seki is such a great character but it was about time that shimizu stood up for himself. yes, they're friends, but seki's still taking advantage of shimizu.
man. what a mess. seki is fucked, shimizu is fucked, none of them are getting good endings. the author really is sparing fuckin NOBODY. taking zero prisoners.
i like how punpun's twistedness is contrasted by the simple steadfastness of people like seki, and later aiko, who have suffered similarly or even more, and never gave into misanthropic self-hatred.