LOVEEEE IT
This kind of manga are great bc they are so realistic, this is not the typical oh so they are the bad guys and this are the good guys there are nothing like that here, all those how just bad talking Reiji's mom or Gen can clearly see that they are not the villains of the story, everyone has his own problems, big or small that can make his own personal hell, and of course they are not good either, from here we, the readers, can think in 100 solutions or better ways to act to they situations, but for them it's actually hell, and anybody who have problems of any kind would know that we make some poor decisions bc we couldn't handle the situation, be it for ignorance or inexperience.
The situation is fuck up, Reiji now have a lot more of weigh in is back if he want to leave town, Gen looks like he really cares but he can't express his feelings well, making a relation all mess up and toxic, but I can understand tho, he know what Reiji has to pass trough when he was a kid, he see what his mom has to do, and see what his father is doing, of course he is gonna be a mess himself, and no, not bc his father is a scum make things easy, is his father for god sake, just ask all those persons with divorced or abandoned parents, it's complicated.
and Chako well, It's just Chako, we all know she is going through a lot herself, and that is why she can't see more that what is just in front of her, she doesn't know the half of reiji's worries, and is just gonna get worse and more confused for her
final thoughts? no I don't think Gen is gay, but I wouldn't be surprise either lol, I mean if you see what happen to Reiji and you have at least a little sympathy you would feel bad too, and he also feels responsible since his dad his involved, we can see he cares, he stop the bullying from other people to Reiji, we see how upset he got when he know Reiji try to kill himself, he go crazy, and NOW we can see he actually feels bad for how he talks to him trying to convince Reiji to stay, bc he thinks is for the best, now that's bad, Reiji would be better leaving town but he is anxious of let him go since he has being looking after him all his live, you know, like a mother feels when her son leave the house, and he is just being toxic now, possessive, trying to say its reiji fault and all that bullshit bc he want him to fucking stay, he create this irrational attachment with reiji, which is very common in relationships, DAMN, I was like that once too, now I feel like shit for that, but in that time I was desperate, just like him, it's not excuse, but that happens.
Now I don't want to make him looks like a hero, or neither a good person, he is not, but I want to look at him for what he is, a human being, in a mess up situation, just like everyone else.
and maybe with this story that Esemori-Reiji theory is actually true, that would be hella weird lmao, first he come back, and his son fuck his actually wife? bruh...
Anyway if you come this far I'm so sorry for waste u time lol, I just was in the mood to write, and thanks for the translation!