GraPara! - Ch. 134 - By Strip, You Mean…?

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I think Shinobu is already truly in love with Fumi, but Fumi is still feeling insecure. This is probably because even though Shinobu shows his affection, they haven't had those 'I'm over Sakura' or 'Now I only love you' types of conversations yet. During the period between when Shinobu got the director job and had sex with Fumi for the first time, up until he finished writing the script (which I guess might be a month), it seems Shinobu lived together with Fumi (so ShiFumi might have had sex a few times). I think Shinobu is not the type of person who would do that with a girl he doesn't have romantic feelings for. Maybe the timeline progressed too fast and rushed, so we didn't get to see ShiFumi's sweet moments, which in turn makes us doubt whether Shinobu actually loves Fumi.
He's also really pushing himself to try and move on but it's not easy. He could be developing feelings for Fumi and that's great but the claim that his feelings for Fumi now eclipse Sakura is harder to prove. Having sex doesn't mean you're dating, especially in KA's case when they're the one writing.
 
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He's also really pushing himself to try and move on but it's not easy. He could be developing feelings for Fumi and that's great but the claim that his feelings for Fumi now eclipse Sakura is harder to prove. Having sex doesn't mean you're dating, especially in KA's case when they're the one writing.
I'm speaking about Shinobu's core character here: he isn't some fuckboy searching for a 'friends with benefits' or 'fuck buddy.'
 
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I think he is just insecure after what happened to Sakura
Shionbu is written in a way that he puts his all into anything he dose the fact that he hasn't answered fumi's confession are already out of character then there is the lack of romantic gestures between the two. Things are condensed so they would show that if it were a lock in so the fact they haven't shows it isn't a given he is head over heels for fumi YET mind you it will likely happen.
 
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I'm speaking about Shinobu's core character here: he isn't some fuckboy searching for a 'friends with benefits' or 'fuck buddy.'
Absolutely agree, but another part of his core has also been always doing things in the best interest of Sakura which we see is present even in his agreeing to breakup and now with him trying to focus on his own career because he's thinking Sakura is now successful and happy with the news he's been reading. Now we're his indecvisiveness at the end of this chapter and a likely approaching reunion with Sakura around the corner (please let Mio run him over).
 
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Shionbu is written in a way that he puts his all into anything he dose the fact that he hasn't answered fumi's confession are already out of character then there is the lack of romantic gestures between the two. Things are condensed so they would show that if it were a lock in so the fact they haven't shows it isn't a given he is head over heels for fumi YET mind you it will likely happen.
I think he'll confess to Fumi too.
 
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Absolutely agree, but another part of his core has also been always doing things in the best interest of Sakura which we see is present even in his agreeing to breakup and now with him trying to focus on his own career because he's thinking Sakura is now successful and happy with the news he's been reading. Now we're his indecvisiveness at the end of this chapter and a likely approaching reunion with Sakura around the corner (please let Mio run him over).
Probably it will make them reunite as coworkers and friends.And i have a bold prediction that both Sakura and Mio will support him to confess to Fumi(a really romcom cliche)
 
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Oh God I'm glade you know nothing about me or diphuc1.
Whoa! careful you almost hurt my feelings
Shionbu is written in a way that he puts his all into anything he dose the fact that he hasn't answered fumi's confession are already out of character then there is the lack of romantic gestures between the two. Things are condensed so they would show that if it were a lock in so the fact they haven't shows it isn't a given he is head over heels for fumi YET mind you it will likely happen.
Problem is he didn't even pick up on her insecurities and it looks more likely that he's about to have a confrontation with Mio and Sakura before any sort of new love confession can take shape.
 
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Probably it will make them reunite as coworkers and friends.And i have a bold prediction that both Sakura and Mio will support him to confess to Fumi(a really romcom cliche)
I find it really hard to see sakura doing that when she thinks shinobu cheated on her with that woman and gets depressed when thinking about it.
 
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Probably it will make them reunite as coworkers and friends.And i have a bold prediction that both Sakura and Mio will support him to confess to Fumi(a really romcom cliche)
Idk Mio is comfortably in Sakura's corner here so it's hard to predict this. If Mio learns that Shinobu was innocent I'd find it more believable that she forces Shikura instead.
 

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