I think you're taking a slanted view of this. Alot of people want him to end up with Kogahara... because they like Kogahara, and they like that relationship, and not because of any sort of antagonism towards Lemon.
Saki feeling sad that she's losing her crush IS Saki feeling abandoned. Her teacher doesn't know Saki's feelings, which means that she isn't able to understand that replacing herself with a new piano teacher doesn't actually make it so that Saki doesn't feel abandoned by her, because her role as...
Two traits that Saki consistently shows: Belief that she will be abandoned/neglected/rejected and her belief that other people/situations are hostile towards her.
In Chapter 46 we see how Saki projects negative assumptions about how people relate to her:
1) She starts thinking about how her...
I don't know that internalized homophobia is the best way to describe Saki's issues. Her dim view of both herself and her relationships to other people/thoughts on how others view her extends to all of her relationships, irrespective of whether her sexuality is relevant to the situation.
I...
Holy fast! I buy the raws on COMIC DAYS and they're not even out yet there! I got so confused when I saw this until I figured out that it was already posted on Yanmanga.
Otobe and Hebikawa are the best characters, so it's not surprising that their interactions were immediately interesting. If the story focused primarily on them in lieu of the other two, it would immediately be better.
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It's fine to say 'oh you should work on this part of yourself' but a lot of people genuinely aren't in a place for that.
Self-acceptance is important, but the idea that if you don't love yourself that you'll hurt those who do love you is off-base. And one of the main issues for people...