LGBTQ+ with no real romance
I LOVED everything about this drama. It is not the type of drama I would typically watch and the main romance storyline is EXTREMELY toxic. It wasn't even romance, it was OBSESSION on the ML's part.
I loved the ML, in the sense that I loved HATING him. Nishikido Ryo acting was amazing, he played the role of such a hateful character in a way that mad me feel sad for Sosuke. He somehow made me, as an audience understand and empathise with Michiru's love for Sosuke, and he had the supporting characters fooled as well. Usually when it comes to toxic couples, I would be annoyed at the FL for staying with such a toxic ML, but the script and acting for this drama was so well done, that not once was I annoyed at the FL for believing the ML and staying with him whilst he abused her.
This was my first LGBTQ drama, one where the main characters were LGBTQ, though there wasn't't really any romance between them, the love triangle was perfect: Ruka was in love with Michiru who later fell in love with Takeru who was in love with Ruka.
(Sort of a SPOILER)
I had a very ominous felling about the end of this drama after the opening it had. But I loved the ending. By "no real romance" I mean that none of the leads officially end up together romantically, though I can see them thriving as throuple after the end, as everyone was in love with everyone but not each other. It doesn't really go in depth with this part of the storyline but focuses more on the amazing friendship that develops between the leads who are only trying to protect each other from people like Sosuke and as well as homophobia and transphobia against Ruka.
I loved the ML, in the sense that I loved HATING him. Nishikido Ryo acting was amazing, he played the role of such a hateful character in a way that mad me feel sad for Sosuke. He somehow made me, as an audience understand and empathise with Michiru's love for Sosuke, and he had the supporting characters fooled as well. Usually when it comes to toxic couples, I would be annoyed at the FL for staying with such a toxic ML, but the script and acting for this drama was so well done, that not once was I annoyed at the FL for believing the ML and staying with him whilst he abused her.
This was my first LGBTQ drama, one where the main characters were LGBTQ, though there wasn't't really any romance between them, the love triangle was perfect: Ruka was in love with Michiru who later fell in love with Takeru who was in love with Ruka.
(Sort of a SPOILER)
I had a very ominous felling about the end of this drama after the opening it had. But I loved the ending. By "no real romance" I mean that none of the leads officially end up together romantically, though I can see them thriving as throuple after the end, as everyone was in love with everyone but not each other. It doesn't really go in depth with this part of the storyline but focuses more on the amazing friendship that develops between the leads who are only trying to protect each other from people like Sosuke and as well as homophobia and transphobia against Ruka.
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