In my top 3 yaois of all time, Koisure Boukun earned its place from the very first chapter. I started reading it when vol 5 was out and waited patiently for each chapter to be released. Now in 2017, however, I feel like despite the time passed, Tatsumi's feelings haven't developed into love.
We see him trying to compromise with Morinaga (my pure, innocent baby) but he still identifies as straight, he avoids the issue addressing their relationship, he hasn't initiated intimate contact since the last chapter of vol 8 and that was an one-time-thing only. Literally, the only thing that has changed was Tatsumi's pleasure points and he gets to have the best from both worlds at this point.
Morinaga, who has always met selfish partners his whole life, cannot even hope to find a partner that loves him back for who he is and this breaks my heart even more. He was so happy that Senpai remembers his name now, that he tries to explain some of his actions even though in the past he didn't bother at all. He brightens up with the simpliest things and this is sooo angsty for me as a reader.
Morinaga gets to "sleep" with him only after a lot of sweet-talking, going on and on about how kind Senpai is and how much he loves him and in return he gets to have sex with no real feelings attached, where he does all the hard work ina body-worshiping kind of way, and even if they happen to sleep together after the act, Senpai hits him and acts cold as soon as he wakes up under the guise of being shy and not comfortable enough. I expected more things from Tatsumi.
However, at this point, even though Morinaga swallowed all these insults and abuse and apologized to Tatsumi a thousand times (he replies with an "I'm sorry" almost every other panel) for being gay or for wanting more and even though Morinaga confessed in the most endearing ways and had tons of sex with Tatsumi, it breaks my heart that the only thing he has accomplished is being Senpai's assistant at work, housekeeper and personal whore in bed. He deserves a lover that feels the same way and treats him kindly and passionately and acts stupid-in-love.
Since Morinaga is my personal favourite, I can only wait to see how Takagana-sensei can resolve this situation in a positive way. As a fan, I'm very dissatisfied with how things are atm.