I feel like whatever words I could say would be insufficient to describe the feeling of... disquieting comfort that this series made me feel. As in the fact that it felt so ambient, close to home, and therefore now part of me is like... "Yeah. That was nice." I'm glad that they figured out who they wanted to be together, and why. I like that it's not even sexual, as much as that kind of stuff is what ticks a lot of my boxes. They like being around each other. They're used to it, and not used to it. It's really nice.

Haven't Yamada and Kase had sex already? I guess I could understand a little self consciousness about sleeping the same bed. But Yamada's mental vapor lock seemed a bit over the top.

They have but Yamada is such a bottom that she probably gets super embarrassed every time.

Office yuri? With sex? Score.

This is too sugary. I'm getting yuribetes.

God they're so fucking cute together. This just is a sweet treat, like that icecream.

One of the best time travel stories ever? Maybe?
I'm happy this ending doesn't feel sad. I needed a little sugar after BocchiMou's ending...

God dammit Neji, I should have expected the sadness but I was so hoping for more sweetness...
At least the next R18 book is still there. I'm so glad to have been introduced to this series and Neji as an author, definitely going to throw money and fanart their way. Not enough monstergirl yuri, and not enough of it that has a sad/happy ending. There's so much to say, but more than anything... so so sweet. I love this manga.

Mmmm. Drama. Taaastyyy.

I like the notion that forcing sex between them wasn't what they needed, just being together was.

This is so fulfilling I'm expecting them to have a baby at the end of it.

For me, it's not about the rapey stuff. It's that in ABO-verse, alpha women have dicks and can (usually) be masculine without repercussions. For me as an nb butch, that's actually hitting my gender euphoria. I read a lot of f/f ABO (and g!p) and it's really the only time I've felt like I've seen myself in fiction.

In ABO, it feels like that's not what it is, that it can be the protective, nurturing, soft parts of masculinity without being divorced from the rough and powerful (the sex).

This 100%. F/F ABO, at least in my experience, is a lot more flexible about the dynamics between the Alpha and Omega than het ABO seems to be. Masculinity and femininity as they are in our society take less overt roles and are replaced by the secondary gender characteristics instead, which can feel really supportive especially when it comes to G!P stuff.

What I actually meant, is that ABO gives an option for story beatts that in real world we these days recogninse as super problematic, but still many find titilating- see 90% of romance novels. It gives charactesr a pass for being drama queens (I'm in rut! I'm not thinking rationally!), possesive (I'm your alpha/beta), and also fulfills the promise of forever-partners (I believe that's what marking is, though not sure, I only know omegaverse from ocasional manga/manhua/manhwa).

This is definitely true for all kinds of ABO, but a lot of the drama related to being an Alpha or an Omega can come with a lot of self-doubt and introspection about those roles, how the characters expect themselves or others to behave because of their roles, stuff like that. But you find that more in written fics probably than mangas etc.

I felt a bit sick when Makoto described it as an illness, I am not 100% sure why but I am uncomfortable with people who are just different from neurotypical, being described as ill or disabled, even in cases where there is a disability/disorder, I just don't know about calling them as ill, that says that something is wrong with them does it not? That there's something that needs fixing.

In context of the manga, Makoto is pretty much being forced to explain to a bunch of people who have no idea what this kind of thing could be in the simplest terms possible. When talking about dissonance between mental and physical states, the easiest thing that can be understood is saying it's a type of illness. It sucks, but for a long time information about gender and sexuality types have been rooted in heteronormative medical terms and that means it's harder to describe these sorts of things without reverting to outdated explanations.

And, who knows, maybe it was a mistranslation, but without the raws there's no way to tell. I'd also think it'd be dishonest to localize it to be less jarring because the whole situation is supposed to be a bit shocking. Makoto is lying about themself to a bunch of people. There's no softening that up.

That came out of nowhere, jeez. How deflating, it's not like the ending isn't terrible for what this series is but it's just so sudden that it feels more like a hiatus announcement with flair.

I stg if the next chapter has Hino-san avoiding the question super hard and we go back to shenanigans I'm gonna tear my hair out. They need to kisssss!!!! She's lookin at da wips!!! Da wips!!!

Man, I'm disappointed, I really wanted to see them get more progressively fucked up and hitting the edge instead of going all the way. I was expecting this kind of ending but I was so hopeful it wouldn't go that way especially with how much setup was going into the other characters. Some others have said it but yeah it felt kind of like a rushed ending... it was definitely coming sooner than later, I was just hoping for that later.

Fuck, it's so sad too to see them both just completely shut down and give in to their most base feelings that are rooted in the backs of their heads... The self-obsession, the hate-love relationship, just.. fuck.

I wish I could feel sad, but I just feel disappointed and sorta lost. Like damn, this could've gone somewhere and instead it just goes "blap, they murder-suicide like you thought." Uuugh, I wanna be thrown for a loop!!

Stay winning Tatsubon, stay winning.
I'm so glad to see them finally get here, aaaah!!!

I am yet again disappointed to see that the "Transgender" tag applies to a single trans male and the MC's transness is "just a hobby." It's not the worst thing ever, but, it just would've been nice if they had a family and got married'n'shit while being openly MTF.

Straight crossdressers don't get enough rep, it's true, but a lot of the time female trans characters kinda get shafted in the stories I've read.
Didn't hate it, didn't love it, but it's going into my faves for at least trying. Also, it had some funny panels. The "sniffing the MC gives brain activation" pages were hilarious.

This is absolute cotton candy and I love it. Just straight-up shaggin'.

That was wicked. I'm smiling so hard reading that. I don't think it's fast at all considering how long they've already been friends by this point, on top of also now it having been a month since that "confession" as it were, so it's clearly mutual...
Bathroom kiss qt

ya know, as a trans person I find it kind of...sad to not see much like, I don't know how to put it
"normal" yuri things but one of the girl just like, happens to be trans and/or having a dick, you know?
and like I don't even want the fact that they have one to be the main focus or something, just as a normal trait everyone has (cis or trans)

Same. Kyou Kara Yonshimai had one of the better TxC girl relationships and even then it wasn't really the focus of the series. It would be really nice to have some more honest stuff about girls with bits.

As an aside, someone said futa is a turn-off because the girls have massive libidos and jerk off a bunch, but it's not like there isn't a ton of yuri where the girls are like that and have a bunch of sex too. Everyone should be able to be lesbians together, bits or no bits. Jeez.

Ao3 is the only place with some semi-honest fiction and even then it can be hard to find amongst the many fuck-filled pure horny stories, especially since a lot can be omegaverse related and that might not be your thing. If it is though, there was a webtoon called "Best Friends" set in an omegaverse, it's short and has a cute ending.

Fuck me I thought this was the final. I'd cry if I wasn't just happy for them. This is all I've wanted, and Neji didn't turn around and make it super sad at the last minute.

There's still a chapter left though, so... hhh....

Oh yeah. It's all coming together.

P r o g r e s s

my life will be complete is kogu opens her eyes, timidly puts her arms around hino, and quietly asks for more. ahh. i would turn into a spirit and drift off in peace into the starry night and vanish into the moonlight.

Ouuugh that would be the best. I love how cute this series has gotten. Like, even cuter than it was before.

Hino's relatable. Being lewd and funny is easy, but being sweet is the hardest thing ever and you gotta keep it secret. Though, Koguma did say "anything," so... she asked for it, right?

Now that's a christmas present. ;~; so heartwarming.

I too want to see WakaYui (ommitted)!!!

Maybe if the glasses chick gets exposed, our MCs will have a reprieve and Ichika'll end up saving them accidentally.

God I hope so.