help that Ema cutting her hair short put me off to begin with, back when this was just a one-shot, but I really feel like she could do better than just getting her heart repeatedly broken by Ayame.

Prison of her own making, but let whoever never held onto an attachment to someone you can't have for too long throw the first stone

geez just move on girl, i'd love to see that tbh

If I were Ema I would just died on the first day. This is too much.

hating how ema stays with the girl who doesn't even see her romantically would be hypocritical of me cs I'd probably do the same lol

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

<3

On the one hand, big oof. On the other hand, maybe this will make Ema give a second thought to changing her entire presentation to appeal to someone else's tastes. Like...even if this gambit had worked, would she have been satisfied knowing Ayame only likes the performance, not Ema's genuine self? Probably not, if "just mimicking appearances" hits her so hard.

good god that hurt so much i posted for the very first time since creating this account in 2017

lmaooooo

It's completed on Mangadex under the title Shinyuu ni Sukina Hito ga Dekitarashī if you wanna finish the remaining 3-4 chapters.

pat pat pat pat
Ema san...
I .. I still like your long black luscious hairrrr xD
Sorry.

I know it is an inappropriate joke

good god that hurt so much i posted for the very first time since creating this account in 2017

That's so real

Her bandmaids decided they just can't miss Ema's next show.

The new fiance dude seems a lightweight, already looks passed out at the bar.

Aww. I was kind-of hoping the two long haired bandmates were (or were about to become) a thing.

I'm constantly wishing we'd get more yuri with adult women, but I think it's backfiring for this one.

This dynamic could work alright when it's a teen or early college age character still struggling with social boundaries or a sense of self, but Ema's a grown ass woman. I'm trans so I can relate to identity and presentation struggles even in adulthood, but having it be rooted solely in a single unrequited crush she's let herself wallow in for years is too self-inflicted. She just comes across as self-pitying and mopey rather than sympathetic. Doubly so now it's clear from the band chapter that she's already popular af with other women and could have easily moved on.

Also her unspoken feelings turn creepy real fast with how quick she is to cross what would typically be a boundary in a non-platonic context. Moving in with ulterior motives was already dodgy as hell (esp since it was her idea), accepting sharing a bed is nuts.

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