The writer of these stories creates characters with profound, complex, and nuanced emotional characteristics. The approach is distinctive and challenging for certain readers as it necessitates a level of maturity and life experience to fully comprehend and follow the characters' development.
Once comprehended, the plot is straightforward: the older girl hesitates to approach the younger boy due to the odd and unsuitable nature of doing so. At the outset, the boy demonstrates ignorance and insensitivity as an ordinary, obtuse teenage athlete who is inept in handling girls, particularly one mature than himself.
The young woman, in contrast to the young man's straightforwardness, tends towards a somewhat pessimistic outlook and has a tendency to overthink things. That made it even more arduous for her to acknowledge her affection towards him. Consequently, she endeavoured to distant herself by making him despise her. However, this tactic was unsuccessful. And at last, they assist each other and develop together, addressing their flaws, ultimately succeeding in being together.
It's a tale of adolescence, growth and self-improvement driven by love for our loved ones. That's when we love someone, we don't just gaze into each other's eyes, but rather, we focus on the same path and strive together towards a happy life.
It's a good narrative. It feels like a distinctive manga, a rarity in the present era. The author appears to have ample personal experience, and I believe the work is approaching a level of maturity that distinguishes it from manga and transforms it into a genuine novel.