Review of Sasaki and Miyano

Idiots to lovers, 12 episodes, slow burn. I mean, excruciatingly slow burn. And tooth-decayingly sweet. But that's the charm: because the poor kids can't figure themselves out, things take time and a ridiculous amount of doubt and insecurity and obliviousness. That's adolescence for you, most of all for the queer among us. Stuff that I liked, in no particular order: - Awareness for pressure and boundaries. Love to see it (even if Sasaki’s paralyzed pining breaks my heart). - The Chairman’s acknowledgement that, yes, stuff do be different for gay relationships and homophobia exists, but it’s going to be alright. - The use of repeating sound and visual motifs forlove-struck moments: bit melodramatic, but if there’s anything that feels melodramatic, it’s being in your teens and in love for the first time.
- Miyano trying to make sense of his experiences by attempting to relate them to fiction. Mood.