The Proper Way to Write Love Episode 4

Better again... :)

I don't think this will ever hit a 10 for me on any episode, but ep 4 was a solid improvement again, so this series definitely gets better as it goes. Spoilers.... The MC is still not particularly likable, but is improving very slowly. He's finally starting to be nice to the ML here and there, though it still barely moves him from being simply tolerant of the ML to being compassionate. The ML, on the other hand, is increasingly adorable, but has been likable from the start. The MC doesn't seem to even remotely understand any norms of dating, so his plan to get revenge on the ML for being annoyingly present in high school would never have worked anyway. You can't very well hurt someone by dumping them if you were already hurting them by barely even being friendly with them when dating, and consistently showing your annoyance toward them instead. Meanwhile, the ML is delighted by any shred of gentleness, since the MC won't even let the ML sit close enough for their arms to touch. At this point, I've been sticking around because the actors are good, the overall atmosphere is oddly soothing, and the ML's character is easy to sympathize with and root for. Now that the MC is slowly starting to develop some feelings other than irritation with ML, increasing hope for a decent or even happy ending for them will keep me watching.

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