I don't know how to feel about this.

This isn't the kind of resolution I'm looking for. Is it?

This is a pointless one shot. At least it's short, so it's even less worthless than it might have been. Nobody gives a crap about a non-relationship.

I dunno, seem like it's based off the author RL experience. And RL is nothing like a manga with neat endings and resolutions.

It's clear that this piece is more an expression of the artist's thoughts and experiences than a traditional romantic narrative. It's nice to have some diversity in the stories told within the genre.

This left me with a gnawing empty feeling on the inside.......but a good one i swear

Nice...bittersweet...and closer to reality for some maybe. I like the author's afterward. Feels honest to me.

The quality of this aside, Pikachi doing original work makes me very happy.
And it makes it even better that this story is quite good! Bittersweet/inconclusive endings are really a hit or miss with me, but this was definitely not a miss.

And RL is nothing like a manga with neat endings and resolutions.

..Just really liked your comment, so quoting it here, lol. Not super relevant to mine, but I just liked it a lot.

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This is a pointless one shot. At least it's short, so it's even less worthless than it might have been. Nobody gives a crap about a non-relationship.

I didn't like it either, because I always want to see cute, fluffy, happy endings...

...but damn, you could not be more bitter about something so minor. It's really well done and elegantly put together, just a simple little thing from the heart, from experience. Even though it hurts, it's a well-made snapshot of a much bigger, true-to-life story.

Whoa. I didn't expect something like this from Pikachi... Her art improved.

I like it. Totally agree with you pikachu. I was a bit creepy when I liked people when I was younger. I have since grown. I was basically a stalker always had to know where they were at school outside of it I wouldn't care or think about them too much unless my mind wandered. Not like that anymore. Thank God.

This is a pointless one shot. At least it's short, so it's even less worthless than it might have been. Nobody gives a crap about a non-relationship.

I didn't like it either, because I always want to see cute, fluffy, happy endings...

...but damn, you could not be more bitter about something so minor. It's really well done and elegantly put together, just a simple little thing from the heart, from experience. Even though it hurts, it's a well-made snapshot of a much bigger, true-to-life story.

yup,
since it was just fiction, at least I want to read some happy stuff for fuck sake. *sigh
this one shot is nothing but a waste of time.

I like it. Totally agree with you pikachu. I was a bit creepy when I liked people when I was younger. I have since grown. I was basically a stalker always had to know where they were at school outside of it I wouldn't care or think about them too much unless my mind wandered. Not like that anymore. Thank God.

I snorted when I read Pikachu xDDD

I personally think it'll be better if there are snippets of them before the break up so readers can invest/ care more about the characters.

I also think it'll complete the one-shot since it feels like a conclusion rather than a full story, which is the reason I don't like this one-shot that much even though it's cute (and I love their smiles).

I love this. Author's afterword hits close to home.

I personally think it'll be better if there are snippets of them before the break up so readers can invest/ care more about the characters.

I also think it'll complete the one-shot since it feels like a conclusion rather than a full story, which is the reason I don't like this one-shot that much even though it's cute (and I love their smiles).

The author intended to communicate feelings rather than plot and characters, and left the details for the reader's imagination, because almost everyone has had their own experience with unrequited love before.

I personally think it'll be better if there are snippets of them before the break up so readers can invest/ care more about the characters.

I also think it'll complete the one-shot since it feels like a conclusion rather than a full story, which is the reason I don't like this one-shot that much even though it's cute (and I love their smiles).

The author intended to communicate feelings rather than plot and characters, and left the details for the reader's imagination, because almost everyone has had their own experience with unrequited love before.

Reading it again, and I understand your point. I guess I'm just more used to authors telling a story rather than feelings, and because I never had any unrequited love before so I can't really connect to the story, which is why I mentioned I'd prefer if there's a 'beginning' to the one-shot.

I like this. I can't really explain why I like it, but I just do.
Glad to see Pikachi back again as well.

Raw feelings are just beautiful.

Literally my life. 2real4me

One thing that I like about the manga was the tag. “Adult life.”

I’m not a huge fan of ambiguous unrequited love stories... ;_;

Yeah, I didn't react like this at all when I ran into my ex at work. I hid in the next aisle and hoped she would leave without seeing me.

Quite the adult response, I'm sure.

I’m not a huge fan of ambiguous unrequited love stories... ;_;

I didn't read it like that because... I'm sure the main character was really hurt at that time, but this short shows how she has already healed after some time. I think that is beautiful and hopeful. Because it hurts so much more if you cling to false hopes for years. (so yeah unrequited love does suck though)

There's an ambiguity in the translation here. Has she been dumped or rejected?

If it's something that "will never be", and not something that was.

I seem to recall that the expression for being rejected and being dumped is the same (cf My unrequited love)

There's an ambiguity in the translation here. Has she been dumped or rejected?

If it's something that "will never be", and not something that was.

I seem to recall that the expression for being rejected and being dumped is the same (cf My unrequited love)

Them getting back together as a couple is what will never be. They explicitly had a relationship before that ended with a messy breakup, but she's at peace with that now. They've both gotten to the point where they're happy to see each other and be friends in the present.

If anything the wording is odd because when she says that because it looks like she wants to re-kindle their relationship, but nothing else in the story points to that.