hahahaha, craptree, you've made my day! It was such an ugly and painful one, but I'm so much happier now
And yes, I expect drama next episode. There had to be a reason to postpone a chapter before the Valentine's day after all. So my expectations for sure are low. May be it's actually good, and Shou will still find a away to positively surprise us... No-no-no. To hell with this, I better expect drama

there we go
http://yawaspi.com/stretch/comic/035_001.html

I'm in heaven right now.

Aww that seems cute

I'm in heaven right now.

I'm not sure; awkward bed-scene loads of drama actually I have no clue what is going on Waiting for translation, I hope Boon is as fast as always.

How common is it for... uh... friends... to sleep in the same bed like that? :p

whoosh... that was a nice flashback. Seems now we know what happened to Ran's father and how exactly she ended up living together with Keiko. And apparently Ran's been gay for Keiko for a long period of time...
I'm waiting for the translation impatiently as I really want to clarify a couple of very important lines, hehe...

How common is it for... uh... friends... to sleep in the same bed like that? :p

I can't speak for others, but I shared a bed with quite a lot of friends and sometimes people I hardly knew, without sex, just because that was the situation: someone needs a place to sleep although I wish I had known the expression "friends with benefits" then.

whoosh... that was a nice flashback. Seems now we know what happened to Ran's father and how exactly she ended up living together with Keiko

Ah thanks; I thought that was what was happening, but I can't read a syllable of Japanese.

And apparently Ran's been gay for Keiko for a long period of time...

I'm pretty sure her jealousy here is an early sign of that.

The overall pace of Stretch is so languorous, so webcomic-slow, that it's hard to believe that anything in the story might be changing.

I am curious just where this chapter is going, and if the author has like a planned arc beyond "keep going until out of stretches/readers."

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How common is it for... uh... friends... to sleep in the same bed like that? :p

I can't speak for others, but I shared a bed with quite a lot of friends and sometimes people I hardly knew, without sex, just because that was the situation: someone needs a place to sleep although I wish I had known the expression "friends with benefits" then.

Heh, many moons ago I was a member of the SCA, and it was common for people travelling to events in other areas to get crash space from the locals, leading to the then-Queen of the East to proclaim, "We reserve the right to one-sixth of our bed to ourselves."

I'm pretty sure her jealousy here is an early sign of that.

yep, exactly.

oh, and I think I finally got Ran's words on the last two pages. It's Lately I've been wondering, how much longer will I be able to stay together with sempai. Will there still be a reason for us to hold hands next time a boyfriend pops up on a radar. I'd say that's
1) another hint for Ran's gayness
2) another foreshadowing for a boyfriend arrival - doesn't even have to be the same bf actually
this also confirms why Ran got so proactive after she'd met Keiko's bf in the bar, who apparently still couldn't forget his love.

I'm pretty sure her jealousy here is an early sign of that.

yep, exactly.

oh, and I think I finally got Ran's words on the last two pages. It's Lately I've been wondering, how much longer will I be able to stay together with sempai. Will there still be a reason for us to hold hands next time a boyfriend pops up on a radar. I'd say that's
1) another hint for Ran's gayness
2) another foreshadowing for a boyfriend arrival - doesn't even have to be the same bf actually
this also confirms why Ran got so proactive after she'd met Keiko's bf in the bar, who apparently still couldn't forget his love.

I think what Ran meant is will there still be a reason left for them to stay connected if the time for them to part ways once again comes I don't know where did you get that boyfriend hint there (though that scenario is possible)

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I think what Ran meant is will there still be a reason left for them to stay connected if the time for them to part ways once again comes I don't know where did you get that boyfriend hint there (though that scenario is possible)

it's probably my mistranslation of かれ道

I think what Ran meant is will there still be a reason left for them to stay connected if the time for them to part ways once again comes I don't know where did you get that boyfriend hint there (though that scenario is possible)

it's probably my mistranslation of かれ道

I think you left out the "分" character, it's read as "分かれ道". let's just wait for boons' translation to confirm it

I think what Ran meant is will there still be a reason left for them to stay connected if the time for them to part ways once again comes I don't know where did you get that boyfriend hint there (though that scenario is possible)

it's probably my mistranslation of かれ道

I think you left out the "分" character, it's read as "分かれ道". let's just wait for boons' translation to confirm it

ah, then you're definitely right! still a lot for me to learn in this language ^_^

I had to double check and make sure that this wasn't the last chapter since I can totally see this would be how the series ends.

Like the a shark just under the water's surface, the yuri is there... lurking. :3

YURI!!!!!!!!!!! lol, :D
Thanks for scantalating

Hah, might as well just throw Yuri tags there :p
Shou be trolling.

It should at least have a Shoujo Ai tag. It is very clear that Ran leans that way and the Valentine's Day chapter certainly indicated that they share mutual feelings that go beyond friendship. I do wonder at the fact that they had that exchange and just... let it go...

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sigh...just get together already T-T. or at least confess

hopefully yuri romance soon... oh! come on Shou....

We have gotten lots of exposition recently. Previous chapters make sense now, for example chapter 22/22.5, and we can fit them into the story. Hopefully now we can move back into the present and get things rolling.

They are practically a couple I guess in some weird way. They both have a M.U.

They're comfortable with each other. They even said it... they're no good without the other.
Putting a label on their relationship might make them uncomfortable.
The two of them are exceptionally vulnerable right now. One wrong move could put a strain on their relationship.
Personally I'd like to have things stay the way they are between them.
But when the time comes they no longer need one another (which I doubt it will), they'll just be happy for each other.
Right now what I'm seeing is pure and selfless love. That's the way it should be.