So, is it a problem if the B couple overtakes the MCs in a romcom? The funny thing is, I have absolutely no issues with the main pairing here. I like both Yui and Masugu, a lot actually. It\u2019s just that I think I\u2019ve become more invested in Somei-kun and Hayakawa-san. I guess my answer to that question would have to be \u201cdepends on the reason\u201d. If it\u2019s because the main couple is a bore or annoying (I\u2019m not sure which is worse) then yeah, it\u2019s a problem. But here, when it\u2019s something of an embarrassment of riches? I guess it\u2019s a first-world problem at the very worst.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s been a momentum behind this pairing that seemed increasingly likely to overcome Hayakawwa\u2019s attempts to screw it up. Now it comes to a head when Somei invites Hayakawa to go see \u201ctheir\u201d band in concert (they already have a their band, their cafe \u2013 in what way are they not a couple?). Keisuke confides to Shizuno that he\u2019s never been to a concert, which she both (rightly) finds adorable and sees as a reminder of their experience gap. It gives her at least a minimally plausible means by which to write this off as not a date, but that\u2019s getting harder and harder.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a bit of A-couple stuff here too, with the focus on Masugu\u2019s big day with the exam. But honestly, you can tell the narrative\u2019s heart isn\u2019t as into expositing Masugu\u2019s struggles as Yui\u2019s. As it turns out Masugu has a bit of exam phobia<\/a> \u2013 one of the most common there is. As such he doesn\u2019t sleep the night before and is convinced he\u2019s going to fail (though his actual track record is mixed at worst). Yui\u2019s means of motivation is to show him the \u00a5120,000 per night suite<\/a> she plans to have him pay for is he loses their bet. In point of fact it seems like Masugu does pretty well \u2013 he\u2019s confident<\/a> at least, after the fact.<\/p>\n But really, this is all about Hayakawa and Somei. And boy, are they up to the challenge of carrying an episode. Mostly we see this from her perspective, as she struggles with everything from choosing an outfit on down. It\u2019s perfectly fine to wear a band T-shirt when you\u2019re going to see that band, but she talks herself out of it. The concert is fine, and in the aftermath Somei makes it pretty clear he saw this as a date and wants more. But not explicit<\/em>, which Hayakawa takes as license to continue the charade. At best she confuses him with her response, leaving things awkward between them.<\/p>\n The thing is, I totally get why Shizuno is hesitating here. \u201cDon\u2019t piss in your own bath water\u201d is good advice to start with \u2013 office romances are high risk. You break up, you have to see that person \u2013 woof. And she has scar tissue on top of that, with a guy named Nonoyama<\/a> who sounds like he was a total jerkwad. None of this is easy, as if any romantic relationship is easy. But then there\u2019s the age difference, which some write off dismissively but not me. 32 and 24 is by no means a deal-breaker, no. But eight years is still a long time. They\u2019re still young enough for it to matter, and it\u2019s not something trivial. If Keisuke were a more commanding dude with more experience, it would be less of an issue. But he\u2019s pretty childlike in many ways. Which is one reason Shizuno loves him, ironically.<\/p>\n It all comes to a head when Keisuke (not coincidentally) bumps into Shizuno outside the office. She was intent on drinking away her anxiety over him, but now she has to do it in his company. And once plastered, she blurts out<\/a> that he \u201cmakes her heart race\u201d. Then she passes out, and he has to take her home \u2013 his<\/em> home, as he has no idea where she lives. Obviously he\u2019s not the type to do anything untoward, but she\u2019s still pretty freaked out when she wakes up in his bed<\/a>. I think it\u2019s distinctly possible Keisuke has never slept with a woman (especially after what happens next it seems so), which would no doubt raise Shizuno\u2019s anxiety level yet further.<\/p>\n When Somei\u2019s mom walked in<\/a>, I just about lost it laughing. That was a perfect moment in every way, including the perfect agony for\u00a0 Hayakawa. He really is still a kid, that\u2019s a reality she\u2019s going to have to accept if this goes any farther. And it will<\/a>, because on the way to the station Keisuke says \u201cin case it wasn\u2019t clear the other night, I like you. And when you were drunk you said I made your heart race\u201d, and Shizuno finally gives in. This is definitely one of those opposites attract romances, and in reality that concept can be overrated. But I think it applies here \u2013 their chemistry is dynamite. He\u2019s just earnest enough, I think, to overcome the obstacles and let this thing work.<\/p>\n
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