@PsychoTheRabbit I agree with you, he has the final say, so he's as much to blame as her (although virgin boy that he is, ofc he won't put MUCH resistance when the hot chick wants to spend time with him).
And to answer you, yes, I was bullied for MANY years in school, so this kind of thing bothers me. Not only the characters, but seeing people actually defend this behaviour (not this particular chapter, but since we've replied in a few others already...).
I don't see what's cute about the girl going "you're such a virgin lol". Especially after you add the gyaru archetype, that whole "lol" thing is LITERALLY mocking the guy. Daily. Verbal abuse. You could argue that maybe he likes it, considering he's along for the ride, but eh.
Like, I don't mind a FMC teasing a shy MC. I love Takagi, and I've read a few more and I've enjoyed them. This one was...borderline, I might say. She acts a bit too slutty for me (what can I say, I prefer them a bit more subdued, personal taste). But even if she acts like that, it's not like I'm gonna critize her. But the constant mocking is objective and I don't get why people defend it.
"At the very least she dearly cares about him even if she has a wild way to show it."
That's part of the problem. "Wild way to show it", it's like defending an abusive tsundere. I get that it's the archetype, but let's be real. I can deal with a tsun girl acting cold-ish and being unable to share her feelings. But when she starts randomly hitting the MC, especially for shit SHE did or misunderstood, I generally draw a line (I do have exceptions when it's 100% comical, like Love Hina or something, but well, let's put that aside as outliners).
Do you care about him? Then. Stop. Insulting him. How hard is it? Yes, he's a virgin. AND he's probably embarrassed about it, like all (male) teens. Stop calling him a virgin. I was 16 once and I already knew that wasn't nice.
Do you care about him? He says he needs to study, let him study at least every now and then ffs. Do you want to spend time together? Fine, don't let him be a shut-in, drag him out every other day. But not constantly. You may not care about your grades, maybe, but he cares about his. Maybe he has a situation at home. Again, ofc he has the final say, but as mentioned... Studying vs. hot chick.
That's the thing, don't insist until he caves, just back off the first time he says no. Every now and then... Isn't that a way to show affection? Taking the other person's needs into account?
