I'm probably going to get hated for this, but...

As much as I appreciate Mitsuki's character growth to becoming assertive and confident (and as much as Aya clearly appreciated that little move as well), Mitsuki is still showing facets of jealousy, control, and lack of trust. In real life, these things are huge red flags.

If someone had come up to Mitsuki and asked her about Western music, she would have gone into full "geek mode" and chatted them up non-stop; if said person had done that under the pretense of flirting with her, Mitsuki would not have noticed; she would have been ass-deep in gushing about Eric Clapton and George Harrison 0.38 seconds upon hearing the song playing on his phone. So, for her assume Aya couldn't deal with this shows a rather meaningful lack of trust, and maybe even a bit of projection.

And, considering the meaning of the song... Patti Boyd made her choice, and George Harrison respected it. Mitsuki would know that.

So yeah... I love this comic, I've loved it since the moment I first laid eyes on it, but I can't say I like this particular entry, and I hope it isn't the start of a dark path for Mitsuki.

I don't think you should get hated for this, but I agree with a lot of the replies. They're teenagers, a little insecurity is not unreasonable or a sign of future red flags.

On the other hand, I do also wonder how the Japan of it all factors into this. Controlling behavior is more common in Japanese culture where they don't want their partner to have opposite sex friends or to spend time alone with the opposite sex. I think this would also hold true for many people in Western countries, especially if they are older and married, but it's true for younger people in Japan (as far as I know). Mitsuki making it known here in public is in some ways helping the group know that it wouldn't be seen well socially for other people to hit on or confess to Aya.

The other part of it is that they're queer. Lesbian or sapphic relationships wouldn't be assumed by most students there. It would be hard for Ono to intuit that this wasn't an intense friendship without someone being explicit about it. So I think it is extra necessary, assuming Aya doesn't mind being outed, which considering that Aya's mom knows, I would think Aya doesn't care.

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Also the whole "back off, she's mine" moment is kind of a romance cliche that often isn't intended to say anything negative about the character

Right. I think comments about behavioral “red flags” in stories often gloss over or elide the fact that we’re seeing character beats and tropes, not a documentary of someone's 24/7 real-life behavior. Scenes in narrative media tend to be, literally, larger-than-life (more immediate, more sharply focused, and often more exaggerated) because we can only see select bits and pieces of a world and of certain lives within it.

It’s easy to forget that the opening chapters were all about Mitsuki worrying about not being good enough to be Aya’s friend or interfering with her life, so this scene is (as people have mentioned above) primarily about Mitsuki’s growth as a person.

There’s also the further fact that Aya was explicitly described (in a standalone character sketch) as having “no interest” in guys, so even if the two MCs weren’t in a relationship an intervention into (poor doomed) Ono’s attempt to hit on Aya would be an appropriate friend move.

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Smooth, power move!

Oh my god the POWER move

There’s also the further fact that Aya was explicitly described (in a standalone character sketch) as having “no interest” in guys, so even if the two MCs weren’t in a relationship an intervention into (poor doomed) Ono’s attempt to hit on Aya would be an appropriate friend move.

Without having to refer to character notes, during Ono's previous attempt to hit on Aya at the prom she made a pretty unsubtle observation about her preferences through her musical taste: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all_ch113#3

This didn’t really feel out of pocket for Mitsuki. I see it more as a sign of confidence than of jealousy. And it’s not like she yelled in the guys face or threw a fit. With as few words as possible she pulled Aya out of the awkward situation and let the guy know he was wasting his time.

Like maybe it’s a little catty and teenager-ish but there’s really nothing wrong with that in high school

This didn’t really feel out of pocket for Mitsuki. I see it more as a sign of confidence than of jealousy. And it’s not like she yelled in the guys face or threw a fit. With as few words as possible she pulled Aya out of the awkward situation and let the guy know he was wasting his time.

Like maybe it’s a little catty and teenager-ish but there’s really nothing wrong with that in high school

Yeah, keeping it a secret may have is charm, but definitely refreshing to see couples who ignore this trope

LAYLA~ playing over dude's head as he weeps, lmao

I think Mitsuki showed maturity and confidence. I know at that age, I would've just watched and then been passive aggressive afterward if she didn't say what I wanted to hear [shrug] Mitsuki did great.

Oh, I was also a bit surprised that this chapter didn't continue from the previous one. We saw she passed but not much else. I know they'll get around to it

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I've thought to myself before, with how pure and clean focused some people are with lesbian media I think maybe the only series and relationship people might not take issue with is Green Yuri. Since Green Yuri is very safe in it's relationship and it's vanilla in a good way, I can't possibly see anyone taking issue with the series or the relationship.

Nope I guess I was wrong, somehow Mitsuki gently confirming with her girlfriend if they're actually dating or not, because she wasn't 100% sure and was a little nervous about Aya talking to someone showing interest in her, this is a red flag and the start of Mitsuki's dark path to becoming a toxic girlfriend. I...don't even know anymore...I give up lol

I've thought to myself before, with how pure and clean focused some people are with lesbian media I think maybe the only series and relationship people might not take issue with is Green Yuri. Since Green Yuri is very safe in it's relationship and it's vanilla in a good way, I can't possibly see anyone taking issue with the series or the relationship.

Nope I guess I was wrong, somehow Mitsuki gently confirming with her girlfriend if they're actually dating or not, because she wasn't 100% sure and was a little nervous about Aya talking to someone showing interest in her, this is a red flag and the start of Mitsuki's dark path to becoming a toxic girlfriend. I...don't even know anymore...I give up lol

Same. It's a bit surprising. Red flag get thrown around way too much. It reminds me of when everyone was calling everything a "logical fallacy." A lot of misuse/overuse. This was cute and harmless. Checking up on your girlfriend and making things clear in a roundabout way isn't an issue.

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Round 1 at the prom: failed
Round 2 at school: DIED

I've thought to myself before, with how pure and clean focused some people are with lesbian media I think maybe the only series and relationship people might not take issue with is Green Yuri. Since Green Yuri is very safe in it's relationship and it's vanilla in a good way, I can't possibly see anyone taking issue with the series or the relationship.

Nope I guess I was wrong, somehow Mitsuki gently confirming with her girlfriend if they're actually dating or not, because she wasn't 100% sure and was a little nervous about Aya talking to someone showing interest in her, this is a red flag and the start of Mitsuki's dark path to becoming a toxic girlfriend. I...don't even know anymore...I give up lol

Same. It's a bit surprising. Red flag get thrown around way too much. It reminds me of when everyone was calling everything a "logical fallacy." A lot of misuse/overuse. This was cute and harmless. Checking up on your girlfriend and making things clear in a roundabout way isn't an issue.

Yeah, to me this was good communication. Mitsuki wasn't mean or anything, she communicated to make sure that her and Aya are on the same page, which is very normal in my opinion. People shouldn't be afraid to communicate and ask questions, especially when they're in a relationship.

I especially like how Mitsuki seemed unaware of what she was doing. I interpreted as:

Mitsuki: Oh no my girlfriend is being flirted with. Wait, is she my girlfriend? I should check.

checks while basically ignoring Ono

Aya: Oh wow that was kind of hot.

Mitsuki: unaware

Oh, no...poor guy. He didn't stand a chance.

Also, apparently, Nakajima has been tamed. And he'll stay like that if he knows what's good for him. Or if he actually figures himself out.

It will never not amuse me how oblivious Mitsuki is to own rizz levels.

rrrrrrrrrrrr neeeoooow ratatatatatata.
[over the radio] "Oh god! I'm hit! My plane in on fire! I can't control it! I'm going down! I repeat I'm going down"!
KABOOM!!!

People really do find the weirdest things to get huffy about lol

like yall, this is such normal irl lesbian relationship behavior lol

Also the whole "back off, she's mine" moment is kind of a romance cliche that often isn't intended to say anything negative about the character

Even then it wasn't that, imo. It was a comment with the intent to subdue the expectations of the conversation, since the reaction from the guy at least suggests there was an additional motive behind his discussion. If Oosawa isn't the sort to pick up on stuff like that, I'd imagine it can be a little concerning.

I'm probably going to get hated for this, but...

As much as I appreciate Mitsuki's character growth to becoming assertive and confident (and as much as Aya clearly appreciated that little move as well), Mitsuki is still showing facets of jealousy, control, and lack of trust. In real life, these things are huge red flags.

If someone had come up to Mitsuki and asked her about Western music, she would have gone into full "geek mode" and chatted them up non-stop; if said person had done that under the pretense of flirting with her, Mitsuki would not have noticed; she would have been ass-deep in gushing about Eric Clapton and George Harrison 0.38 seconds upon hearing the song playing on his phone. So, for her assume Aya couldn't deal with this shows a rather meaningful lack of trust, and maybe even a bit of projection.

And, considering the meaning of the song... Patti Boyd made her choice, and George Harrison respected it. Mitsuki would know that.

So yeah... I love this comic, I've loved it since the moment I first laid eyes on it, but I can't say I like this particular entry, and I hope it isn't the start of a dark path for Mitsuki.

Not sure I agree with that. If you ask me, rather than Mistuki not trusting Aya, it read more like "is he really trying to hit on her? Oh right, that reminds me, we haven't actually addressed if we were dating or not. Might as well ask." And then she did just that and asked at that moment because what teenager has never had any impulsive acts.

If you notice, not once did Mitsuki tell Aya or the other guy not to talk. All she did was ask and left them to it thinking she could get back to her conversation with the former bully. She probably wasn't even thinking (at least not fully) about how that question would affect the other guy and Aya's music discussion.

ya i really did take that as her angling for genuine confirmation for herself first and foremost. i feel like if she was trying to tell the guy to fuck off or it was supposed to represent her being genuinely jealous or lacking in trust of aya the situation would have gone differently.

THANK GOD
THEY SAID THEY ARE DATING!
IS NOT A SITUATIONSHIP

Lol dude got rekt holy fuck.

Feel bad for him, really. He didn't know the situation, after all.

But DAMN. Lol.

I'm probably going to get hated for this, but...

As much as I appreciate Mitsuki's character growth to becoming assertive and confident (and as much as Aya clearly appreciated that little move as well), Mitsuki is still showing facets of jealousy, control, and lack of trust. In real life, these things are huge red flags.

If someone had come up to Mitsuki and asked her about Western music, she would have gone into full "geek mode" and chatted them up non-stop; if said person had done that under the pretense of flirting with her, Mitsuki would not have noticed; she would have been ass-deep in gushing about Eric Clapton and George Harrison 0.38 seconds upon hearing the song playing on his phone. So, for her assume Aya couldn't deal with this shows a rather meaningful lack of trust, and maybe even a bit of projection.

And, considering the meaning of the song... Patti Boyd made her choice, and George Harrison respected it. Mitsuki would know that.

So yeah... I love this comic, I've loved it since the moment I first laid eyes on it, but I can't say I like this particular entry, and I hope it isn't the start of a dark path for Mitsuki.

I mean, I'm not gonna hate you for it, but I do disagree.

Most of Mitsuki's big rizz moments happen because she is unaware of what she's doing. With that being the pattern, it's possible, in fact I'd say probable, that in that moment she went, "Oh, wait, we never actually said we were dating, did we? I better make sure we're on the same page." "Hey, are we?" (Cue Aya's bewildered response) "Okay, cool, awesome, I thought so, that's so great." (blissfully unaware that she just stunted on Ono and announced them to the rest of the class.)

I mean, tell me that's not 100% her modus operandi throughout this entire series.

For me, the problem with all the "red flag" talk I see these days is it kind of ends up holding people to an impossible standard. You have to be perfect, up on a pedestal. Show any signs of feet of clay, bam! You're toxic, full of "red flags". I've been married for nearly 30 years, and neither my wife nor I are perfect in all respects. And sure, we work on getting things right, but also you gotta have some flexibility, you gotta look at things with some benevolence and understanding, let some stuff go.