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I totally agree. There's not a pressing need for sex to codify the relationship. Honestly I understand the release of tension that is easily created through physical relations with the character, but I find the absence to be just as informative.
Seriously complaining about no sex? come on people. I think the manga is only shounen-ai and mislabeled as yaoi. Nojiko is my favorite mangaka because her stories perfectly reflect the mood and pacing of real life love. It's confusing and the characters thoughts and feelings don't seem reasonable, but all of us are guilty of the same things, and not being honest with ourselves. Nojiko's art is amazing and her use of panels creates an atmosphere unique to her novels and her writing is reflective of real life and therefore paced as so, quite refreshing and much more relatable than MANY other BL i have read.AND about the story being too complicated, Its weird having someone you loved that much come out of nowhere, your gonna be kind of a mess and make really terrible attempts to save face.With the mildly cruel way Akihiro messed/flirted with Hoshino, because deep down he knew everything and felt the same and probably felt relived that while hoshino changed so much over time his never did, and how Hoshino feel back in love with Akihiro or more so realized he never stopped loving all the while concerning himself with not wanting to push away or ruin his relations with Akihiro are all REAL feelings some of which i have experienced and actually felt. All those things make this slice of life one to be reckoned with. Simply pure and beautiful 10/10 the end. We all have something to learn from Hayakawa-sensei <3