Surprisingly (or not?) turned so sweet.

I was worried how ML would approach MC. But it turned out really smooth.

ML didn't immediately boldly charge toward MC. He did it step by step. Somewhat act like Tsundere at the beginning, and then start to being honest and more doting.

Things between them was really sweet. No rush nor slow. I really Love it!

The story was handled a lot better than I expected. The casual probes of two men with good impressions who cannot forget how awkward their last encounter had been for them both. One felt deceived and the other felt completely confounded that his good buddy had mistaken him for a girl during their interactions. Yet, neither could forget each other over the years until they finally built up the courage to take the necessary steps toward each other.

To be honest, the title made me worry the plot would contain a... more>> lot of angst or perhaps have a bad ending. There was at least one line near the end of a chapter that I mistook for a second as foreshadowing of a tragedy. In actuality, the time skip allows the readers focus on the sweetness of the past and the delicate mood of the current. How to face each other and reconcile after so many years? They give each other space at first, which I respect. How to deal with a gap of 7 whole years? That is not a short time.

The read is a good experience and I hope others enjoy the subtleties of their cautious but inevitable approach as much as I did. <<less