...I want to like this story, I really do. For one, the art style is refreshing. I enjoy seeing the flawed characters here; some are petty, others tortured, and a few are genuinely awful human beings. It's nice to see them not pulling their punches when it comes to portraying suffering and bullying. But at the same time... the story drags and extends all of its conflict beyond any reasonable doubt. And then there's the bullying and SA. So far, this story is the kind of BL that mistakes violence with passion, conflict with growth, and banter with communication. This extends to the SA, which got used ABUNDANTLYas conflict.

This drags the narrative.