Ah God. Aoko is still holding strong, but I think these "waves" are only going to get stronger as time goes on. I do like how they can work together still (and how her passion for pottery painting still overwhelms any awkwardness when she's "in the zone"), but you can see he hasn't really given up yet. 🤭
Great chapter. Really love how the waves leapt off the pottery & then the page itself as the chapter ended. Not even sure we needed the dialogue push at the end to hammer it home.
Look at Tatsuki working on his trauma. Now it's your turn, Aoko! 🤭 But seriously, I hope his growth inspires her own or she'll probably need her friend to give her a little push.