Dex-chan lover
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Or simply being affectionate with him and seeking physical contact during the movie —leaning on his leg while he strokes her hair— is quite innocent and typical of a couple on a movie date; it's nothing Yuu couldn't tell his parents anyway.
Genn is right that you're forcing your biases on the text too often.
That doesn't count, considering the way Hikari gets Aya to go to the cultural festival is by saying, "Look, I'll participate too, and I'll do the same as you." That's not control, that's reciprocity. And by the way, thank goodness Yuu didn't see them there together dressed as men; he would have had a fit.
I don't know, I noticed and the clothes Aya wears are different (especially because of the cut of the hem of the tank top and the colors), that's why it seems like a different date to me.
"Making out heavily" still doesn't imply hickeys unless we're talking about non-penetrative real sexual intimacy (like sumata, handjobs, fingering, oral sex). Your literacy problems remain equal as ever.
Considering that this particular incident occurs right before their first time, yes, it's logical that Aya still distrusts Yuu at this point; it's literally the reason why they both fail in their first attempt at have sex.
Later, we see her more confident in her ability to manipulate and control Yuu, and feeling guilty about it—as in chapters 25.5 and 26.6.
Yami does tell Yuu what grade she is in, during their conversations in chapters 24-25, for example when she offers to "help you to study" at the train station, the same scene where she literally yells at him "I'm not your senpai anymore, I'll fail first year and I will get kicked out of school!"
Without intending to defend Hikari's egoist personality, it's clear that calling "Taa-kun" to Yuu is a habit she's had since childhood, something her brain is accustomed to from seeing Yuu as her neighbor every day.
Yuu interacted with Yami on only three specific days (chapters 22-25) where she had the legal and social right to the title of senpai. And yes, those days left a lasting impression on both of them, but that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't justify him continuing to call her "senpai" afterward. This proves that he does see her as his dom, or as he would say, his "protector" and "teacher".
A dom can still think that a sub "saved" them; there are plenty of examples of this in BDSM literature.
If it helps, and as @GennArc already mentioned, the Hikari-Ayami relationship is more egalitarian. Hikari is more passive, and more of a enabler than Yuu, but less obedient and less submissive than him. She obeys Yami much less and is much less affected by Yami's teasing and jokes. That's why Aya generally speaks more seriously with her and gives her advice in a more personal way, whereas when Aya gives advice to Yuu, it's from her role as a teacher/mother figure.
It also helps that, unlike Yuu, Hikari doesn't try to see the things Aya hides, doesn't try to see the heart she conceals behind her mask. That same insensitivity that practically destroyed her friendship with Yuu in first year, is the same insensitivity that allows her to deal with Yami by doing things like trying to whore her or steal a kiss. Hence, in general, Aya's dynamic with Hikari is more "normal".
False. What frustrates them is when they believe the other person is breaking that unspoken agreement. That's why Yami is upset because she thinks Yuu "didn't try hard enough" —that is, he didn't follow her non-spoken order— which is why she ghosts Yuu instead of breaking up with him properly, even if it's just by text message —to come find her at school.
And of course, Yuu is legitimately hurted because it was Ayami who let go of his hand, not the other way around.
PS. I had this answer saved in a file and forgot to send it; I decided to do it before the new chapter comes out.
