Reading chapter 4 (volume 2?). Ayame x Shimotsuki Shuu. Bully x victim. Senior x Junior. Senpai x Kouhai. High school students. 3rd x 1st. Time skip. Company president’s son x company employee. Deputy general manager x planning employee. Human Resources x Planning department. Work colleagues. Mutual pining. Mutual unrequited love. In denial about their feelings. Mpreg possibility. Pregnancy test. One night stand. Older seme x Younger Uke. Alpha x Omega. Company CEO heir seme (him and his brother can both take over the company). Handsome seme. Gorgeous seme. Manly seme. Capable seme. Hard-working seme. Jerk seme. Jealous seme. In love seme. Seme saying over’s name over and over and over again during sex or when they have a soft moment. Deeply in love seme who secretly cares and watches over uke while uke “hates” him for making his life miserable. Seme who pushes uke hard because he wants him to be the best. Pretty uke. Nerd uke (in high s school). In love uke. Pushover uke (but inwardly rants at least). Meek uke. Loner uke (doesn’t want to be alone but ends up alone). Low self-confidence uke.
Though it is a little irritating how Uke acts like a total pushover towards Seme, he at least curses him in his mind which is better than those other uke’s are keep giving jerk seme a free pass because they love them which irritates me to no end. That being said, my irritation is placated somewhat by the fact that seme clearly has it as bad for uke and been longing and pining for him just as much as uke has if the flushed yearning and longing loving expressions are anything to go by. Sensei’s art is absolutely beautiful though. She makes very lovely expressions on both uke and seme. Seme’s yearning deep in love expressions when uke is not looking are squeetastic.
Okay, I maybe can understand why this work is not getting the high rating it deserves and I have no idea if someone mistakenly uploaded the pages all out of whack but by chapter 4, the pages and panels are ALL OVER THE PLACE with no connection to each other. One moment uke is suddenly talking to a flower lady from having a flashback to a conversation with his mother about wearing contacts because seme told him nice things and the next page he’s having a conversation with seme... no idea what is going on... Okay seems like it’s just the author’s style and I DO NOT LIKE. It really lacks flow. Jump cuts in manga are tricky and there’s a reason why few experienced manga authors can pull it off. If it’s sloppy like this, it’s because it’s amateur, no matter how gorgeous the art and characters.
Hanagara Tsumi