Stomp, Kick, Love · review
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This review may discuss plot details.
First of all this story is definitely going to have a mixed reception cause both Akira and Kaho are unsure of what they want but they both have these feelings for each other which they both don't know how to define. Like in the first chapters Akira's behaviour of taking advantage of Kaho (cause she's drunk) is scummy and then he basically keeps on irritating Kaho but she also doesn't really take serious action against it. Like sure there's this handwavy way they meet again and again, but Kaho could have cut him off but she doesn't completely. On top of that both have themhave kind of messed up relationship with family. Kaho has seen her mom be the typical housewife and giving up her job after marriage and her dad pressing her to get married and settle down and even her clients belittle women saying they just quit after marriage so it's understandable that she's done with that bs and doesn't want a relationship and just focuses on her career. On the other hand Akira has abandonment issues with his mom leaving and then because he fears abandonment he never actually gives it his all in a relationship with women and this they all also leave which ends up with him repeating that cycle. He literally pushed for another guy to confess to Kaho cause he's getting attached to her. Like yeah his behaviour is shitty but like I kind of like how both protagonists are flawed and they're human and they are definitely not healthy but seeing their relationship is interesting because of their flaws. Yeah so for me I'd say I'm reading but many definitely won't like this. Honestly I just want to see how they are affecting each other whether in a healthy or unhealthy way. (The only one I kind of feel bad for is Kaho's colleague who confessed to her. He's a good guy but yeah Kaho definitely isn't able to like him romantically due to her personality. He's great I just hope he finds happiness too)
Overall a flawed but human relationships story so yeah it's fine. 6.5/10