Nakatani-sensei is great, as usual, but DAMN that was one forlorn feeling I got after reading it.

I don't like melancholy stories. My fluff-addicted heart breaks a little when I read them... ;^;

Well, it could work out in the future, at least

That's it? This is nothing.

If Riri really was looking at her, that's a bad sign.

If Riri really was looking at her, that's a bad sign.

plot twist: she was looking at MC

I like a bit of bittersweet sometimes. But I do feel sorry for Saki-chan.

And then, Minori tapped both of them.

If Riri really was looking at her, that's a bad sign.

plot twist: she was looking at MC

I would love to see a sequel of that!

I like Nakatani Nio, I really genuinely do, but the minute I recognised the art, I knew this story wasn't going to go where I wanted it to. Nakatani is excellent at crafting that aching emptiness of bittersweet longing, but I just wish someone would remind them that there are, in fact, other emotions that people can feel.

I dunno what you all are talking about, that was just plain cute. Did Saki ever look at all sad about the situation? No. Did she complain? No. She's just happy to be spending time with Minori and seeing her at her cutest.

There's also zero indication that she's hopeless or forlorn. Just because your crush has a crush on a goddamn pop star doesn't mean they won't also love you back. Crushes on celebrities are different than real love. If anything, Saki should be happy that the celebrity Minori has a crush on is a girl, since it indicates she has a shot.

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If Riri really was looking at her, that's a bad sign.

plot twist: she was looking at MC

I would love to see a sequel of that!

I second this! And actual love triangle.

^ even I'm not that masochistic. Poly is much better.

I dunno what you all are talking about, that was just plain cute. Did Saki ever look at all sad about the situation? No. Did she complain? No. She's just happy to be spending time with Minori and seeing her at her cutest.

There's also zero indication that she's hopeless or forlorn. Just because your crush has a crush on a goddamn pop star doesn't mean they won't also love you back. Crushes on celebrities are different than real love. If anything, Saki should be happy that the celebrity Minori has a crush on is a girl, since it indicates she has a shot.

Good point

The title's "always in profile", implying that when Saki looks at Minori, Minori's always looking at someone else. Bittersweet, but as noted here, Saki doesn't look the least bit sad about it. She thinks Minori's cute when she's all hyped up about something.

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Oh, this got uploaded. Short & somewhat savage.

Minori: What should I wear?
Saki: Riiri (Lily?) won't care about that.
Saki: What should I wear...
Minori: literally doesn't care

It's a story about a one-sided crush (for now), no doubt about it, but I agree w/ Schuyguy & Ceciliasol that it's not as bitter as some are making it out to be. The short is mostly about Saki finding her hyped up fangirly friend much cuter than their favorite idol. & like Schuyguy pointed out, her crush is not hopeless. If anything, her crush on her cute friend has more substance & way more chance to go somewhere than Minori's crush on some cute idol (& I do think that the juxtaposition of these 2 different crushes is intentional).

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The fact that it's not a completely hopeless crush doesn't really change the fact that it fits right into Nakatani's favourite theme, that being quiet one-sided longing. It's not tragic, but it's still bittersweet; it's a thirst that wants to be quenched, but at the same time, there is something oddly pleasant about having a little secret crush on someone and being able to privately admire them from the sidelines.

Still, I'm not going to blame people for being disappointed with a story where the focus is 100% on the tension of longing, with no intent to release it. For plenty of people, the idea of leaving a story with an unresolved tension that will, by all signs, continue to build with no sure sign of relief is itself a mark of a sad ending, and their overall experience of the story will be coloured by that impression. I don't think that's an unreasonable reading to take from it, either.

^ Not saying that it's not bittersweet cuz it is, although I feel like some are emphasizing the bitter note quite a bit so that's why some of us are trying to offer a more hopeful look at things. The perceived sad reading is not unreasonable & I get where it comes from, but it's not the only way to see this story, either.

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Literally Sayaka 2.0.
Why are we here, just to suffer?

The fact that it's not a completely hopeless crush doesn't really change the fact that it fits right into Nakatani's favourite theme, that being quiet one-sided longing.

Shit don't say that, it makes me feel like bloom into you will end with Yuu staring sadly at Touko from a distance after she dumps Yuu for loving her ;7;

Also Saki is brunette Sayaka

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Ah, the secret gay ;3

I think the pop star RIRI likes Minori.

Knew it was the same author in Bloom In To You still My Kokoro hurts....

Knew it was the same author in Bloom In To You still My Kokoro hurts....

Wouldn't mind getting a sequel on this

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