Please let her have a glass of water or something, she won't make it through the night @_@

TBF, we're only 15 chapters in. This is very early still into the story, I wouldn't say it's been THAT slow relatively speaking. Things are only getting started.

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Ruriko is such a sweet , warm-hearted girl . Kurumi better take a lot more notice of how awsome she is !

@Zormau ^

Yes, a perfect Hino-san no Baka maneuver—gave us what we want without actually giving us exactly what we were looking for. As you say, Koguma now knows and Hino knows she knows and Koguma knows that Hino knows she knows, but without the requirement that they make explicit the premise, “We are in love with each other and want to kiss (on the lips) and hug and do stuff, probably eventually with no clothes on.”

So we’ll see where it goes from here. (I guess the question is whether this is just narrative edging or, in the end, orgasm denial.)

Yep, instead of going right to the question the last volume of Bloom into You and the more recent chapters of Can't Defy The Lonely Girl pose ("So we've become a couple... now what?"), they're asking "So we're kinda into each other and know it, but... how do we go about this getting together business?" It sounds really similar to your typical "Will They Won't They", but it kinda feels different. It's also refreshing that "we're both girls" seems to not be a factor.

Yuri in general has gotten a lot more sex positive in the last few years. It's moving slowly but I for one am really happy about that, as a lesbian and as a reader. I hope this trend continues and we get to a point where physical intimacy is treated as a completely good and normal part of a romantic relationship.

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So three... Theories? Questions? Thoughts?

First, is that it was Hino's convoluted way of answering Koguma's question. Because Koguma (I assume second-guessing her own question) says that she had to be imagining things when she asked if Hino tried to kiss her. So Hino kisses Koguma (on the cheek) and says she imagined it, admitting to it.

The second is that it was just a weird way of saying "I'm not ready to fully dip my feet into this pool" by Hino. As in not ready to advance their relationship.

Third, the usual, is that it means nothing and was just meant to be a cute scene between two cute dolts.

Whatever it is, I wonder if we're just going back to the usual school shenanigans, since this was supposed to be the "last event" of the summer break.

All three apply. Hino gave a convoluted answer that was indirect, but intelligible. Koguma knows what happened. Hino knows what happened and that Koguma is also aware. Despite knowing this and that Koguma seems to be very much okay with it, she's not ready to outright commit. Likely because, as mentioned in prior discussions, she sees herself as not deserving Koguma, almost pathologically so. She wants to be with her, but thinks she mustn't, so she goes about it in roundabout ways.
All that and it's a cute scene between two cute dolts.

And now that they've established this tentative position, I'm all the more curious to see how they'll go about tiptoeing ever further into lands unknown.

Hino seems to have a lot of past trauma/baggage. I don't expect any true romantic development before we get a ''Koguma helps Hino come to term with stuff'' arc

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The ''kiss under the fireworks at the summer festival'' thing might be the biggest cliche ever but I'll sure take it !! This was beyond adorable XP Give me more now !!!

I have to agree with the general sentiment around here that Yoshioka is a legit fun, compelling character. She's kind and open minded and she seems to genuinely care about people. I'm 100% rooting for her now and Watanabe better not make her sad or I'll be freaking mad XP

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^ True :-P

Girl, you're gonna have back problems by the time you're 35 O_o Oh well, at least Byleth is trying to help, that's nice of her !

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Zero cancer this time, I feel forgotten and unloved (TT)

Omedetou on your new married life ;-)

Another choco girl for Wakame-sensei.

Erika does have the nail cutting thing but it got a little bit out of hand there, literally :-P

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Hana sure has gotten bold... We've come a long way since summer.

I really can't see her actions this time as anything but blatant seduction.

Honestly, it's hard for me to read this chapter as anything but '' Hana is putting the moves on Chiaki'' .

Holy cow, Hana is getting bolder by the freaking chapter. Chiaki may not survive this XP

I love how the promise of an actual fulfilling sex life is what got her into onee-samaaaa mode. The girl knows what she wants :P

Tomo choco is nice and all but it sure doesn't beat actual valentine choco.

Virgo is definitely a tsundere .

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It's getting pretty clear gyaru-chan is already falling for our little otaku girl ;) Also, Gyaru x ghost yuri is a perfectly valid sub genre in my book !

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Adult yuri stories are my jam and I had a lot of fun reading this one. May these two lovebirds live their chill lovey dovey life together forever ^_^

I'm june 26 (so cancer) and I have to say, a big house with a garden, a dog and a super cute wife to take care of is pretty spot on as far as my dreams go. That author is good ! :O

Pretty easy decision to make in my book !

Oh she's healing alright ;-)

Ritsu with her hair down is and always will be a gift from yuri heaven.

Our little bear is cutting to the chase. You have to fess up now Hino, no running away from this !