But then, Hiroko keeps holding back to the point of repeatedly hurting Ayaka… and I ended up being unable to root for their relationship. I do enjoy tropes about insecure love interests, but this manga infuriated me with how frequently Hiroko would hurt Ayaka (by acccident, but in ways she REALLY should know would hurt her) and how dense she was for the most part. Personally, the other girl in love with Ayaka is a much better fit, but she isn’t in the title so… no dice!
Overall, this manga starts as a cute story between two OL’s, but the choices with the writing of Hiroko and how far the ‘insecure love interest misunderstanding’ trop is pushed caused me to drop it, it just was too infuriating for me! It also falls into the pitfall of accidentally making the other love interest better suited for the protagonist…
