I love the imagery of Haruyo goofily climbing over the railing. I couldn’t help but smile, it’s such a great moment of levity.
It hardly registered when I first read through the chapter, but the margins of the rest of the pages being completely black makes the last few pages seem almost impossibly bright. As if Haruyo is what pulled Kasumi out of the darkness and into the light.

It was really nice symbolism how haruyo walks into her suicidal thoughts, and rather than changing the whole landscape she just shifts the perspective. She's no longer sitting on the roof contemplating jumping, just being a bit reckless while enjoying the view. Not wondering how far the fall is, but watching the clouds pass. The grief is still there, but it's easier to live with since haruyo entered her life

I'd like to see where it goes! Do I think it'll be entirely good and not fall into any gross tropes? Nah, it's already done that. But it could imitate the parts of mariaholic that were fun instead of boring so I'm willing to see. Still not betting it'll be good, but I'll at least give it a few more chapters to see if it's got more in it.

Maybe I missed something, but the MC mentioned after her first time just how meh the drugs felt. They weren't anything special, the issue was just her gf and herself already being at a low point and her fear of either of them getting arrested. The drugs could've easily been alcohol, choking isn't something you want to be doing without full control regardless what drug it is. But making it some vague pills acts as a red herring, because this is the "crime yuri anthology" so readers already know some kind of crime will be involved.

I remember reading an anthology like eclair, i think the name was something music related like etude but i can't find anything by that name. Iirc these stories are all in the anthology, but maybe they're separate

Archery girl is self conscious about her muscly back, i think her boyfriend dumped her for it. Other girl is her admirer iirc and there's a public bath involved
Two girls are doing a song for graduation. 1 plays guitar, the other piano. Something happens and there's a falling out but they get back together for graduation
Student teacher romance, i don't remember much but i think it's the home ec teacher and figuring out what a spice is?
Another vague one but a couple of girls are running away on a train. They decide not to and come out to their parents back home and the mom goes on about young love and doing something similar in high school

Edit: nvm i found it. It's concerto

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