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Found family
Poignant, tragic, healing, warming… The one criticism I have, and it happens a lot with queer media, is how sad the stories are. Johan already suffered enough, why the illness?
There’s always a sort of weird determination on making queer characters suffer in the worst way possible.
On the other hand, I appreciated the depiction of the relationship between Johan and Ryu and their lovely “alliance” with Sumiko and her child. They both truly loved that kid like their own.
Their relationship was like a beautiful abstract painting: you get the gist, but nothing is set in stone. And that’s the beauty of love in its many forms.
I’m just glad they got to be together in the end and Ryu didn’t have to discover everything after his passing.
There’s always a sort of weird determination on making queer characters suffer in the worst way possible.
On the other hand, I appreciated the depiction of the relationship between Johan and Ryu and their lovely “alliance” with Sumiko and her child. They both truly loved that kid like their own.
Their relationship was like a beautiful abstract painting: you get the gist, but nothing is set in stone. And that’s the beauty of love in its many forms.
I’m just glad they got to be together in the end and Ryu didn’t have to discover everything after his passing.
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