misa is sooooo sweet ugh #needthat

Omg please this cliffhanger is too cruel. There better not be an interruption next chapter because tbh it is starting to drag....

A bit because there's no longer a really strong obstacle between them besides their inability to be honest.

Marriage, remember? It's the whole plot of this thing. And it's the only reason I can excuse how they're endlessly dragging this charade.

I don't view that as much of an obstacle any longer. We know what both of their feelings are by this point. It feels like most of her issue is not knowing that her single friend also feels the same way as she does. Once she knows it's mutual, I don't think the burden will be that large. She hasn't really thought of her husband that much. He's not factored that strongly into their thinking for a bit. He also doesn't seem like the type to cause a major issue if/when she confesses her real feelings.

yup. actually, the biggest burden by far was ema's mother. she's the reason ema shrunk so far back into herself as to rely on hario in the first place. since ema's finally beginning to feel sure of herself, i think she's in a place where she can not only believe that she's worthy of love from takara, but that she's brave enough to pursue the life she wants with her.
so i really think next chapter we're going to get a resolution of some kind.
if not, i will rip my guts open with a samurai sword

YOU GOTTA BE MOTHERFUCKING KIDDING MEEEEEEEEE

i like the contrast between the two couples shown here through the open communication about college :3
god theyre cuteeee i love them

I'm not sure the person who tagged this knows what the "watersports" tag means

oh god

commenting to second that this has me cracking up

this is so huge, she finally feels safe and accepted enough to trust and act on her instincts <3

tears in my pervert eyes

learning new things about myself...

Mushanokoji Saneatsu was an early 20th writer that was a member of an avant-garde literary movement known as "White Birch." He was heavily influenced by Leo Tolstoy, and unusually for his time, was a humanist (believing that Humans were capable of using their will to master their situation) that bucked the wider trend towards naturalism (believing that humanity was at the mercy of fate and their circumstances). The novel Friendship is semiautobiographical, and is about the complicated relationship between the protagonist and his best friend, after the former falls in love with the latter's sister. Its ironic that Yukari chose this novel for Shouko, since The author's philosophy about will overcoming circumstances probably applies more to Yukari herself.

I appreciate you sharing this, thank you

Childhood friends reuniting as adults... chef's kiss

the absolute best fr

Ema is so brave, she's come a long way :') also, ema's friend (i forget her name) defo saw takara so she might bring it up to ema in the future, so not too much of a missed opportunity

i almost want to stop reading this story for the next few months then binge it because this tension is killing me

Also are the words on the can at the end a message from the author? haha

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the fact that she questions whether shes going to marry a man and not takehiko specifically, the curtain is lifting

honestly this whole relationship seems like some kind of humiliation ritual for MC. she's the only one not getting what she wants out of this. she clearly wants an exclusive relationship with amano despite claiming otherwise but amano doesnt want that and that doesnt seem likely to change

dumb stupid idiot dumb twit fucks i love them

tone shift got me saying wagwan

CONFESS ALREADYYYYYY PLEASSSSEEE GODDDDDD

Glad that got resolved super early, now im curious as to where things are gonna go since she doesnt have to worry about being found out by her crush

battle of the crazies

Male characters in Yuri can sometimes be good friends and/or provide interesting narrative elements, but I dislike the inclusion of the guy here. Him discovering them at the end, a lot of the dialogue being about jealousy because one of the girls keeps looking at him, he feels weirdly central to the story for no good reason. Plus they knew he was outside, and it was so weirdly obvious to me that he'd discover them. If the girls were focused on each other and there was no guy here it would be a lot better in my opinion, anyways thanks for the translation!

This is exactly how i feel about this one. Part me actually feels that shino chose that location on purpose knowing he'd find them. It's just uncomfortable.

holy shit it's happening

wow you really see the dynamic shift here, excited to follow this more. i love this concept

PEAK

poly route would not make sense imo bc ema does not have any semblance of romantic interest in that man. i think he will always be someone she loves and is grateful for, but it's pretty clear she's only romantically interested in takara

ah so she's a man(gaka)-eater

god they love each other so much ;-; seems like theyve reached a breaking point. one of them is probably going to make a move

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