Oh no I had thought this was completed. Now I have to wait T_T

It's back!!!! It's back!!!!

PRESIDENTIAL ALERT: THE GIRLS ARE FLIRTING!!!!

Ain't gonna work out in the long term. The black-haired obviously still has a sex drive but just trying to act cheerful/pretend everything's fine for her gf's sake, but she's gonna feel unfulfilled in the long run.

This reads like an asexual woman's fantasy about the unrealistically ideal lover. Kind, pretty, compassionate, all-understanding without ever needing anything for herself. In fact, it looks like she always puts her needs after those of her girlfriend. And she says exactly the things asexual women want to hear the most in the way they most want it too. She doesn't feel like a proper character, she only exists as wish fulfillment for women like the MC.

I wouldn't say the black-haired one obviously has a sex drive. I can imagine her as somewhere on the ace spectrum too. We don't really have enough information to say exactly what her relationship to sex is. And when it comes down to it, she is in charge of the decisions she makes. If she prefers to be with her love interest despite the difficulties, that's her choice.

Sure, maybe she is a kind of wish-fulfillment character for an asexual woman, but the author certainly explored the nuances and the main character's guilt about the relationship. Ace people deserve some wish-fulfillment too! There's certainly plenty of allo wish-fulfillment stories out there.

Okay but the point they made about B x A and A x B being completely different genres is SO true and I wish it were not this way (especially in Japanese fandoms...?) I wish people would write my favorite characters as switches/vers....

Dang that was wholesome. I wish that anime were real...

this feels written by a 14 years old

I feel like I know what you mean... gonna keep reading it though

Sorry, they still start dating after this in my headcanon.

She does look good with her bangs like that

Man, I can't tell if Fuwako is dense as bricks or a total asshole.

i think these two are also ace because no way an allosexual couple could put up with this

lol

Ahhhhhhh pain ahhhhh I want that 号泣

I like Makoto a lot. Second vote goes to Nacchan.

I'm curious about administrators! Thank you for your explanation!

Suddenly turn gay..... Until she gets a new boyfriend. At least she gets the chance to "play" and "experiment" lol

Hey, this may be the experience that finally gets her a long-term partner. Like she said, it feels nice when someone recognizes your sex appeal and actually values you.

I hate to break it to you, J, but allowing a third-grader to be in the same room as yakuza getting shot to death is still going to be traumatic whether or not she sees it with her own eyes.

may I assume that something is going to happen to her life once she turns 18? Is it something to do with arranged marriage?

Based on the content of the chapter, mostly likely she's just trying to "catch up" to her sister. Her sister ran away for love at 18, Asako wants to at least understand love by 18.

It may seem odd, but there really are people who set arbitrary deadlines for themselves or assign a lot of meaning to anniversaries and dates from their past. Especially when it concerns family members, and especially when they're obsessed with / unfulfilled in their relationship with that person. It wouldn't seem strange to me that Asako, who doesn't seem to spend a lot of time allowing herself to experience emotions, has those kinds of symbolic dates in her mental and emotional landscape.

This is just like that one P.G. Wodehouse novel where the guy fixates on a cute girl in a photo in a magazine and then meets her in real life and freaks out.

Except this time it's gay ;)

Every dog has it is day

Edit: typo fixed; thank you!

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Accidentally aces the friendship test

My maternal instincts kicked in full force the moment I saw this young guy pick up the notebook. Mitsuki must be protected! Mitsuki must not be hurt!!

Riri-chan in danger!?!

Also: attachment theory mentioned woooo psychology

WHAT THIS IS SO GOOD
WHAAAAT

It's like... It feels kind of middle school edgy in a way, with the angel aesthetics, the black vs white color scheme... feels kinda emo, feels kinda ridiculous and overly serious, but I love it.

I laughed out loud at the translation note about Japanese yen. Who...? Why.....? But heck yeah, I'm all for learning the value of foreign currency. Overthrow Americentrism!

Overall: this was cute and bittersweet, and I really liked the commentary on homophobia. Makes a lot of sense in a Christian cultural context (unfortunately). This could work well in a longer form too, but I can appreciate it as a one-shot. Going straight onto my favorites list.

Best Uncle of the Year Award :)

I feel like this is what would happen if a yuri manga artist took a dark and philosophical literary sci-fi short story and decided it would be better as a comedy.

honestly I kinda feel like this premise might have too much going on lol. A "relatable self insert with no social skills" bumbling her way into a friend group with a vampire, exorcist, and vampire lover(?) seems kinda overly complex. I'm not sure where she'll fit in comparatively.

Somebody's gotta be the straight (?) man (?)

Alternative Series Title: "Three Stooges & A Straight Man (Lesbian)"

Beautiful. Motion passed.