How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 1 by Tamifull

Then we get two exes trying to be friends, which is a whole other juggle, and I admit that something I thought was foreshadowing was actually being used to set-up a somewhat heartbreaking sequence. It’s really the sign of a good book that it’s willing to make one of the leads look this awful and I respect that a lot. I think the story leaves Miwa in the darkest depths just long enough and I like that Saeko is worried, but is also smart enough to recognize that her friend isn’t as suicidal as she might seem.

It’s rare to see Saeko being the mature one. There is never a guarantee that this situation will last, for one, and, well, you really kind of cheapen yourself, as we see. Miwa learns a very harsh lesson about not tying your self-worth to the approval of another person. With her utter and total rejection at the hands of Shiho, Miwa spiralled out of control and, in her despair, she reached out to Saeko who really came through for her, but Miwa’s need to be loved and Saeko’s straight up horniness wind up being a bad combination. Pleasure and pain are not exactly distant cousins, but the type on display this time out is far less, say, bondage and whip play than it is emotional turmoil and the knowledge that something is a Very Bad Idea and your physical desires not being especially good at helping you fight it off.

When Saeko realizes that there’s somebody else out there for her, just how will Miwa take this last blow to their relationship? Miwa and Saeko might not be dating, but that sure hasn’t stopped them from cultivating a much unhealthier set of circumstances.

How Do We Relationship?, Vol. 1 by Tamifull