More Than Lovers, Less Than Friends - Vol. 2 Ch. 22

[MangaDex]

 

[uncre4tive]

love these idiots

 

[biscard-one]

Huh. A sense of trust born from sexual guidance. That's new! You go, guys!

 

[Darkshade13]

Oh for the love of god just have sex alread- ....oh. Right. Carry on.

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

UGH, JUST FUCK (again) ALREADY!

 

[phantom95]

I get a strong impression that he's the ONLY guy she did films with... anyone else?

Or am I forgetting mentions of her having other co-stars?

 

[moblinsecret]

She's got a point though, that old lady likely would've been happy whatever she picked as long as she gave some sort of explanation as to why it would be a good pick

 

[Darkshade13]

I get a strong impression that he's the ONLY guy she did films with... anyone else?

Or am I forgetting mentions of her having other co-stars?

Pretty sure she's indirectly mentioned other co-stars, mostly by comparing him and how she felt around him vs others. I don't think that any other specific male co-stars were isolated, mentioned by name, or anything like that.

 

[InsertBagelRelatedPunHere]

I get a strong impression that he's the ONLY guy she did films with... anyone else?

Or am I forgetting mentions of her having other co-stars?

It's sorta implied he was the first person she worked with but there's not been anything confirming if she did or didn't work with others. It's more logical to assume she did though, she worked in AV for at least 3 years, it would be odd if she only had one partner during that time.

 

[dereth]

NOW THAT YOU CAN THRUST.

 

[Beregorn]

Oh, there was definitely a good measure of thrust involved...

 

[beep_repair]

I get a strong impression that he's the ONLY guy she did films with... anyone else?

Or am I forgetting mentions of her having other co-stars?

Lol, I came here to mention the same thing.

Whenever Miyako remembers her AV work, Masaki-san is shown as her partner. This makes sense when she's thinking about him, specifically. But the story's refusal to acknowledge that she's ever had sex with anyone else feels cowardly.

Miyako has obviously had a lot of sex partners. There's nothing wrong with that. It cums goes with the territory. While her "body count" doesn't need to be emphasized, I wish MTLLTF would stop pussyfooting around it.

Avoiding it like it's something nasty that must be hidden from the reader only reinforces the stigma associated with sex work. Which seems weird in a series that's trying to portray former sex workers sympathetically, as normal, healthy people.

Still love MTLLTF, especially Masaki. Just saying...

 

[slackingaround]

I get a strong impression that he's the ONLY guy she did films with... anyone else?

Or am I forgetting mentions of her having other co-stars?

Most likely not the case. Although in reality japanese av industry is always lacking on male actors, so the chances that she would be paired up with him is pretty high since there's not enough choice to begin with after all. It also quite common for an actress to work with the same actors for many videos.

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

I can only imagine Miyako watching her own vids

 

[BeastJoy]

Pretty sure she's indirectly mentioned other co-stars, mostly by comparing him and how she felt around him vs others. I don't think that any other specific male co-stars were isolated, mentioned by name, or anything like that.

She was probably just not very fond of the other costars, she probably did do it with other people but she just liked Masaki the most (I love this chapter )

 

[AnacondaHL]

I mean, just guessing, but it's probably just to keep the possibility open for more former co-workers to become characters in the future.

 

[Cyromantik]

Lol, I came here to mention the same thing.

Whenever Miyako remembers her AV work, Masaki-san is shown as her partner. This makes sense when she's thinking about him, specifically. But the story's refusal to acknowledge that she's ever had sex with anyone else feels cowardly.

Miyako has obviously had a lot of sex partners. There's nothing wrong with that. It cums goes with the territory. While her "body count" doesn't need to be emphasized, I wish MTLLTF would stop pussyfooting around it.

Avoiding it like it's something nasty that must be hidden from the reader only reinforces the stigma associated with sex work. Which seems weird in a series that's trying to portray former sex workers sympathetically, as normal, healthy people.

Still love MTLLTF, especially Masaki. Just saying...

That's a fantastic point. One side it's great that there's better sex worker positivity in this story, and especially compared to America, Japan et large. However the author could stand to talk about both the MC's other partner's so we can avoid that whole dumb "Madonna/Whore" complex with the FMC, or the implication that it's solely ok for the MC to have a "stable" of female sex workers because he's a stud.