Oh come on, let them have their date!

Third Wheel ni Arashi

I don't mind the "third wheel".

This part is looking fun. Can't wait for the next chapter.

Is this what they mean by star-crossed lovers?

Those poor kids just can’t catch a break.

What's the female equivalent of a "cock block?" "Clam slam?" "WAP slap?"

What's the female equivalent of a "cock block?" "Clam slam?" "WAP slap?"

Clam jam

but--

This shouldn't be this hard

I'm thinking 3rd wheel becomes wingwoman. She'll probably notice Chidori and Nanoha are already a couple but still needs some pushing. Or alternatively she asks them for relationship advice.

A gay third wheel is still a third wheel, I wanna see the date damn it.

Dammit, Abe-chin... I know you want to have a date with Yoshida-sempai too, but do you have to sit between our couple?

lowkey this series is getting kinda boring because there’s no progression. Plot doesn’t exist because fluff, but there’s not much progress in their relationship either. They still shit their pants just by being in close proximity of each other. nanoha/chidori constantly getting pussyblocked by everything is annoying too. Just let them go on cute dates dammit

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I never quite understand complaints about “lack of progress” in series where the couple starts out together.

Sure, I get the desire to see more physical intimacy between characters, but in episodic stories about high school kids there’s a lot more comedic material to be generated keeping things fairly chaste than in ramping up the skinship or, as in this case, normalizing their public relationship.

“They’re dating but it’s a secret” is the whole founding premise—when that goes away, it’s likely that the whole series goes away (which may be where the presence of Abe-chin is pointing anyway).

What's the female equivalent of a "cock block?" "Clam slam?" "WAP slap?"

Clam jam

Beaver dam

"A thin premise, endlessly restated" -MST3k

I never quite understand complaints about “lack of progress” in series where the couple starts out together.

Sure, I get the desire to see more physical intimacy between characters, but in episodic stories about high school kids there’s a lot more comedic material to be generated keeping things fairly chaste than in ramping up the skinship or, as in this case, normalizing their public relationship.

“They’re dating but it’s a secret” is the whole founding premise—when that goes away, it’s likely that the whole series goes away (which may be where the presence of Abe-chin is pointing anyway).

Progress is essential to storytelling. There are more ways for a story to progress than "Girl meets girl. They become a couple. The end."

Personally, I find the "dating but it's a secret" framing device tiresome. We've never seen any evidence that any of their friends or family would react poorly to the idea of them dating. Their extreme caution to avoid even stuff that non-coupled female friends would do with each other seems at odds with how generally pleasant their world is. We get it, they're young and nervous but that is the area where they should be growing.

This is never going to be a story that deals with the reality of being gay in Japan - it's much more fantasy along the lines of the Kase-san series. So in that vein it would be nice to see them make strides in being comfortable with who they are and be able to enjoy each other's company more openly. Stories about lesbian couples don't have to only be about how they got together - straight couples certainly aren't limited to that. They can be a couple and deal with life around that and still have funny, relatable stories to participate in.

I actually really like this manga for the characters and the art style. I just wish the author would realize that they've outgrown the framing device and it's time to do more with the characters.

I actually really like this manga for the characters and the art style. I just wish the author would realize that they've outgrown the framing device and it's time to do more with the characters.

Well, with graduation coming up and the talk of possibly moving to Tokyo, it looks like we are actually starting to see more.

Oh no! She's cute!

Well, so much for a date

There's no reason she couldn't bugger off for a few hours after their tour. If it was one of the other girls it might be difficult to justify splitting up, but since they already know she's gay, and she seems to realize she's third wheeling, it shouldn't be too unreasonable to say "Hey, could we meet back up at the train station in a few hours?"

Actually, depending on how the timeline lines up, it's possible her girlfriend is in Tokyo and she already intends to bugger off as soon as possible.

A double date would be fun too. I'd just be happy if they got a friend they could openly talk to at this point.

A double date would be fun too. I'd just be happy if they got a friend they could openly talk to at this point.

i want them to have a double date too!!
it would be so cute and nanoha and chidori would be around people with whom they feel comfortable

Nanoha has a new rival - the library.

TBH, despite my love of history, I didn't really make the decision what I'd do about uni until like the last few days before enrollment season, and even now I'm not fully decided which profession within the field would I go for, so I can kinda relate to Nanoha in regard to not being sure about my future.

That aside, I really hope Nanoha and Chidori come out to Abe about their relationship lol

it's okay, chidori, you just need to believe in the final victory