Check the bunny ears"I tried white"
But that outfit is black.
I'm guessing the colors got swapped in that line of text.
(he seems to be happy being whatever people need him to be)
That's how Ayame is wired at the moment. You might call it wretched, but it's not an uncommon mindset in many parts of Japan. (where the self/ego isn't really a priority versus what you can be for your community)You do realize that's a wretched existence, right? To simply be whatever is expected of you, not really getting to be yourself... They're doing it, sure, but the first chapter made it very clear that they're doing it out of fear of rejection.