Comment section is aLIVE today. 😅 I also don't get the hate for JX. She had a big reaction to the information she found - in the same position, my reaction would have been quieter, but no less angry or drastic.
HT is wonderful, but he arranges things without telling her or (better yet) consulting her, and regardless of his intentions, he's doing it alone, without her input. He does behave as she said - as if she's a pet, or a doll. Doing it alone, without her, shows that he either A) doesn't trust her, or B) believes that he knows best (better than her) and feels so arrogantly confident in his decision that he leaves her out of it entirely. He's not a bad guy, but he doesn't behave like he's truly in a partnership with her.
I felt the same in Rising with the Wind. The ML's there and here aren't wrong from a business perspective - as strictly business decisions, they make sense. But when - as a below commenter noted - the ML's chose to entangle with the FL's personally, they made the choice to mix those spheres of life, and there's an added expectation that comes with that. They lacked the transparency that building/maintaining trust requires. To treat your partner *like a partner* and show them respect as an equal, they should be included in decisions that affect the both of you, and the ML's dropped the ball in this area.
Did the ML's have positive intentions in mind for their girlfriends? Yes. Did they apologize, make it right, etc.? Sure. But were the FL's wrong to be wildly upset? Not at all. The FL's - both in RWTW and here in ABAY - were never asked what they wanted. Like children, they were left out of big decisions that would affect their careers and lives, and imo, their anger is justified.
Amazingly cute and refreshing!! Loved the characters' great communication throughout—any misunderstandings were…
OK, so Shishio Lion and Izumi the older sister...what the heck?! Their story ending felt rushed, or maybe I missed something. Do they appear happy? Yes, seemingly. HOWEVER, Shishio says he doesn't love Izumi, and never will. He appreciates her, has learned to depend on her (as he has no one else), but he'll never be able to love her or ANY WOMAN, because he's attracted to MEN. Kudos to him for A) realizing this, and B) being straightforward with Izumi, but after saying this, he immediately says he wants to be together with her and she *agrees*. She agrees *immediately* and joyfully. What kind of relationship are they going to have?
And this isn't a case of an aro/ace couple getting together—she's clearly in (one-sided) love with him; he's shown that he's capable of feeling romantic love for someone else (male). Like...what if he does fall in love with another guy later on? Her delusion didn't start at the end, either—at one point somewhere in the middle, after *claiming* that she would only love Shishio as an idol and not as a man, Izumi mumbles to herself, "it's difficult to win over your idol," DESPITE knowing that he was attracted to men and not women, as if she doesn't quite realize how attraction works.
On top of that, Izumi knows who he was in love with (Morio), apparently until...just a few minutes ago? Or only realized that he wasn't in love with Morio any longer just a few minutes ago? In her position, I would even wonder—just a little bit—if Shishio wanted to be together only in order to stay close to his first love, who is seriously dating Izumi's sister. Like...girl, what?!
Anyways, if anyone has any insight to make their ending seem less depressing under it's candy-sweet facade, please do explain.
Amazingly cute and refreshing!! Loved the characters' great communication throughout—any misunderstandings were quickly dealt with, and even situations that could have been toxic in a trope-y drama were turned around to become heartwarming. Straightforward young adults outcasts who built their own beautiful community of misfits who fit together. The ML is total devotion GOALS. Definitely recommend, and it's going on my re-watch list.
With 96% excellence, I do have one gripe, or maybe a bit that I didn't quite understand (spoiler-y comment below):
Ok, so I adore both leads, and I've tried to start this twice but cannot get past the first few episodes, because I canNOT handle the ML's superior, condescending, "I know better than you do what's good for you, so let go of your dream and obey me" attitude. It's too infuriating, and so far the FL is letting him drag her around without a *real* fight back. Does he get comeuppance? A solid humbling? Is it worth forcing my way through to get to later episodes?
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HT is wonderful, but he arranges things without telling her or (better yet) consulting her, and regardless of his intentions, he's doing it alone, without her input. He does behave as she said - as if she's a pet, or a doll. Doing it alone, without her, shows that he either A) doesn't trust her, or B) believes that he knows best (better than her) and feels so arrogantly confident in his decision that he leaves her out of it entirely. He's not a bad guy, but he doesn't behave like he's truly in a partnership with her.
I felt the same in Rising with the Wind. The ML's there and here aren't wrong from a business perspective - as strictly business decisions, they make sense. But when - as a below commenter noted - the ML's chose to entangle with the FL's personally, they made the choice to mix those spheres of life, and there's an added expectation that comes with that. They lacked the transparency that building/maintaining trust requires. To treat your partner *like a partner* and show them respect as an equal, they should be included in decisions that affect the both of you, and the ML's dropped the ball in this area.
Did the ML's have positive intentions in mind for their girlfriends? Yes. Did they apologize, make it right, etc.? Sure. But were the FL's wrong to be wildly upset? Not at all. The FL's - both in RWTW and here in ABAY - were never asked what they wanted. Like children, they were left out of big decisions that would affect their careers and lives, and imo, their anger is justified.
And this isn't a case of an aro/ace couple getting together—she's clearly in (one-sided) love with him; he's shown that he's capable of feeling romantic love for someone else (male). Like...what if he does fall in love with another guy later on? Her delusion didn't start at the end, either—at one point somewhere in the middle, after *claiming* that she would only love Shishio as an idol and not as a man, Izumi mumbles to herself, "it's difficult to win over your idol," DESPITE knowing that he was attracted to men and not women, as if she doesn't quite realize how attraction works.
On top of that, Izumi knows who he was in love with (Morio), apparently until...just a few minutes ago? Or only realized that he wasn't in love with Morio any longer just a few minutes ago? In her position, I would even wonder—just a little bit—if Shishio wanted to be together only in order to stay close to his first love, who is seriously dating Izumi's sister. Like...girl, what?!
Anyways, if anyone has any insight to make their ending seem less depressing under it's candy-sweet facade, please do explain.
With 96% excellence, I do have one gripe, or maybe a bit that I didn't quite understand (spoiler-y comment below):