? Nina gave her sincere compliments, took her to see a movie she wanted to see, had done enough research to know stores they could go to if Mao was interested in looking for something particular, and had made reservations for dinner. Some of that stuff is standard, but I would think the research for what movie she wants at minimum makes it specific to Mao. Not to mention, there was a pretty clear implication that Nina was going to buy the necklace Mao liked and give it to her later.

I kind of agree that it would be better if Mao realized it on her own, but I disagree with the Utena comparison. Utena is immediately a player on the field by getting to be Anthy's fiancee. Nina is trying to prove she's better than the guy because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.

They are obviously not a 1:1 comparision, the setting is not even the same and I am aware.
I am talking about how trying to do the best for someone sometimes you overlook what that someone's needs.
In fact your own comment confirms what I mean. “because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.” and in my comment I said this is not what Mao needs now. I don’t like that Nina is trying to win againts Mr. Nice Guy first for her desire to be seen as an option than talking with Mao about this whole thing, anyone can fall for a useless dude but Nina also ask herself why Mao would date someone like that so I assume she suspects something is going on with Mao. You can’t always make people realise they are dating a piece of shit, but you still can talk about worries and such, but Nina is first trying to be seen as a better candidate. And that is also what I mean with the date, I never said anything about Nina being inconsiderate, about the compliments, or about the movie, etc. I said that it feels superficial because it was more about the places that them sharing anything outside of that. With standar I mean that people spect something more fancy (the necklace, movie, dinner and cake) for a date because the idea for it is to do something you don’t every day, but again I was expecting them to chat about them, not even about depresing topics like Mr. Nice Guy, just sharing.

Sorry for not being concise and all over the place, eng is hard

Correct me if I'm wrong, but reading your comment it feels like you're approaching it from the assumption that Mao would consider dating Nina if she just talked it out with her. I think Mao is probably straight, and Nina taking Mao out on a date is not just about her being better than the guy, but also to be like, "hey have you considered girls?" In which case doing date-like activities are there for the reason of "anything you could do with a guy, you can do with me, and I'm better".

I agree with you that it's not necessarily what Mao needs, but Nina doesn't know that and she's working with a severe handicap. She's gotta start somewhere.

? Nina gave her sincere compliments, took her to see a movie she wanted to see, had done enough research to know stores they could go to if Mao was interested in looking for something particular, and had made reservations for dinner. Some of that stuff is standard, but I would think the research for what movie she wants at minimum makes it specific to Mao. Not to mention, there was a pretty clear implication that Nina was going to buy the necklace Mao liked and give it to her later.

I kind of agree that it would be better if Mao realized it on her own, but I disagree with the Utena comparison. Utena is immediately a player on the field by getting to be Anthy's fiancee. Nina is trying to prove she's better than the guy because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.

They are obviously not a 1:1 comparision, the setting is not even the same and I am aware.
I am talking about how trying to do the best for someone sometimes you overlook what that someone's needs.
In fact your own comment confirms what I mean. “because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.” and in my comment I said this is not what Mao needs now. I don’t like that Nina is trying to win againts Mr. Nice Guy first for her desire to be seen as an option than talking with Mao about this whole thing, anyone can fall for a useless dude but Nina also ask herself why Mao would date someone like that so I assume she suspects something is going on with Mao. You can’t always make people realise they are dating a piece of shit, but you still can talk about worries and such, but Nina is first trying to be seen as a better candidate. And that is also what I mean with the date, I never said anything about Nina being inconsiderate, about the compliments, or about the movie, etc. I said that it feels superficial because it was more about the places that them sharing anything outside of that. With standar I mean that people spect something more fancy (the necklace, movie, dinner and cake) for a date because the idea for it is to do something you don’t every day, but again I was expecting them to chat about them, not even about depresing topics like Mr. Nice Guy, just sharing.

Sorry for not being concise and all over the place, eng is hard

Correct me if I'm wrong, but reading your comment it feels like you're approaching it from the assumption that Mao would consider dating Nina if she just talked it out with her. I think Mao is probably straight, and Nina taking Mao out on a date is not just about her being better than the guy, but also to be like, "hey have you considered girls?" In which case doing date-like activities are there for the reason of "anything you could do with a guy, you can do with me, and I'm better".

I agree with you that it's not necessarily what Mao needs, but Nina doesn't know that and she's working with a severe handicap. She's gotta start somewhere.

No, I mean that Nina is worried about Mao, but she is more interested in using this opportunity to show Mao that she is better than Mr. Nice Guy.
I think she should prioritize whatever is happening to Mao (since she herself questions why someone like her would date a piece of shit) before wanting to pursue her instead of using this a instance to “start somewhere”. They are friends first after all (even if Nina loves her)

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? Nina gave her sincere compliments, took her to see a movie she wanted to see, had done enough research to know stores they could go to if Mao was interested in looking for something particular, and had made reservations for dinner. Some of that stuff is standard, but I would think the research for what movie she wants at minimum makes it specific to Mao. Not to mention, there was a pretty clear implication that Nina was going to buy the necklace Mao liked and give it to her later.

I kind of agree that it would be better if Mao realized it on her own, but I disagree with the Utena comparison. Utena is immediately a player on the field by getting to be Anthy's fiancee. Nina is trying to prove she's better than the guy because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.

They are obviously not a 1:1 comparision, the setting is not even the same and I am aware.
I am talking about how trying to do the best for someone sometimes you overlook what that someone's needs.
In fact your own comment confirms what I mean. “because from Mao's point of view Nina is not an option at all. Nina wants a shot, and this is her attempting to get a shot.” and in my comment I said this is not what Mao needs now. I don’t like that Nina is trying to win againts Mr. Nice Guy first for her desire to be seen as an option than talking with Mao about this whole thing, anyone can fall for a useless dude but Nina also ask herself why Mao would date someone like that so I assume she suspects something is going on with Mao. You can’t always make people realise they are dating a piece of shit, but you still can talk about worries and such, but Nina is first trying to be seen as a better candidate. And that is also what I mean with the date, I never said anything about Nina being inconsiderate, about the compliments, or about the movie, etc. I said that it feels superficial because it was more about the places that them sharing anything outside of that. With standar I mean that people spect something more fancy (the necklace, movie, dinner and cake) for a date because the idea for it is to do something you don’t every day, but again I was expecting them to chat about them, not even about depresing topics like Mr. Nice Guy, just sharing.

Sorry for not being concise and all over the place, eng is hard

Correct me if I'm wrong, but reading your comment it feels like you're approaching it from the assumption that Mao would consider dating Nina if she just talked it out with her. I think Mao is probably straight, and Nina taking Mao out on a date is not just about her being better than the guy, but also to be like, "hey have you considered girls?" In which case doing date-like activities are there for the reason of "anything you could do with a guy, you can do with me, and I'm better".

I agree with you that it's not necessarily what Mao needs, but Nina doesn't know that and she's working with a severe handicap. She's gotta start somewhere.

No, I mean that Nina is worried about Mao, but she is more interested in using this opportunity to show Mao that she is better than Mr. Nice Guy.
I think she should prioritize whatever is happening to Mao (since she herself questions why someone like her would date a piece of shit) before wanting to pursue her instead of using this a instance to “start somewhere”. They are friends first after all (even if Nina loves her)

Ahh I see. Maybe I'm thinking of it too much from my own perspective, but I wasn't really worried about Mao. I kinda think if you're in your late teens, early 20s and hooking up with shitty people in college, like that's ok. It's a learning experience. It's not like she's gonna marry the guy.

I can see this ending well
Kinda
Maybe

…

Hopefully

i mean correct me if i'm wrong, but does nina even know how she feels about mao? from what we've seen her overt motivation is she's trying to show what someone treating mao right would look like so she values herself more. and while obviously on some level i think she would like for mao to fall for her, i'm not sure if she herself is aware of that yet in the text

Gonna be interesting if Mao actually opens up to her next chapter and explains everything. I honestly doubt she will. If she's kept it all hidden all this time why spew everything to a girl you met back up with after a few years? They did seem super close during high school, I'm curious if Mao was faking it back then or was this after she left. The Mao in High school seems super upbet and energetic while the college version is more somber etc.

Two chapters left and it feels like nothing has actually happened this def doesn't seem like it's going an actual yuri ending at this point. Hopefully Nina can at least help Mao get out of the funk she's in by just being an ear to listen to. As someone that's very prone to just keeping everything bottled up it is nice to be able to talk to someone and it does help. Though I honestly thing Mao might need someone a bit more professional to speak to..

That was the most cliffhanger last page ever. Like in terms of visual language. I saw it and went "ah, that's the end of the chapter."

I'm glad they didn't linger on this and decided to cut right to the chase. Not drag out the drama and dance around it.

I'll say, this title really is a banger the way we've got people discussing both how it could be read and who it might reflect on. It's really stuck with me given we've gotten a bunch of chapters pretty quickly.

And then she fixed her and they lived happily ever after.... right?

good for you,Nina.

aw come on you can't stop it there

It was a somewhat inconsistent chapter. The focus should have been on one girl but its kind of unfocused and know we don’t even know why Mao shave her nape. I hope at least they fuck AND we see it, not the typical cut-off sex scene.

I swear I knew this wasn’t gonna end all cute and wholesome
One more chapter left and I just know they’re about to hit us with hate sex, sad sex, or whatever emotionally devastating mess this is gonna be.

This is gonna be them drifting away after isn't it, no shot this has a good end.

What do you MEAN next chapter is the last?

It was a somewhat inconsistent chapter. The focus should have been on one girl but its kind of unfocused and know we don’t even know why Mao shave her nape. I hope at least they fuck AND we see it, not the typical cut-off sex scene.

You want a sex scene?? After that?!?!

I really want to give Mao the biggest hug ever even if it wouldn't help her in the slightest :(.

Also jesus Nina that escalated quickly with only one chapter left I expect a dark/sad ending no way they just bang and Mao changes unless Nina has a magic vagina and fingers.

Roller coaster of emotions

If this doesn’t end well…
I won’t be surprised but still please aaaaa ToT

I'm loving this story, it hurts in all the right ways. Obviously they shouldn't get together, but as long as Nina can get her feelings across (and maybe even boost Mao's ego a bit) I'll count it as a good ending.

Sorry guys, but they’re not having sex :v

Oh, she's gonna fix that self-pity of yours right now.

Noooooo!!! Don't do it, kid!!!!!!

I felt it instantly in my soul.

THAT. IS. A. BAD. IDEA. STOP!!!!!!

I'm loving this story, it hurts in all the right ways. Obviously they shouldn't get together, but as long as Nina can get her feelings across (and maybe even boost Mao's ego a bit) I'll count it as a good ending.

I agree to every word.