Takanari is being the best ML he can be once his identity is known and he learns that Haine is in love with him who wrote the children's book.

Seriously, Haine's parents needed to get their act together: Like sure, Haine's mom got an arranged marriage to Haine's non-bio dad, and vowed to hate him and then secretly grew to love him (okay, those falling in love were legit sweet scenes), but instead of being honest and accepting this, she drives herself to a degenerative state? Rich people just need therapy and couple's therapy.

Actually, every main character (Haine, the twins, Ushio and the servant/school nurse, the parents, the step-dad) should go to some form of therapy except for the gay couple and the young sibling couple.

Haine's mom had two kids with this guy, and at no time during sex were there any feelings conveyed about change of heart, etc. What was going on in the bedroom, do they not communicate? How did consent work between them?

If this was a more adult and mature story (not just smut, but like adults communicating), I think we wouldn't have had 11 volumes of trauma and pain from the FL that's clearly driven by her mom's inability to be honest with her feelings.

Also, Haine's best friend....wait, so was she having sex with these random guys, just making out with them, or just hand stuff? I'm so confused because she said she's never kissed before, and she actually mentioned she's a virgin, so what foreplay is happening? Hugs? I guess Tanemura can get away with this ambiguity since it's serialized in Ribbon, so whatever.

Also, sure why not be poly? It's practically a harem comic.

The female lead's side was the absolutely worst this time. Her mother loved her biological father, but had to marry off to this other guy for money. Well, the biological father basically had to move on, but still had feelings for the mother. When it's finally confronted at the end, she claims she's fallen in love with her husband. I felt really bad for the biological father of the female lead who never actually finds out that this girl (female lead) he's bonded with and thinks of as a daughter is actually his daughter. I get you can't help who you fall for, but the mother doing that to the biological father was kinda fucked up. She was just forgiven for abandoning him.

She has feelings for both Takanari and the real Shizumasa and actually proposes a polygamist relationship. Neither of the boys want it though. She then dates Takanari, but they have problems because of her split feelings. She feels guilty about it and when he proposes, she decides to give all her love to Takanari. They get married, but have to deal with the fact that Shizumasa will live with them. Not because she still loves Shizumasa though, but Shizumasa wanting to live with his brother to make up for what I assume is all the horrible shit that was done to him.

I too have mixed feelings about the ending. The love triangle is more or less settled, but there's a slight window of change if you like the other pairing. (Fanfiction time for those of you who do, I assume.)

Still, with is beautifully detailed art, complex characters, and unique story line… this is the first time I ever rooted for a character to literally marry 2 husbands… Shinshi Doumei Cross has been firmly rooted in my favorites for over 8 years.

Even when Shizumasa is revealed to have a twin (Takanari), it doesn't get to that annoying love triangle either. Also, when each character personal story is revealed, it makes you care for them and understand their actions ;-; Like Maora and Ushio.

starts off kinda interesting and sweet. Then the drama starts to kick in. Who is this top head guy in the school? The twin brother is brutal and he lives a double life. For the most part some things are obvious. They both have played a part in making her life better a little. And both love her. This is when things get annoying. They keep saying how naive she is in the story. Annoyingly so though. She is just straight stupid in her decisions up into the end when she marries one brother but still loves he other?! Wtf. The daddy issues were also solved a little too easily.. And what's up with the memory lose with the mom. Then she's a bad ass then she's a sweetheart. Seems more like split personality. Can't fully get down with a story were I find the main to be annoying.