Definitely my no. 1 top bl so far . You must also witness this underrated gem!

(Apologies in advance for my grammatical errors, English is not my native language)

A tender and touching underrated yet topnotch supernatural teenage romance bl drama with hints of slice of life which unexpectedly gave me butterflies and found comfort and beauty despite of its melancholic approach.

First and foremost, this series deserves a higher rating. It may not be a cup of tea for everyone but this is more than just a sad or tragic story, bl or supernatural genre.

Story. It depicts the stages of the grief process, majority of the reviews that I've read recently were how delivered in a most possible gentle way and I couldn't agree more.

Supernatural stories may not be a genre that the majority may appreciate but this one portrayed it in a realistic way despite an unrealistic supernatural approach, I loved how they managed to blend both realistic and unrealistic in such a natural way.

What I would like to talk about the most is how ideal is the relationship between Koichi and Micchan have. As an introvert, I really appreciate that they gave us a story about a healthy relationship between an introvert and extrovert. I admired Koichi for understanding and seeing the beauty behind that silence. I appreciated that he didn’t rush everything, from being friends to lovers. Introverts need personal space and I love how Koichi respected that. He didn’t urge him to rush their friendship and waited for him to be comfortable. Even though it was love at first sight, he waited for Micchan to fall little by little which is a kind of courting that is hard to be seen nowadays. Aside from his patience, Koichi became Micchan's protector and safe place, his love is so big and so selfless to the point that he always put Micchan first before himself.

I think the majority already knows how ideal Koichi is. His gentleness, patience, and protection are a green flag for everyone. But let's also talk about Micchan because he is not getting enough credit. He might be emotionless on the outside but he is compassionate on the inside. You'll understand more from the novel how much he loves Koichi even after many years have passed by. The emotional energy that Koichi received from him to function also proves how much he loves Koichi. Also, the struggle to see your special one in a situation like Koichi who is slowly vanishing is not an easy part. Lastly, that eternal love, the fact that he kept on choosing Koichi every day defines what true and eternal love is all abt. These are proofs that Micchan loves Koichi as much as Koichi loves him.

These two gave me everything that I could ask for in a relationship. A love that is gentle, a kind of love that will make you feel safe, finding someone who is really proud to have you and finding someone who saw something in you that you didn't see yourself and by others, a kind of love that is unexpected, a love that you didn’t expect to be reciprocated out of pure genuine intent. Lastly, a kind of love that is irreplaceable, a kind of love that will make you feel that you are always the first choice, and a kind of love that will keep on choosing you every day. It is just unfortunate, that this relationship was robbed too immediately.

Acting/Characters. Komiya and Inoue did a great job of portraying these characters. The chemistry of this couple’s acting is exceptional and these two never failed to give us everything we’re asking for. The comfortability, soft and gentle intimacy, those fine nuances which I really love, and even up to intimate scenes, it didn’t reach to a point of oversexualized. I also love that they gave the focus to the main couple. Aside from their chemistry, these two gave the perfect facial expressions and delivery of lines. Everything seems so natural to me. There is no moment that I find it cringe or awkward.

Setting/Cinematography. I love the Japanese countryside vibe during summer, those breathtaking background and the landscape scenes seems nice and really relaxing to me.

I know the weather is diff from the novel. But as a pluviophile, I've appreciated that they switched to rain. And it is lovely to see that rain played a significant role in every chapter of their story. From the days their eyes first met, when they officially became in a relationship, Koichi's accident, and lastly Koichi's farewell. It seems like an interpretation that rain falls the same way they do.

Music. Best OST I've heard so far, the op and ed are really defining their story and I can't help to get emotional every time I listen to it. I also love the musical scoring that they have used for the drama

Rewatch value. It might be weird but the rewatch value for me is 10 out of 10. I have such a love for a kind of melancholy and even though it's a sad story, I really used to find comfort here.

Overall, despite a sad ending, the story was concluded in a most beautiful way and the narration, in the end, was the most painfully beautiful that I've seen so far. This is probably the best BL that I've seen so far. It gave me the poetry, gentleness, subtlety, and bittersweet which I'm really looking for in a drama. It also gave me valuable life lessons. I will be forever grateful that I've seen this drama. It gave me emotional breakdowns for weeks but I won't regret witnessing this beautiful masterpiece.

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