Man what a rollercoaster. I love that there's no pretense - it's a sad and toxic relationship. And the harsh realities about the idol industry. Dang. The art is great too, I loved Nico's dead eyes in the end.

Did Maki burst through the wall in that final page or? XD either way, very cute.

Man this is great. The facial expressions are wacky and interesting, you don't often see that in characters. Makes me think of a more tame version of futari monologue.

It's also pretty nice to see her really get into the relationship. Looking forward to see how it progresses.

Having a crush is a fun, positive thing in itself, especially at that age. People tend to forget that sometimes.

i had a crush when i was that age and it was neither a positive nor a fun experience. and if i could go back i would do everything to prevent myself from having this crush. This is just not that easy and pleasant in real life. and i would NEVER describe that as fun or even positive.

Idk about you but looking back, I liked my crushes in high school and college. They were fun and exciting. It was painful too of course but I wouldnt change it. Helped make school interesting at the very least.

Plus, it's a crush. It's not some tragic relationship. The fact that it's a crush means you dont really know the other person, it's not yet that deep. At that point, you're not in love with them but just the idea of them.

I mean if she has a girlfriend she should really just leave her alone

You act like she's plotting her NTR scheme lol.

Though I feel bad for her she seems to be somewhat happy just being noticed and having her unrequited love so I guess more power to her even though again I felt quite bad for her right before she ran out of the nurses office.

Exactly lmao

She's happy to be noticed and doesn't seem to want to break up the two. And making efforts to befriend her senpai doesn't mean she's about to seduce her or anything.

I'm in the camp of it not being cheating. They weren't in a relationship in the first place. Maybe it's just me and my cohorts but exclusive relationship isn't exactly the default. Most people hooking up after meeting each other in a bar are just that... hooking up. Hells, I've had partners before who I've told explicitly upfront that I'm not looking for an exclusive relationship turn around and act like I led them on or betrayed them. Communication doesn't always make the difference. Sometimes feelings just happen even despite warnings. I remember feeling annoyed but I couldn't exactly discount what they were feeling either.

What strikes me the most here is that we don't really see Mao say I love you. We only hear about it from Hikaru, who assumed they were in an exclusive relationship. Did Mao really say it in that way or was "I like you" and similar sweet actions interpreted differently? She's absolutely smitten ever since the beginning. Then there's also "I totally wanted to get serious with her" which tells me they weren't serious at that point or hadn't explicitly made that distinction yet. Makes me wonder if I had said words to my previous partners that sounded innocent and friendly to me but felt like the beginnings of romance for them.

Bit of a jumbled ramble. Anyway, final thoughts is that Mao wasn't cheating but Hikaru is still valid for feeling hurt.

Wow what a great series. I love how it wasn't scared to explore darker things and I love the story bits the author got from the paintings. The art is nice and cute but also has a tendency to lean into being creepy, which suits some of the stories here. Nice bits of comedy as well. I think my favourites were Wounded Arm, Madonna, Little Girl, Girl Holding A Cat and Marilyn.

You guys know that you don't have to read, right? You can forget about it for a few months and get back to it if you feel like it.

Exactly. This was what I did before when I was getting bored of the pace. I'll probably do that again if this arc stretches.

I don't think it's a story pacing issue per se, just a consequence of the 4 page style.

Ew. The older sister is such a bitch. So is the friend group. I don't really think a bit of kindness sometimes is good justification for being a horrible person most of the time. I think the only thing that would make me like her more is if during times of importance, she chooses her sister or her girlfriend instead of her friends.

Whenever I see comments like this, it always makes me wonder what would count as a good person for people? Someone perfect who never has clashes with other people? A people pleaser? A Mary Sue? It's just weird how some characters who aren't happy or always nice gets treated as if they've committed a war crime.

I've always found the personalities and relationships of the siblings here very realistic and human. I'm an only child myself but grew up around big families and teasing squabbles like the ones depicted here are pretty commonplace. Sometimes harsh words can be said or selfish actions are taken especially when you're young (like the siblings here) but it's never meant with malice at the end of the day. Often it's when you're both young that things seem so heavy or impactful because you don't really get the big picture look yet like the one the protagonist has near the end of the story. That dynamic is pretty clear with the siblings here and it's pretty important to note that we only have the perspective of the younger sister.

All that to say, I don't think the older sister is a bitch or an asshole or anything like that. Childish and petty maybe but nothing too big to villify. Plus, both siblings are on the stairway to adulthood. A lot of growing up to do still.

oh look, an uneasy feeling has appeared

Same with me. The first parts were kind of okay but that one line in the end...

The art is great as always and I really liked the build up with the main girl's emotions. But I think this could have used at least five more pages or something to help flesh out the relationship or friendship with the other girl. As others have mentioned, it's really bad pacing.

"Unless you want to end up an idiot single"

Lmao the credits page was perfect and kinda the only thing I really liked with this oneshot.

Girl, don't ever leave the office without at least signing off the computer.

Interestingly enough, my old work used to not do this. We had a lot of ongoing documents and never really bothered to sign out when leaving work. Might just be really different work cultures though since I wouldn't be as comfortable doing that in a rat race work culture.

"Yandere is not a mental illness" lol how could you even think it's not.

And it was pretty clear to me what the mental illness here was. Girl's a sociopath. Maybe a bit of a narcissist as well.

Stories like this always rub me the wrong way. Story suits the anthology I guess

Should this not be combined with this one? https://dynasty-scans.com/anthologies/chocolat_1_adult_life_yuri_anthology

I really like the approach to this. The inclusion of a male character who isn't automatically evil because they're a guy. The open conversations about BDSM and similar things. The maturity with actually having a conversation about your doubts and concerns in a relationship instead of being wishy washy about it.

Very refreshing and cute. I enjoyed it a lot.

Wow the character design is really nice.

Lmao the moral high ground argument against the dark skin tag but stereotyping someone cause of the use of "y'all". The internet doesn't disappoint.

Anyway, this story is super cute. If only you actually get to bag a cute girlfriend instead of being scammed out of all your money when you're targetted like this. The tactics remind me of how vendors in my country have a lower, much more reasonable price for products if you're native and different, much higher prices based on what type of foreigner you are. Gotta hustle after all xD

I don't think the first girl in the oneshot is the original one from the tale, more like a later version of her. It struck me as a long, constantly repeating cycle. I feel like there's even hints of reincarnation brought in with how retelling the story sparks the emotion again in the person who hears it and why they were compelled to search for the chapel in the first place (it seems to target one specific person per lifetime if decades can pass before the next one).

My read on it was that the two girls in the story are eternally bound. They both alternate taking the place of the one sleeping in the casket and the one opening it again. The girl also take turns awakening each other (literally and metaphorically with retelling the story and continuing the feeling). They're constantly finding each other again in this weird dance of love and death. The witch really granted their wish but not in a way that is truly happy for them.

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Wow it's so nice to see the improvement in the art compared to the original. This is still one of my favourites, what a good oneshot.

Wowzers O.O

It should've been me, not her!

Dang the art here is just so good. Hana's facial expressions and everything were just perfect.

It's always so telling how people defend loli works, the mental gymnastics are too much sometimes. Something to consider about yourself I suppose.

Putting that aside... is this actually a thing? Trying to hide the sound of you peeing in a bathroom? The facility that's made for it and where it's understood that you will be going number 1 or 2? I can understand wanting to hide the sound of explosive diarrhea but normal pee? Feels so bizarre.

Cliches aside... this felt so flat for me. It was kind of building up the angst at the start with the introspection but it moved so quickly to the resolution. I guess since it's just a oneshot but I feel like it could have benefitted from a few more pages.