Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 Episode 6

Loved, but Still Not Equal

Miyata knows Iwanaga loves him. That certainty is what makes his struggle so interesting: he wants the scales to balance, yet he cannot see what he brings to their relationship.Iwanaga’s former lovers seem able to offer knowledge and inspiration. Miyata compares himself with them and dislikes both his jealousy and his own perceived inadequacy. Being loved does not settle the question he keeps asking himself: “Am I his equal?”He considers himself a practical realist, but this is also the boy who once thought his saved New Year’s gift money could fund their elopement. There is something stubbornly romantic about him, and I love that complicated, occasionally exasperating side of his character.My wish for these two is simple: let them live in an expensive apartment, grill supermarket bargain fish, and enjoy fine wine together. I want to see them find happiness in a daily life that makes room for both of them.

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