Wow, I think luck is on my side today for being able to stumble across this beautiful masterpiece. I am not really a fan of ABO/Omegaverses because, most of the time, it's just used as an excuse to draw plotless smut (with a lot of non-con to be exact), so I was very apprehensive on starting reading this one. But I am so glad I gave it a try, because it's such a page-turner!
Firstly, the art is just so captivating and enchanting! It's what caught my interest in the first place. The character's expressions, the backgrounds, the details, everything was drawn so beautifully I just can't get over how perfect it is!
Now the story is definitely something worthy of a lot of praise because of the pace in the later volumes. I admit I firstly thought and hoped that
Aoi would end up with Miyauchi, after reading the synopsis
so I was a little disappointed when it didn't turn out the way I had expected. I was also a bit confused at certain parts in the beginning because she introduced lots of characters in a fast span of time. But the author managed to keep a good pace afterwards and made an even better turn of events so I was relieved and glad.
The first couple felt a bit cliched to my liking and their storyline felt a bit too rushed for me. But that was all forgiven (and a little bit forgotten tbh) when the author introduced the second couple, which ended up being the actual highlight of the manga.
Miyauchi and Kudou's relationship was so heart-wrenching and painful to watch (in a good way). The mutual pining and their insecurities were so well portrayed that it makes you root for them so much that you get totally hooked on the plot. I love how their relationship began after Kudou watched Miyauchi being in so much sadness over his unrequited love for Aoi and wanted to make him happy himself (can you blame him? Miyauchi being sad should be prohibited, he suffered enough already!) Also, I totally cried when Kudou told Miyauchi he would carry the child instead if he weren't able to conceive a child. That was just so beautiful and emotional!
There's just so much love, mutual respect and consensus (thank god for some good consensual sex tbh!) between them that I was caught swooning every time they were together.
And lastly, for the characters, I would say the author highlighted Miyauchi and Kudou's individual stories so much that she kind of cast off her other characters. They all had a lot of potential but were unfortunately overshadowed by the two protagonists. It's a little detail that doesn't really affect the plot or anything, but I really wish I could see more of the side characters and their backstories (especially Hijiri and Hajime). But maybe that's just me being greedy for more content.
Anyway, I am really glad I came upon this. It certainly restored some of my faith in ABO/Omegaverses, as well as shot up my standards for such stories lol