I'm pretty split on how I feel about this series tbh. It has all the aspects of a good BL: fluff, great shots, good music, love triangle. I was very much looking forward to watching it! What made it difficult to watch (and made me pause it a couple of times) was the level of bullying that was present. I get that bullying a trope in BL and normally I'm all for the soft MC melting the love interest's cold, icy exterior. This went beyond that. Here is a boy so clearly smitten (even if it does give stalker vibes) and doing everything he can to spend time with the one he loves. Who, time after time, year after year, treats him harshly. Kiyoi's narrative does help us to empathize with him but doesn't make up for his cruelty in my opinion. Seeing him be harsh to Hira when all Hira wanted was to be close to him was disheartening in a way I don't feel the ending made up for. There's also supposed to be a love triangle but as soon as I saw how sweet and caring Koyama was towards Hira there was no doubt in my mind that they should be together. They shared their love of photography and Koyama was open with his affection.

I take BL with a grain of salt bc a lot of the time there can be problematic stories and characters, it comes with the genre. I'm willing to overlook that most of the time if there's redemption and/or a satisfying ending. In this case there weren't enough of either for me to feel optimism for Hira and Kiyoi's relationship. And there's never any follow up about Koyama who had his heart broken and lost his best friend in one fell swoop.

Overall it ticks a lot of the BL boxes and if you're fine with the bullying trope then it can be a fun watch.