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It's my first time hearing about this, I am soft <3

It kills me, I can barely look at him my heart aches so much for him :(

I have no doubt about that and the prospect of happier times is what's keeping me going,

I hope he's the one to initiate, it will be in line with his character growth where he shows more confidence and reaffirms his feelings for Kurosawa (the man must be traumatized after episode 11, I'd never try to start anything after that if I were him)

Episode 11 is not easy to rewatch for me and for some reason it's the moment Adachi physically pushes Kurosawa away that's hardest for me, I literally close my eyes >.<
Adachi is my son and I don't blame him for anything but my heart just can't handle how painful that must have been for Kurosawa :(

Where do you see the denial? I'm only saying what triggered his mental breakdown in episode 11 has nothing, or at least very little, to do with his sexuality. Adachi is very aware of them being two men and how others might look at them judging from his reaction to Kurosawa's two hugs in public but that's not the main issue in episode 11.

I only watched the anime adaptation and all I remember is how much I disliked the scene. I went to refresh my memory about it and a review confirmed the MC even spent days traumatized by the accident...so yeah the source material is riddled with problematic tropes and I honestly don't trust the thai drama version to make it any better like you said.

I don't want a second season either. If they can wrap up everything neatly then that's enough. Maybe a movie where we get a glimpse of their life together would be nice but I think the SP more or less will do that. Most of the conflicts will be resolved this season, there would be nothing left to sustain another season imo. I didn't watch Ossan's Love but I heard what they did with it and that would be a nightmare (same lead, different love interests)

lmao it's like there's no escape xD
what is the anime?

But Adachi's moral dilemma in episode 11 has nothing to do with his sexuality or the gender of the person he loves?

We're such a mess lol I don' know whether to laugh or cry

This is a lovely comment, you got your thoughts through alright ^_^

That's valid but imo the least painful path here for Adachi was simply getting out of that complicated situation that was causing him so much stress, that is all. I don't think he was in the right mental state to make any type of conscious choice then. He just wanted out and that was what Kurosawa offered. He just ran away and there was no final choice made there. After he calms down, Adachi will finally be able to process his thoughts and emotions and then decide what he really wants to do.

That's my prediction too. I expect the season to end with Adachi coming to terms with having the magic and learning to live with it but most importantly, learning his self-worth isn't tied to it. He is deserving of love and can achieve things with his own strength. He will go back to Kurosawa and reconfirm his feelings towards him and that he wants a relationship with him, a relationshio that won't be easy to handle because of the magic but one they're both willing to work on. This is enough for me but if they can manage to make Adachi initiate a kiss then that would be the cherry (hah) on top. Adachi doesn't need to lose the magic right away and we don't need to see it, I suspect in the SP it might be implied that he did (or not, who knows).

I see it across different platforms, not just here, but it's true they're a minority. The general response is still very positive.

So my memory isn't failing me, thank you

I know many aspects of this show hit a little too close to home for many of us but don't feel discouraged about your own life. You don't know what's still in store for you in your journey, don't lose hope ^_^

I read some other review on tumblr and their interpretation of when Kurosawa told Adachi to calm down, sat him down and held his wrist, is that Kurosawa was willingly offering his mind to be read by Adachi in that moment but we all saw how Adachi rejected it and let go of his hand. I admit I didn't see it like that, what do you guys think?

And this is my personal take on another point but we keep saying Adachi in the end chose his power over Kurosawa and I honestly don't think Adachi even knew what he was doing at that moment. He was absolutely in no state to make any rational decision. He was having a mental breakdown, he was overwhelmed by too many conflicting emotions. What he needed in that moment was to run away and retreat to his shell. What Kurosawa offered (according to wetv subs) was to "end here". It could be the conversation or the relationship, it remains unclear to me but one thing is sure : Kurosawa understood Adachi needed a way out in that moment and he gave it to him. The ending of ep11 is simply Adachi running away from everything, his real choice is the one he will make later, after he collects himself and gets the time and space he needs. It's gonna be like Kurosawa's confession, it looked like a rejection but it wasn't. Adachi needs time to process things then give his final answer and I feel it will be the same here.

tw : r*pe mention

I vaguely remember the anime adaptation of this one. Didn't it have an almost-r*pe scene in the beginning? Because if it is then I don't care about it anyway

I am also sad but still optimistic too and it's not a bad thing that the show is making us feel both ways.