I'm in Love with the Older Girl Next Door - Vol. 2 Ch. 16 - Please don't say that

[weshwg]

Shes more childish than the mc most of the time lol.

 

[Dwarfy2k]

i didn't even think about that, fuck.

I'm assuming that was the manuscript he wanted to read, you can even see him in the panel with the bin he's locked onto said bag.

 

[megahand221]

She indeed is a pain

Personally I think that she didn't really wanted him to hate her because the close relationship between families, would be a pain having to keep seeing him and feeling bad for how she treated him

With the stuff of she not wanting to be in the bad with MC because of the big bro, i can see it, but at the same time I feel that she is not completely interested in him, i feel is a half-hearted interest in her childhood friend, idk.

 

[KanzakiYuu]

I'm an adult and I don't understand what she's going for. Wait, is it maybe because I'm an adult I don't get how she thinks??? But what she said to Tasuka in previous chapter is very harsh., and Tasuku made her realize that (maybe unintentionally) which she finally apologized for. Great work, Tasuka!

 

[subarukyun]

That first page tho, she a whole ass milk truck can't blame the mc for being so down bad for her

 

[0181sam]

Because she actually likes him to some extent. When they first met she prolly used him to get closer to older brother but as they interacted she prolly gained feelings somewhat to MC but doesn't think she's good enough for him.

She doesnt think that shes not good enough for him, She probably just feels weird about having feelings for a 13 year old.

A 16 year old falling inlove with a 13 year old is weird after all

 

[banjomarx]

Bit confused, so Shia wanted to make him hate her but then regretted it?

She's a hormonal teenager they don't make sense

 

[brndndss]

shia drama aside, kei showing again shes the best girl

 

[dementati]

Shes more childish than the mc most of the time lol.

How can I put it? He's not mature (yet), she's childish.

 

[rabidporcupine]

I don't think so. It feels more like she realized her actions could alienate herself from the rest of his family (one of whom she may be interested in), but even in this chapter, she is trying to push the MC toward another girl.

I mean, just because she thinks he should aim for someone closer to his age instead, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t want to be friends with him. He said they’ve known each other since he was a baby, which means in her eyes, she’s known this kid since she was three years old, and watched him grow up. Couple that with how close both families are and, whether romantically or not, there’s no way she wouldn’t genuinely care about him.

 

[apstorm]

Ah, okay, that confirms it... Kei is the dark-haired girl in his class. And yeah, I do like her. It's pretty clear neither of those girls he hangs out with normally in school are into him, based on the previous dialogs.

And yeah, I noted last chapter how they were really awkward, and how Tasuku is super forward and over-confident, while Shia is super self-conscious. And yeah, the destroyed script. She's really struggling with her own self-worth, for sure.

I still can't say for sure whether she had been gunning for the older brother, or if they've just been really close like siblings without much baggage- because, again, they grew up together, same as rabidporcupine pointed out above with respect to Tasuku and Shia. The former might help explain her attitude when dealing with Tasuku, but at the same time it could just be the self-consciousness over her self-esteem and perceived lack of ability with her own hobby. Sometimes it really is just as simple as adolescent self-worth issues causing you to not feel worthy of being that close with anyone.

But, still, I feel like the way she responded at the end there was her getting very flustered and running away... again. Just like all those times in chapter 10. The body language has been telling me she's far more self-conscious about how he sees her than the rest of his family, to be honest.

 

[IDKwhatNameToUse]

I don't know why you all don't get it and think it doesn't make sense. I mean, obviously her mind IS a mess, but I find it easy to comprehend the fact that she wants him to give up on her (whatever the reason for that is), but still she doesn't want to hurt him and their relationship. They get along well, they're close enough for her to not wanna hurt him. It's only natural to think that way. She can't reject him either, because she's obviously not 100% against the idea, even tho she may not like him and just feel good being liked.

As I said, he's a valuable person for her. She wants him to give up on her, thus tries to make him fall out of love as a desperate move, and in a dumb but very simple way (being mean), while she feels bad for it at the same time because she doesn't want to ruin their friendship. Pretty easy.

Not saying it's a smart move and that it's not a bit messed up. But I feel we forget that human emotions and relationships are always messed up. I feel like this is a better depiction of a multifaceted human being, instead of the one-dimensional characters we get a lot of the time. Relationships are not easy, and this feels at the very least, pretty natural