I didn't expect the brainwashing by physical trauma... Good thing that Mark is an asshole anyway, so whatever. But Lillian is terrifying in her ruthlessness. Still love her though. She makes a great case for "I'm glad she's on our side."

Page 87, Ruka is too blunt, Suuna should bite her.

This chapter was strangely real, it's an unusual way to do the Slice of Life and Wholesome tags but it works. I really like it, it's kinda relaxing it (even if I kinda share Kuran's weakness to emotional damage).

Don't joke about sharing Ichiko's pictures, I don't want Kuran to go in jail for murder.

...MC seriously made a half-hearted wish for love while her sister has a major illness? Wow.

... I wasn't aware that having someone ill in your family makes it illegal for you to wish to find love. Especially considering she was wishing on a freaking star, it's not like she had any clue there would be magic involved. But noted, I will insult anyone who is in such a situation and doesn't spend every single moment in their life thinking about it. /s

That aside, Wen Qianxia's attitude is certainly abrupt, but I like it. It doesn't make it toxic, considering a girl magically appearing and claiming to be her girlfriend should absolutely be off-putting. And she's not so excessive in her reactions that I would find Xingye staying unnatural (between the two, Xingye is certainly the more overbearing one, though I understand her circumstances are special).

Is it the cute reactions I favor in romance stories ? Definitely not. But it's unusual and interesting, and provides a good framework for further development of their relationship, and the characters themselves adapting to this less than idealistic situation.

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Might be because I haven't read the novel yet, but I'm struggling to understand why Ji youuan wouldn't just send a vid of her singing straight to Jing xiu? Idk seems more self centered to post it on social media.

Part of it might be that their separation was in a large part cause by Youyan putting their relationship in the shadow, focusing on appearances for the sake of her own career. I think being direct and public is also her way to say that she will not act as if she's ashamed or try to hide it.

Her goal is not just to say she loves Jing Xiu, which they both know. It's also to say she will respect and nurture their relationship.

Holy damn, this was awesome. So cute and funny ! I gotta admit I was kinda doubtful seeing the anthology title, since volume 1 had issues, but this is probably one of the best comedy shorts I've read here.

Xingye looks really cute in that dress.

Bwahaha, boys and their dragons.

That was a funny little outing from those three into the future. And Rachel looking at the future of her town and thinking that things would be fine, no matters the lows they went through first, is a very positive and hopeful take on the future. Almost blindingly so.

Use your one brain cell to think ahead eight seconds, please.

No thoughts, only gay.

I actually like homophobia as a plot element in the yaoi/yuri manga I read. It adds some drama and conflict to the story and makes it feel more realistic

Oh, I also think it can be interesting, however I usually want the homophobic characters to be villains, or at least hurdles to overcome. Not kind parental figure that gets given a nice treatment, and to whom the story even concedes have a point !

If we look at the latest chapter, neither Yvonne nor Elsa have any concern about being rejected for both being women. Now, maybe I'm hanging out with strong people, but most of those I know, in this situation, would feel hurt. Instead, Elsa feels like it's her "duty" to earn his approval, which she doesn't have... simply for being a woman. Or at least, before someone wants to nitpick, that is the reason he stopped on.

Because it was never about finding a solution. Quite the opposite, the problem was only created as a way to introduce the idea of the two being able to have children of their own in this world. Which is also why I doubt the author thought any farther than that about possible implications or reader reactions.

Precisely. There is nothing wrong with magical babies, and to connect to the point above, with having homophobic characters in a story either. However, that the homophobia was introduced only to be solved with "same-sex relationships are okay because magic exists" is what is offensive.

If we think about the different emotional associations someone could have based on different life experiences, even among the LGBT community, to me it's clear that neither preference is innately more valid than the other. Your disappointment makes sense, but so would the opposite: someone enjoying seeing the impossible made possible through magic in fiction.

And generally speaking, it's actually something I love. Yes, I know I can't have biological babies, and while the idea of a magical solution hurts a little it's also a nice, comforting idea to explore.

However, that doesn't help the issue of the father. Or is "changing the mind of homophobes by pointing out lesbians can have babies" an instance of enjoying the impossible made possible in fiction ? Because I think there are other ways to take care of homophobes.

eh, i wouldn't want to date some rando, no matter how attractive. if you're willing to date just about anyone you think is vaguely cute, then you have your own issues to work out before being in a relationship at all :P obviously this is fiction though so that hardly matters

I mean, fair, but also if a cute girl appeared magically after I made a wish to a shooting star and asked to be my girlfriend, I'd absolutely give it a chance to try to know her better and see if we're compatible !

Erika keeps being my favorite character, her support and self-doubts feel like they really help build her character and push her to action, rather than drag her down. And the way she acts, with a bit a selfishness and a lot more of "actually helping others but feeling guilty about it", all the while wanting to make her friends happy and get past her own complexes towards Aya, make me really want to know where she'll end up.

Unlike earlier in the story, I've long stopped thinking Erika ending up with Koto would be a "bad ending" for her, since Koto has made some progress and feels more human. But, I also do think Erika's since ties to Aya and Koto are not purely defined by romantic attraction, she could have a happy ending even otherwise. Of course, for the sake of her happy end, she'd have to find someone who's been actually developed as a character, not just someone to pair up with in the end - but I feel characters other than the main three are starting to have a more prominent role.

So... will Ada actually have the guts to ask Kaye to the ball, or will she chicken out and watch jealously as someone else does, eventually spending most of the ball together but not being each other's official date ? All bets are off.

Lucky girl, she will soon learn that the girlfriend you want isn't always the girlfriend you need !

(Especially when you crush on a straight girl.)

It's, huh, surprisingly inconclusive. The story was cute but this ending is a bit unexpected (both in how vague it is and how fast it came).

... upside ? Since it's not canonically dead, I can totally headcannon the OT3 ending I was hoping for as being real, Hitomi was so cute.

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I always feel bad for the rival and just want everyone to date each other. Don't have much hope in this case though.

Yeah... feels like it would work really well here, with how much Hitomi was shown to care for Yaya, not just Ichigo. But realistically, this kind of ending barely ever happens. Sadly, I'm not getting my hopes high.

What wouldn't I give for more non-harem polyamory stories, though.

"You should show more dislike." "Then you should do things I dislike more."

Goddess, I think their flirting is really growing on me.

Dammit, with the rivals turning out to be sworn enemies that movies should have ended with the two of them together !

not to mention, conflict in a story is normal. papa smolett was never going to accept anyone right away, even Elsa

This isn't about the character. He's flawed, which was predictable, and he can change. I mean, I hate the guy because fuck bigots, because he won't get redeemed before he changes his ways regarding same-sex couples in general and not about Elsa specifically. Even if it wasn't about same-sex couples, the argument "you must continue the bloodline" is also one I despise, since whether to have children is a choice people, not their parents, ought to make. But hating a character is no reason to hate the story or doubt the author.

The reason some people are upset is that the author chose to address the plot point "I can't accept my daughter to be with a woman because I want grandchildren" with a resolution that specifically excludes RL lesbians and invalidates their relationships, without the slightest hint or message that "must have biological children" is not a good argument to attack people ; quite the opposite, the choice of having the plot point resolved with "it's okay because they actually can have magical children", and not any of the myriad of other reasons that could have been used and would actually make the readers included, feels like an attack against those who live in a world without that ability.

Feel free to ask the author yourself and enlighten us, personally, I don't make a habit to jump into communities I'm not part of to ask sensitive questions.

Cute fox... Really makes me hope we'll see more of Olivia.

You’re still making assumptions about the author based on what a character says in the story tho and essentially implying that there’s a non zero chance that the author holds these views when there’s other explanations to why the dad could be written this way

Stories are not written in a vacuum, nor are they relaying an existing state of affairs neutrally. Issues arise from, and are solved for, reasons decided by the author.

No one argues that the father is depicted as being in the wrong, or that it was an opportunity to show our protagonists can have children. However, that an issue arises of the type "two girls can't be together" and its solution is "magic", rather than showing the father's reasons are wrong, paints a bad picture of the authorial intent behind that plot point.

This is depicted as a good justification, too. There is nothing saying he's actually still an asshole for objecting like that, no remaining tension, no message that it would be fine even otherwise. The plot point was solved with a message that the reasons two girls can in fact be together is magic. And this story isn't a a "this is a cynical and dark irony world" where a bitter compromise would be the expected outcome of conflicts. This is further evidenced by the "all is good now" vibes of chapter 103 that magic babies have resolved the issue.

It's either promoting a bad message, or insensitive of the author. Internalized homophobia is a possible, and probably optimistic considering the alternatives, explanation of why the author might have no issue painting this outcome as a good one in the story she writes.

And to make it obvious : few people are going to be happy reading a story that sends the message "the kind of relationship you're in is okay but only because of [reasons that don't apply to you]".

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Oh. Oooh. Hitomi supporting Yaya while blushing... I like that very much.

I really hate this, especially with the entire premise of the setting. It's literally a "those girls could be gay but because harem plot, let's throw a guy in the relationship". It's shitty and the entire point is to make it hotter for the self-insert guys who think having multiple girlfriends making out with each other while denying the fact that girls can, in fact, simply love other girls without there being a man around.

I don't mind bi or het but this shit needs to go. Let girls like girls without it being for the sake of making them revolve around some fucking harem protag guy.

Not saying I expect anime and manga to stop doing this but I was hoping Dynasty wouldn't welcome content where girls being gay is literally rejected by the premise of them being forced to love some dude or get out.

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Oof. I didn't expect such outrage in the comments (and I'm not sure why I didn't expect it, it's not unusual for everyone to be unreasonable).

I think a number of people here are reasonably upset with a character stating he cannot bless a relationship that cannot bear children related by blood. Since, you know, it feels like something that targets us.

That the story sends the message of "It's not a good reason because they can actually have magic children" similarly stings, because it feels like the author is validating that bigoted opinion... With a solution that actually invalidates those who can't have magic babies.

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Well, insecurities and certainty she's been rejected or not, if Yuzu's that obstinate, Kamiya should definitely have her chance.