Thx for reminder. Will hopefully catch up later today
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Chapter 3
Enjoyed reading from Saeko’s pov. It’s cute how smitten she is with Miwa. She is a bit too pushy, but I think in a realistic way. I liked how she thinks Mİwa is awful at kissing but is still endeared by the efforts.
For the ending of the chapter…I keep hoping these guys be not too relevant, but it feels like they will be. Idc about them and they’re all the same to me. I don’t get the impression this will result in a big drama I feel like the friend group would be largely ok with it, besides being mad Miwa is taken.
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Chapter 4
I really loved this chapter. Especially this page. No , not because of the kiss itself 
the chapter before this point follows a very sandard squred off layout but with the kiss it’s suddenly eskew, much like Saeko seems to feel. I love when manga plays with the paneling like this.
ANyway, I reread the first part of chapter 3 again first.I didn’t expect Saeko to react like this to getting discovered. It feels a bit contrary to her attitude in chp3 (as Miwa calls out), but keeping her flashbacks in mind makes sense.
I definitely understand Miwa being upset at the word choice, but I can’t blame Saeko for not wanting to out themselves suddenly either (esp since she apparently had bad experiences before). I think overall it’s a fairy realistic conflict here. I felt bad for her reasoning that it’s better to denigrate yourself since it’s better than others doing it. I like that Saeko basically ‘protected’ Miwa though and made it completely her own ‘fault’. Even though it did upset Miwa, they hadn’t discussed it before and Saeko had to just make an excuse on the spot. Later we also learn her friend had got the worst of homophobic treatment (or at least, that’s how Saeko saw it), so her instinct to protect her makes sense.
Generally I find myself in these sorts of plot points firmly on the side that doesn’t want to be outed side, but I feel like this was well done enough that both sides feel fair.
Friend number 1 acted about how I expected. Though him immediately asking about lesbian sex didn’t endear him to me any.
My prediction on how it wil go with the other two: seemingly ok, but the guy with a crush with Miwa is actually resenting it and it will become relevant later. The other one won’t care either way.
There were some bits I didn’t understand in the 2nd half of the manga but I feel too lazy to screenshot them right now, and it doesn’t seem terribly important.
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Week 3 thoughts
Saeko continues to make me uncomfortable with her pushiness. The music stuff is kinda unrealistic in this, unless there’s been some short time skips
Week 4 thoughts
Ok I guess Saeko is trying to protect Miwa, but like there’s no way “oh I just kissed her out of nowhere cuz she’s so attractive” is reassuring. Tho I get what Saeko was trying to do. It’s kind of odd that they hadn’t discussed this yet. Miwa doesn’t seem that phased, but it seems like something Saeki would have been worried about from the get-go, given her trauma.
If I didn’t know better, I’d think the “so how do girls do it?” things was trolling… Also how does anybody still have this question? It’s so weird.
Otherwise I liked the rest of the conversation. Agree with @earwen predictions
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You guys beat me to it 
We’re on week 5!
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Week 5
Guess we don’t need to worry about him then
Ah the 醍醐味 of any yuri… Off to such a great start…
I’m pretty sure fish don’t do that
She really doesn’t get this mood thing
Risky question lol. Also what does ウケる mean here
Their dinner date was cute 
I’m glad she backed down from this. I know it’s common, but this whole mentality is so weird to me
Ahh someone else with a brain. I like that she mentioned that there’s even couples who don’t have sex
And of course the other girl just has to make it worse by saying “she might break up with you, if you don’t have sex with her”
I’m curious what Miwa’s anxious about specifically. Is it a first(?) time thing? Is she ace spectrum?
If I got their earlier conversation correct, it would be Miwa’s first time, and she was just embarrassed to admit it?
General thought: I definitely see why so many people feel this is a realistic portrayal of a lesbian relationship, and that’s cool. Also so far Saeko makes me really uncomfortable, and they seem really mismatched, so I’m not rooting for them
If by “beat you to it” you “commented 2 weeks late”, then sure 
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It’s a very colloquial way to say “hilarious”. She finds it funny how her answer resembles a note a school-grade teacher would write about one of its students.
I am also a bit perplexed by this. At first I also thought it was just her being embarrassed, but it’s the second time she tries really hard to deny it so maybe there’s something more to it? I feel the manga is being vague about this on purpose.
They certainly entered into the relationship with very different expectations, and it’s hard to say either of them is really in love with the other. But if my suspicion is correct, much of the story will probably be about how ( or maybe about if ) they can actually build something genuine out of the situation.
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Thx! I feel like I could never fully put my finger around that
Yeah, I’m sure we’ll l get the answer soon enough
They’ve been dating for all of a month. I’d be more surprised if they were in love with each other at this point. I get what you’re saying tho
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Week 5
You need 水族館? I assure you those aren’t just in Yuri manga. And it was nice seeing 醍醐味 in the wild. I’ve seen it quite a bit in my SRS recently, no idea from what deck
I’ve heard of fish kissing. I’m fact there seems to be a species named after it.
Wikipedia
The kissing gourami present a kind of behavior associated with their characteristic jaw and mouth: two individuals approach their mouths in both mediolateral and dorsoventral planes and press for a few seconds. This type of “kiss” has given H. temminkii the common name of kissing gourami. This has been considered an intraspecific aggressive behavior also known as “mouth fight” due to the contraction of the jaw muscles. However, it is not completely confirmed that it is an aggressive behavior and is rather understood as a ritualized form of aggression.[8]
Though in the manga it seems to be two different species.
I’m waiting for her to make a fart joke on a date. I’m not sure if that’s just her or some kind of psychological defense mechanism.
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Week 5 response
Indeed, indeed
I see it just often enough to go “oh that word again” and then half-forget it till the next time
Fascinating. Thx for sharing
I assume the former, based on how she’s been portrayed so far. But we’ll see I guess
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week 5
Reading the reactions before the chapter made me think Saeko would be much more pushy, but … well I don’t really think she was pushy. She backed off after Miwa said no, and just responded with some (ill-thought but likely well intentioned) teasing. Miwa imo had the worse reaction here, though I understand her perspective as well and don’t blame her.
I get the impression she did have sex before but it was not great. She doesn’t seem just nervous but later to the 2 other girls it seems like she would like a relationship without sex.
I think it’s good the other girls said both that it’s possible to have a relationship like that, but also that she might get dumped for it. Sexual incompability is a fair enough reason to break up. & if Miwa wants a relationship without sex at all they really should talk about it properly (though it’s not as simple as that, I don’t think Miwa knows what she wants rn)
I’m worried Miwa will end up forcing herself to go along with it, and Saeko not catching on she’s not into it bc she’s overeager. They really don’t understand eachother very well rn so I could easily see it happening.
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small note on pushiness
Fwiw I am very (overly?) sensitive about characters being pushy. So it may be worth it to take my reactions with a grain of salt
I’m considering reading ahead - bc I think I enjoy books more that way. Would people mind if I post my thoughts for future chapters under details tags in advance?
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My first instinct is to say I don’t mind but if we just start doing that it feels like the schedule becomes a bit pointless.
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I mean if I’m the only one, nothing much changes. That said, I figured out I can draft them without actually posting here (I thought I couldn’t bc images, but figured a way). So I’ll just do that
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Feel free to read ahead!! Just make sure to use spoilers when you share (as usual 
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The point of the schedule is that it helps people finish a certain amount of reading by a deadline, hence reading ahead doesn’t contradict it
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Week 6
Ugh, that advice girl
They seem like they’re still not on the same page with the apology (realistic), and it seems like Saeko is probably a bit frustrated, but trying to meet Miwa where she’s at - cool
Was surprised Saeko didn’t tell the senpais, but also that was good quick thinking for getting out
Omg band ppl are ridiculous (hilarious)
Saeko’s mom was amusing
Oh nevermind. Seriously I can’t stand her
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2/3s in! We’re at week 6!
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Week 5
I think Miwa snapping at Saeko like that is just an accumulation of her disappointment/frustration of what her ideal of a relationship is versus reality. On their aquarium date a lot of her internal dialogue seemed to be her making concessions, and talking herself out of feeling disappointed. Whenever she tries to be heartfelt or earnest, Saeko turns it into a joke about how silly or cute she is. Just as she thinking even if it’s not what I imagined, I guess it’s fun, Saeko becomes more interested in the absurdity of penguins going at it in public than any attempt of romance.
I think the conversation they had at the 海鮮丼 restaurant is really revealing of their feelings. Saeko superficially likes everything about Miwa (her internal dialogue in the previous chapter was all about how cute Miwa looks/acts), and all Miwa can muster is a “uhh… you’re energetic”. After one month dating, you should be able to say more than that.
A lot of how Miwa was acting read to me like she is not attracted to Saeko, but doesn’t entirely know what attraction is supposed to feel like, so maybe this is just how it is. She seemed confused when Rika mentioned feeling the desire to have sex.
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Sorry I’m a bit late
We’re on week 7!
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