When I Returned to My Hometown, My Childhood Friend was Broken

[QuantumQuake]

She's lucky to have the childhoodfriend perk.

Spoiler: about the broken

Otherwise every sane man would nope the fuck outta there after hearing she got a taste of group snuggle struggle.

Spoiler

Yo wtf. She was raped. It's not like she wanted that to happen. She was taken advantage of when she was drunk.

 

[QuantumQuake]

She mentions that she's a lightweight who can't handle alcohol, and then proves this by passing out after a single drink.
Her nightmare that sends her running into the MC's arms shows a younger version of her drinking, with an indistinct male form in the background. She's a terrified shut-in who can't handle being seen by people.
It's pretty unambiguous what happened to her, even before the old people started gossiping.

She was hanging out with a bunch of older boys from college and tried drinking (possibly for the first time) she passed out and was sexually assaulted.

The fucked up part is that the old people (her parents or neighbours? It's unclear) put blame on her for being careless and say that she's 'broken' now, which is a very Japanese way of approaching things. Blaming the victim.
And they specifically mention "It was so bad that arrests were made."
Which implies that there's a kind of gangrape that isn't bad enough that people go to jail for it.

Also, her changing her hair back in the last chapter is a little...
It kind of smacks of "He took good care of her and she eventually healed and went back to how she used to be." which... I mean I get it, and she does look better like that, but it kind of implies that her experience actually broke her and now she's finally been put back together again.
Like everything she did and accomplished until now didn't count because she wasn't really herself or something.

I dunno, her being healthy and happy but with the pink hair would have maybe been more fitting.

I think that the pink hair was more of a metaphor for her coping mechanism and defense after the trauma. Her losing the pink hair sort of represents how she doesn't need to be defensive anymore because she can depend on the MC. She is still different and grew as shown by her attitude. But she is no longer chained to her trauma.

 

[andrepb]

best story ever

 

[Imryse]

there are way too many flags at this point. somethings happening to baby

 

[cowboyandy]

The male mc is amazing

 

[LemonsofLiberty]

needs NTR
they should bring back the guy who "raped" her and reveal it wasn't actually rape

 

[MeetTheWooV2]

needs NTR
they should bring back the guy who "raped" her and reveal it wasn't actually rape

What?

 

[Gene_E]

needs NTR
they should bring back the guy who "raped" her and reveal it wasn't actually rape

In what world bro

 

[MeetTheWooV2]

Lesssss goooooooooooo

 

[N2O]

This is a bit too hard for me to keep reading. It's good, but drags me down to a massive anxiety headspace. Author knows

 

[AtmosBlade]

I swear to god, if they kill my baby girl Imma be pissed!

 

[WhoAmIZ]

I wonder how the story will continue. Does it end with them having a happy family or something tragic will happend.

 

[ShovelMan]

if i be able to give 11/10 i would give that posibly more than that

 

[Spythonn]

I don't know why, but I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen and it worries me a lot

 

[MeetTheWooV2]

I don't know why, but I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen and it worries me a lot

Fk u for making me worried


Anyway

WOOOOOOOOO YEAAAAAH BABY

 

[LemonsofLiberty]

Needs NTR asap

 

[littleGTZ]

i swear if she dies imma lose it

 

[Cwbintn]

I love this manga so much
i want what they have.
A family of my own.

 

[Mr.Oblivion]

I think that the pink hair was more of a metaphor for her coping mechanism and defense after the trauma. Her losing the pink hair sort of represents how she doesn't need to be defensive anymore because she can depend on the MC. She is still different and grew as shown by her attitude. But she is no longer chained to her trauma.

she has overcome her trauma and has a happy loving life. I WANT TO SEE MORE!

 

[LemonsofLiberty]

ugly baby
cringe ending