My case is that it is yet to do anything to have a grasp on me, I pretty much skipped/skimmed all the chapters until ch6 to see where things go, but still nothing. Comedy (whenever it has) is swing'n'miss and characters are pretty meh.
I honestly much agree for now since it this one just doesn't feel paced well in my honest opinion.
But it's pretty odd considering this author has proven to be good at writing
Has the artist done anything else other than the drama one-shot where one can judge writing? one-shots are not exactly a good place tbh, and I did not think it was anything stellar.
In stories like this one, the easy-going sort of slice of life -ish romance (could just refer to it as "romance" but those tend to bring drama struggles regardless, so I'll refer to it as "slice of life -ish romance"), it relies heavily on it's characters to get a hold on readers. It's not only the characters themselves, but their interactions with each other, the dynamics. So far it's not really doing it for me, as I stated before, the characters are pretty meh. The way they interact is somewhat dry.
Like, the strongest example I think of is Their Story (which leans very heavy on the characters), the character interactions there are just a joy to see (also relatable in some occasions due to the realistic portrayal of a group of friends being all dorky), it's has good comedy but it is not comedy-driven. Where the plot takes a backseat, to be driven by character interactions instead of the plot itself moving the characters. Relying on characters is what makes slice of life -ish romance work well.
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