I'm glad Kita totally didn't mean it and was just joking around otherwise It be pretty gay

But this was a really well-drawn and neat story. One of those "I could see this happen"

Why am I tearing up?

This feels like someone applied 2000's era angst to modern yuri, as nice as the art is and amazing typesetting with superb use of "If I could be a constellation", I don't like the constant mention of boys and other students dealing with the fact that Kita is gay like something that shouldn't be mentioned.

the only thing holding this story back a bit is that Kita is very out of the closet in canon. Some lines felt a bit weird because of that.

the only thing holding this story back a bit is that Kita is very out of the closet in canon. Some lines felt a bit weird because of that.

Rather than out of the closet she is "out of the closet" Kita's mom thought that when she was talking about Ryo/Bocchi she was talking about a boy, and was relaxed the moment she saw bocchi was a girl and not a dude, well she put up her guard up again when another misunderstanding came in but you get what im trying to say right? The fact that she didnt see bocchi as a "threat" means that either she doesnt know her daughter likes girls (or likes girls too) or that the story doesnt treat Kita's sexuality as something serious enough

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i teared up. even though i didnt feel as if i understood this as much as i wanted to! in any case i love bokita and am very familiar with gay repression. pls be happy together.

ADORABLEEE. I liked how this story touched on how Kita had to act within the expectations of heteronormativity. Her gay yearning is palpable.

or that the story doesnt treat

You mean her mom doesnt treat it seriously enough. I wouldn't blame the story/author directly

the only thing holding this story back a bit is that Kita is very out of the closet in canon. Some lines felt a bit weird because of that.

I had the same feeling, it felt so out of character for her.

Rather than out of the closet she is "out of the closet" Kita's mom thought that when she was talking about Ryo/Bocchi she was talking about a boy, and was relaxed the moment she saw bocchi was a girl and not a dude, well she put up her guard up again when another misunderstanding came in but you get what im trying to say right? The fact that she didnt see bocchi as a "threat" means that either she doesnt know her daughter likes girls (or likes girls too) or that the story doesnt treat Kita's sexuality as something serious enough

But that's just with her mom. Kita is very much openly gay and doesn't hide it all outside of home. A kid being out to everyone but their family isn't exactly unheard of.

Yeah, out of everything in this story to me personally the whole "if only you were a boy" line even if you want to take it as an one off comment or joke it seems kinda out of character for Kita. And I also didn't understand what her "friends" were trying to say. Maybe it's just there so that we know that they are gossiping about them but I don't know where that was going since when one of the girls about about to say something I think is close to her saying maybe she liked Gotoh but that got dismiss for something else, idk. Nice art though and with a bit of angst that felt a bit old school/fashion but maybe that's just me,lol.

the only thing holding this story back a bit is that Kita is very out of the closet in canon. Some lines felt a bit weird because of that.

I had the same feeling, it felt so out of character for her.

Rather than out of the closet she is "out of the closet" Kita's mom thought that when she was talking about Ryo/Bocchi she was talking about a boy, and was relaxed the moment she saw bocchi was a girl and not a dude, well she put up her guard up again when another misunderstanding came in but you get what im trying to say right? The fact that she didnt see bocchi as a "threat" means that either she doesnt know her daughter likes girls (or likes girls too) or that the story doesnt treat Kita's sexuality as something serious enough

But that's just with her mom. Kita is very much openly gay and doesn't hide it all outside of home. A kid being out to everyone but their family isn't exactly unheard of.

Thats what i meant with "out of the closet" rather than out of the closet, some ppl might actually not know she likes gurls ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

For a moment I thought Kita would gaslight Bocchi into dating her.

The atmosphere in this one was IMPECCABLE

(also I got sniped by the Orga reference on page 13, even after 6 years it still hurts like a truck)

The art is great, even superior than the actual manga, i wish more doujin were likes this
Still, Kita saying that if bochi was a boy, is kind of wrong since she canonically in love with a girl and her friends know

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Glad I'm not the only one who felt Kita's line about Bocchi being a boy felt so off...
I'm not done with the manga, so I don't know how "open" Kita is with her friends about her preferences but it just didn't feel good the whole "do you think Kita...?"
And of top of that, Bocchi being the one trying to close the gap between them to being "rejected" by Kita was weird.
I enjoy it a lot anyways, like it a lot, specially the art-

That is 100% the face of a maiden in love.

Very happy to see we're all finally judging the "if you only were a boy" like phrases

Very happy to see we're all finally judging the "if you only were a boy" like phrases

Precisely! If anything I expected Kita to say something internally like “its because youre not a boy is why I like you” or something like that.