VixenByNight72

"He chose to come from a place of empathy and forgive Fugisawa for the decisions made, and to help him also move on, but this conversation was effectively a goodbye."

Exactly. Just like how folks saw how it had to be Kazuaki to officially end his relationship with Kaori, so that they both could truly move on from each other.

Sei and Kazuaki had to be the ones to make clear breaks with their past situations, so that they could move forward in their futures.

"If the parents don’t die horribly in a car accident, how could BL as a genre exist?"

😂 😂 😂

The sad fact that is so true. One of the BL commandments that is universal, no matter what country the series is produced from.

"I realised Sei apologised to Fujisawa because he felt he was to be blame. That some of the faults was his for cheating, but I’m still so angry, because he did not deserve what happened to him, and he did not have to rationalised that whole event at all. But then again, sometimes we are so close to the problem we don’t see it ourselves, and as outsiders it’s very easy to blame the victim. Still, I wished I was inside the screen, so I could shake him until he came to his senses."

I was pissed at Sei apologizing to him as well, but I agree. He does place blame on himself for some of Fuji's behavior, especially in him "cheating" on his roommate and Fuji's ultimate act of assault and betrayal of Sei. They weren't lovers, and at that point, were barely friends. I wish that Sei could have had more anger towards Fuji, but it wouldn't have made him feel better for expressing that anger. I think he just felt the need to give Fuji some blessings, so that he could fully move on from his need to "tak care of/provide for" Sei.

What I truly hope, is that Sei will never, ever allow Fuji back into his life again. Their "friendship" is truly over.

I second that there could have been more episodes, but this production company was funded for 7 of them. Maybe in the future, we might get a special episode, but I am fine with the finale and new beginning for Sei and Kazuaki.

But folks wanted to get background on Fuji's behavior.

We didn't get to see Sei running to Kazuaki, but I am so glad that they admitted their true feelings for one another AND those feelings were reciprocated by both. The relief I felt in watching the smirk on Sei's face as Kazuaki smiled at him.

Sei was right: Fuji was an idiot. They could have been happy, in love AND shared a possible future together, if Fuji hadn't let his misplaced/unfounded guilt over his role in Sei's parents death, turn him into a manipulative/abusive control freak.

Bravo to Ito Asahi, Muto Jun, Akita Shiori, Matsumoto Hiroki, the supporting cast, screenwriter Hiraki Mari, and co-directors Tomita Miki and Takahashi Natsuki.

This series will be on my must rewatch list for years to come.

"Is there a budgetary crisis or a writer's strike in Taiwan that I don't know about?"

I don't know. Maybe I am misunderstanding, but with Taiwanese BL series, aren't most of them from original scripts and not adaptions from web-based BL novels?

You clearly touched a nerve in this response. Bravo!!

I am glad that there isn't much of a "plot". That way, we won't have any book readers attempting to post spoilers. I am going to enjoy not having any clue as to what comes next in the remaining episodes. 😀 😉 😜

This is Taiwan. The country that has produced the following BLs that feature lead pairings solely focused on the young student/older teacher dynamic:

History2: Right or Wrong,
Kiseki Dear To Me

This BL is set in Taiwan and not Germany.

Definitely try and watch this series.

Yes. That's the name of the series. I watched two episodes and realized it was not for me.

"But I will say that I will ALWAYS be irritated when a BL shoehorns in a pathetic/entitled woman who's been pining over one of the leads for years and just can't take a hint."

It's just so tiresome, yet it does make me wonder if certain young girls/young ladies really don't see or don't want to see the signs or get the hints regarding a young boy/young man not returning their affection for a reason. They are not physically, sexually, and most importantly romantically drawn towards them.

Lu Xi told Yue that he had an "outsider's point of view", but she never, ever questioned why Yu Xing never attempted to ask her to become more than friends in the 8 years of their friendship?

As for just how young Li Hui is behaving, I am thinking that's how the screenwriter feels a certain segment of the viewing audience could see themselves reflected in the character. It is what it is.

I am throughly invested in Lu Xi's growing romance with the young widower. It's progressing nicely.

I love that this little fishing village has a gay bar.

I really enjoyed this KBL. I liked how Jisu's ex, Heejun realized that he had to accept that he couldn't hold onto Jisu anymore, due to his actions. He was the one to break things off with him. He was the one that was unhappy with his life.

I also loved how open Juyeon was to realizing that he liked Jisu. He didn't question his feelings. He didn't hide from Jisu, and was open in his need to be around him.

So glad that South Korea created their own spin on a gay version of Romeo and Juliet.

That part. I just want certain viewers to be honest with themselves.

That's the guy.

They allowed Shi Wen to survive the Red Truck Of Doom this time. Just as long as Shen Nan denied acknowledging his true feelings for Shi Wen.

So, you can be in love with someone, but just never, ever declare it. Sigh.

I feel that this need to "see" Fuji's back story" is for some viewers to understand his behavior/actions. Most manipulators won't willingly introduce themselves to anyone with the intent of showing their true motivations towards them. They put on a facade, a different persona to who they are. The mask is slowly taken off, when they can tell that you're not behaving in the way that you used to do with them. I saw that mask of Fuji slowly being taken off with each episode of Sei coming out of his isolation with him, during his online and in person interactions with Kazuaki.

Sadly, the "secret" that Sei felt Fuji had was all about his need to keep control over him and not actual any care for him.

Which is exactly why Sei is minimizing what happened between him and Fuji. He's spent years truly believing that Fuji cared for him, out of real love for him. Nobody, and I mean nobody who professes to care and love you would ever decide to assault you in that way.

ETA: Sigh. I just saw the post from this one. Nope, paying for a TV for Sei, when for years prior you never had one, because you didn't watch TV isn't a sign of affection. Wow.