...am I imagining things or did Shino just casually toss some pretty cheesy ladykiller lines at Nozomi without even noticing?

Yeah, but they've both been doing that a good bit all along.

And I don't know what the most neutral facial expression would be when inviting someone to feel your boobs, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/living_with_my_brothers_wife_ch65#12

So I hadn't actually read this until Blastaar mentioned it as being good. I guess I looked at the title and thought "Huh, this seems way to triangly for me" and then at the subtext tag and thought "And yet at the same time, not triangly enough". Which in a weird way is actually true despite her brother's, uh, circumstances--but it doesn't matter because it really is very good. Thanks for the tip, Blastaar.

I do wonder about the subtext. One thing I'll say for sure--while nothing overt may ever happen in the manga, while neither character may ever have any kind of realization . . . the MANGAKA sure as hell knows what she's doing.

I do wonder about the subtext. One thing I'll say for sure--while nothing overt may ever happen in the manga, while neither character may ever have any kind of realization . . . the MANGAKA sure as hell knows what she's doing.

Yeah, the covers and the spot illos alone give that game away—I recall one with strawberries being particularly yurilicious.

And then there’s the constant blush-sex. And of course the totally non-erotic experiential-learning boob-groping . . .

All I know is that Kuzushiro would laugh at anyone who describes their five-chapter fanfic or doujin manga as a "slow burn."

I do wonder about the subtext. One thing I'll say for sure--while nothing overt may ever happen in the manga, while neither character may ever have any kind of realization . . . the MANGAKA sure as hell knows what she's doing.

Yeah, the covers and the spot illos alone give that game away—I recall one with strawberries being particularly yurilicious.

And then there’s the constant blush-sex. And of course the totally non-erotic experiential-learning boob-groping . . .

Not to mention all the comments by other characters saying "You're acting like someone talking about their girlfriend, not their sister". Subtle.
Sometimes I feel like they'd be screwing like bunnies already if they didn't have to work through their grief first.

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But that's forbidden love...

they'd be screwing like bunnies already if they didn't have to work through their grief first.

I think that’s pretty much a legitimate blurb for this whole series.

But that's forbidden love...

that only makes it better (͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖)

I love this series from the bottom of my heart, but chapters with het boys crushing on Shino and no Shino-Nozomi scenes are dead to me.

I love this series from the bottom of my heart, but chapters with het boys crushing on Shino and no Shino-Nozomi scenes are dead to me.

Omg. Same .

Man, thats way too realistic, finding a job. No wait, rather TRYING to find one. shudder I really love the side characters, all of them! But seriously, I ship that guy with Shino, or Shino and her class mate (the volleyball captain) and Ill fight all of you if i have to!

I always get a chuckle out of the whole '' I'm turning 18 soon and everything is going to be over/completely different for me'' trope. Like, do you have any idea how many times I changed jobs in my 20's ? I freaking went back to school , TWICE , before I was 30. Heck, I'm only getting comfortable professionally now and I've been out of highschool since the very early 2000's :-P. Also, stay in your lane kid, Shino belongs to her volleyball friend and her only !!

shojie07 posted:

I love this series from the bottom of my heart, but chapters with het boys crushing on Shino and no Shino-Nozomi scenes are dead to me.

Omg. Same .

Yeah he has the personality of a dry leaf, he showed up late in the manga, he has no obligation and even he realizes that the brother's request to be a friend is forced as fack XS and by now she doesn't need that at all, she has plenty of friends and a loving w- . sister.

In fact, the one who needs friends and to move on with life is him lo/

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shojie07 posted:

I love this series from the bottom of my heart, but chapters with het boys crushing on Shino and no Shino-Nozomi scenes are dead to me.

Omg. Same .

Yeah he has the personality of a dry leaf, he showed up late in the manga, he has no obligation and even he realizes that the brother's request to be a friend is forced as fack XS and by now she doesn't need that at all, she has plenty of friends and a loving w- . sister.

In fact, the one who needs friends and to move on with life is him lo/

I have no problem with his role up to now--he's been a Good Guy, and the connection with Taishi was a not uninteresting vehicle for getting to the ring arc.

But unless his romantic role is to confess and thereby make Shino realize, "I'm sorry, I'm already deeply in love with my sist--OMFG!", he needs a nice long motorcycle tour.

Of the Asian mainland.

I'm fine with this not being yuri (no harm in hoping tho). But I'd throw a fit if this suddenly becomes het. XD

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If wey gotta have chapters focused in the supporting cast, I'd rather we go back to her volleyball kouhai, I still need a follow up to that last chapter we saw her

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Oh man, that credit page...

Shino's cute little sister energy is too powerful
Ken-chan is confused

if this ends up on an het thing with that ken boy I'm gonna be pissed for 6 generations

If this dude swoons in and it ends het ignoring the last 100 chapters imma just, I don't know, but please god no

If this dude swoons in and it ends het ignoring the last 100 chapters imma just, I don't know, but please god no

The series has shown guys being interested in Shino before, but has never shown Shino being remotely interested in a guy.

So I’m waiting until we get the equivalent of this chapter from Shino’s POV, with her going all “doki-doki, what am feeling about [het guy]?,” before I start mobilizing the commando strike force.

Everyone really is panicking too much. Not only has he shown no romantic feelings for her, we were just told that he's likely to leave soon altogether.

Everyone really is panicking too much. Not only has he shown no romantic feelings for her, we were just told that he's likely to leave soon altogether.

C'mon, you know the trope rules as well as I do: "Wait a minute. What is this feeling?" said by a character about someone they have previously known indicates: "Romantic feelings incoming."

That being said, this guy has already served as Means-to-an-End-kun in regard to Shino-Nozomi, so it's likely that whatever future role he has, if any, will be roughly the same.

“I'm brother, father, and mother all at the same time.” oh i love this, it is the first time i saw a guy saying that.
If he starts liking her out of the blue, I will stop reading this manga ¬¬ He never showed interest and out of the blue comes a “then for some reason I like you”.

EDIT¹ Taishi looks so adorable ;-;
EDIT² Yes, looking for a job is so annoying. I miss the time when I wasn't born

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lol credit page... but also ;___;

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