The only way the "I've got a go talk to your daughter now" thing makes sense is if the mother already knows her daughter fell for her ex.

I feel like it the age gap between mc and her ex was greater this story would make more sense tbh.

I feel the setup (part 1) was good but the dismount was weak. Title that might have been better as a one-shot with ambiguous ending.

This reminds me of that one manga where the girl cursed her friend (whom she was in love with) and her friend’s kid ended up being in love with her, and there was that same sort of “do a bit of growing up on your own first, and if you’re still in love with me after, ask me again then.”

And, as with that, I kinda wish we saw the two of them going through their growth arcs, and then letting them grow together so the “ask me again later” would pay off well. I mean, do protags/love interests in these scenarios just… pause their whole lives until they meet again? Are we fast-traveling through time TT^TT

Like, this is neat (as in very concise and tidy) for a two-shot, but my gosh I crave the yearning that happens in between. You have me the ending (or the beginning?), now give me the rest of it. Ya kno?

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Ehh that was meh

Not enough build up from MC getting over her feelings (I mean, she was hung up on a chick for years, I can’t see how someone just gets over it and give their ex crush’s daughter a shot without it being a rebound or whatever)

I don’t like how MC apologized for her words… as an adult, it was the appropriate thing to say. She was right. They don’t know each other— watching someone for a year without talking isn’t enough to say you love someone— the daughter doesn’t know the real her, and neither does she

Also, with those kinda situations, it always makes me think, “what does the mom think about all this” especially in this case, where the MC did confess that she loved her.

I wouldn’t even have minded the “if you still have feelings for me if you come back, we can talk” if we saw both of them trying to meet other people and it not working out

And the MC chatting with mom about the daughter, learning more about her through that way, or smthn, so she could fall for her? I dunno…

…..after yapping about it and thinking even more as I write this, the biggest thing that’s making me not like this is the MC apologizing lol. She was RIGHT. She didn’t even say that the girl’s feelings were wrong— just that they weren’t real LOVE. You can’t love someone you don’t know. You love the idea of them or on the basis of their looks. She was literally right and yet apologized for it??

Wish there was another part… to really flesh it out and give a clearer “they’re dating” ending, cuz imo, they’re on a date but nothings concrete

Only on this website could one be like "Oh, another one about a woman falling in love with the daughter of her high school crush?"

It’s funny how I could think of another series where this happens (there might be two more, I can’t remember tbh)

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Oh i really quite like this one. I like how the MC located the problem (properly, I’d say) in herself. It’s a good message, and an angle on these types of situations you don’t often see, that’s important to keep in mind

This means it is a huge age gap...at least 19 maybe?

"I've... just realized something important." "Your daughter is so pretty..." LMAO I could never

"I'm so sorry about all that stuff that happened when we were students"

"it's fine dw about it"

"hey so your daughter is kinda hot"

I think I wanted more from the daughters perspective. She watched her for a year? Did she recognise her from her moms photo? It was really one sided.

Pretty meh. Kinda doubt her mom is just gonna be cool with this tbh.
This is the kind of story that needs more than a twoshot to flesh it out, but it's also the kind of story that doesn't deserve more than a twoshot.

The only way the "I've got a go talk to your daughter now" thing makes sense is if the mother already knows her daughter fell for her ex.

I mean, it probably doesn't make sense, at least to the mom? We don't really see her react to that line, Aya's out the door before she can really say anything, so it's very possible she's just like "Wait....what?" She certainly looks bewildered enough.

Like, she's not confused when she brings up her daughter, because it seems like she's just reacting to noticing the photo, but the "I have to go tell her something!" (runs out the door) certainly seems to throw her for a loop.

I feel like it the age gap between mc and her ex was greater this story would make more sense tbh.

Eh, they're already like 3 or 4 years apart. I feel like, for you to buy that the younger girl thought it was a requited love, they have to be about that close.

Overall, I mean, people are calling this shallow...it's a 2 shot, it's not gonna be deep. I do wish, at the end, she hadn't pulled the "I'll be waiting for you if you're still interested when you're grown up" thing, it's kind of groomer behavior.

I do wish, at the end, she hadn't pulled the "I'll be waiting for you if you're still interested when you're grown up" thing, it's kind of groomer behavior.

She told an 18 year old that's leaving on the train for college to sort out her feelings, think about their relationship, and after all of that when she comes back from college if she still loves her they'll see where things go. I wouldn't call the MC a groomer personally, but I guess everyone has different views so maybe we'll simply have to agree to disagree.

Just read "Haru and Midori" for a much more interesting take on this premise. Like, this story could work if it didn't end with the MC going after the younger girl, and instead use it as a catalyst to close a certain chapter in her life and be able to move on or something, but the way it was presented was just a shallow and rushed attempt at romance.

I do wish, at the end, she hadn't pulled the "I'll be waiting for you if you're still interested when you're grown up" thing, it's kind of groomer behavior.

She told an 18 year old that's leaving on the train for college to sort out her feelings, think about their relationship, and after all of that when she comes back from college if she still loves her they'll see where things go. I wouldn't call the MC a groomer personally, but I guess everyone has different views so maybe we'll simply have to agree to disagree.

I didn't call her a groomer, her actions clearly aren't premeditated enough to be that predatory. I said it's groomer behavior, because it objectively is. It's literally a tactic groomers use.

Telling her she'll be there when she comes back puts pressure on her to wait for her, which cuts her off from other relationships in the meantime. It's a tactic groomers use to keep underage people available until they're legal. "I can't date you now, because it's not allowed, but if you keep me in your heart, one day we can be together for real!" It's unfair to the younger person, because what they should be doing is looking for a healthier relationship. There are so many reasons this relationship is a bad idea, from the age difference, the fact that they don't actually know each other at all, the fact that Aya has been hung up on Kaori's mom for years...Honestly, they should both be looking for other relationships rather than holding on to this thread of infatuation. So while I do think the instinct to respond properly to her confession isn't a bad one, she really should have been trying to find the words to allow Kaori to move on from her, so that she could also move on from Mitsuki.

I do wish, at the end, she hadn't pulled the "I'll be waiting for you if you're still interested when you're grown up" thing, it's kind of groomer behavior.

She told an 18 year old that's leaving on the train for college to sort out her feelings, think about their relationship, and after all of that when she comes back from college if she still loves her they'll see where things go. I wouldn't call the MC a groomer personally, but I guess everyone has different views so maybe we'll simply have to agree to disagree.

I didn't call her a groomer, her actions clearly aren't premeditated enough to be that predatory. I said it's groomer behavior, because it objectively is. It's literally a tactic groomers use.

Telling her she'll be there when she comes back puts pressure on her to wait for her, which cuts her off from other relationships in the meantime. It's a tactic groomers use to keep underage people available until they're legal. "I can't date you now, because it's not allowed, but if you keep me in your heart, one day we can be together for real!" It's unfair to the younger person, because what they should be doing is looking for a healthier relationship. There are so many reasons this relationship is a bad idea, from the age difference, the fact that they don't actually know each other at all, the fact that Aya has been hung up on Kaori's mom for years...Honestly, they should both be looking for other relationships rather than holding on to this thread of infatuation. So while I do think the instinct to respond properly to her confession isn't a bad one, she really should have been trying to find the words to allow Kaori to move on from her, so that she could also move on from Mitsuki.

Well I don't think it's groomer behavior in this particular instance either, and it sounds like you do. So regardless that's why I say it's better to agree to disagree. I don’t want to debate on it further, so I wish you well and a pleasant day/night!

Pretty meh. Kinda doubt her mom is just gonna be cool with this tbh.
This is the kind of story that needs more than a twoshot to flesh it out, but it's also the kind of story that doesn't deserve more than a twoshot.

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OK, so, wholesome in a way, but . . . seems like everyone involved (except maybe the original crush who got married) is wasting a lot of years of their life. And the girl is right--they DON'T know each other, like, at all. So they're waiting years for . . . vague images in their respective heads? I hope they at least called each other in the interim and got to know each other in some way.

I didn't call her a groomer, her actions clearly aren't premeditated enough to be that predatory. I said it's groomer behavior, because it objectively is. It's literally a tactic groomers use.

Breathing air is also a tactic groomers use. I'm not sure we can cast that wide a net.