Honestly I think we’re building up to a big separation, then a timeskip, then reuniting, and then another timeskip that shows them already together.

As far as physical intimacy goes, my bet is that a kiss is the most we’re getting, if that

I see we’re locked in on the “player is actually a bottom” path

Honestly Karin’s forwardness and aggression usually flag losing out so often that I’m starting to root for her. She was also the last love interest introduced and had the most immediate progress. Nonetheless I find her earnestness and honesty endearing

Poly ending is still my number one, though

I love the energy of an anxious third wheel helplessly watching the metaphorical rollercoaster crest the hill

What if Michi also auditioned and forgot? Maybe her bangs are preventing Honda from realizing?

You know what? I don’t even want to see them together anymore. Yuzu has officially fumbled too hard for me to care

Mordred’s gender is really a question of how you interpret her earlier scenes in apocrypha. I think there’s valid ground for her original portrayal to be some kind of transmasc situation, but in this case I think the artist is going for her being a girl.

It’s nice to see a queer adult being a safe person for a queer student to talk to without it turning into something inappropriate

Not that there’s a shortage of queer people in this particular school, but nonetheless it’s nice

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GSHSJKDFHDHGSGSH JUST CONFESS ALREADY

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Seeing such a straightforwardly gay declaration of love in Manga Time Kirara really warms my heart

How far we’ve come

god this manga is good. That definition of normality is so interesting. i think any autistic or otherwise neurodivergent person has probably had to put a lot of thought into this question to survive, but for the most part you tend to end up, in my experience, with something resembling more a collection of behaviors and rules--something immediately practically applicable--than a unified theory of normalcy, which is also harder to come by. I'd have to sit on it to decide if I actually think it's correct, but the definition our friend here gave is a pretty good one, from this lens, that solves a lot of issues one might have coming up with a unified theory by essentially pointing to and describing that learning process and the social function it's trying to emulate.

It's interesting, it's useful, so I'd say it's a good definition. Might even be a correct one!

But I think the definition of a monster is what really makes it go, in this manga's context. Such a cool reframing of the ideas we've been grappling with so far. I wonder if being able to pass would then make you normal, or if having to pass only highlights the fact that you're a monster.

for the record, i'm pineapple-agnostic.

Every autistic person has had to grapple with masking in some form or other for sure. Do it too much and it starts to feel like imposter syndrome for being person. Don’t do it enough and you’ll be isolated and infantilized. Sometimes it feels there’s no winning.

Wow the author had a lot to get out about party DJs lol

Well done story, but owwwww

ah, so neurodivergent people are monsters, I understand now /s

It’s always a little frustrating when a couple has all of their physical intimacy before they actually get together and none after that, but this was a cute ending!

I do kind of want to see an Ayano x Nononon chapter now to balance things out

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Never would’ve guessed this new pairing in a million years

I do like when the author adds new connections like this though. It really gives the feeling of a connected world instead of pairings trapped in their own little corners

god the manager is so ominous

local gay hook up spot demonized by homophobic islanders

What a great illustration of getting consent while keeping the mood going. It’s not hard!

I’m rooting to see the polyamory tag on this eventually

It’s so rare to see the term “service top” in the wild and used correctly

I want Asumi and Senpai to do it so bad

If I don’t see an orgy tag or a threesome tag on the next chapter, I’m going to be so bummed out

Yuzu trying to get any affection out of Mei is like squeezing blood from a stone. Even if Yuzu says she’s happy, her needs are clearly not being met by Mei.

It’s just so frustrating to watch

So what I’m seeing from the extras is that the editor is holding the mangaka back from making a better version of this story