#Yoake ni Furu

[yaoi-sekai]

Yoake ni Furu, ★ Ch 14 + ex ⤷ by Hayakawa Nojiko

And that's a wrap-up! Happy to finish this manga and sharing it with you. Hope you all can rest easy now.

[saotome-michi]

Just finished rereading Yozora no Sumikko de AND Yoake ni Furu back to back and my god THE EMOTIONS ;o; I am not strong enough for this

I really have so much love for these series especially Yoake ni Furu which has cemented its spot as my Number 1 Favourite out of Hayakawa’s works and I think? that I’m in the minority with that opinion, but I just adore how multi-layered and subtle the storytelling is. I think that it’s definitely one that grows richer the more you reread it, because you don’t really get a clear picture of Shouta’s mental and emotional conflicts until the very end and not even then. In the beginning we’re made to believe that Shouta’s love for Hoshino is romantic in nature, at least partially, but gradually the inconsistencies appear and enough pieces come together for us to realize: Oh, it’s not romantic at all, but purely familial and protective; Hoshino is the third parent whom Shouta dearly loves but is uncomfortable “claiming” in that way, because that’s not normal and Shouta has always been aware how not normal his family situation is.

Add to that his pain over his mother dying and leaving him when he was so young, and his fear that he’s a burden to Akihiro (and also Akihiro and Hoshino still not getting their shit together even after 6 years) and well... that’s how you get a boy who can only express his love for his third parental figure by pretending he’s his long-distance girlfriend. It’s honestly so sad, and that’s also why he breaks down after seeing Hoshino cry and overhearing him say that he has a marriage interview, because he’s faced with the prospect of Hoshino leaving him as well and the confirmation that him growing up does not guarantee Hoshino’s presence in his life.

Another cute/heartbreaking sign of how Hoshino is really his second dad, is when Shouta invites Daiki over to his house for the weekend to see Hoshino, right after he stayed the night at Daiki’s house hanging out with Daiki’s mother and sister. It’s so clear that he loves Daiki’s family and really appreciates them caring for him and also appreciates Daiki for sharing them with him, which is why he wants to return the gesture by sharing his family aka Hoshino with Daiki (and he’s so disappointed when Daiki says he can’t come). What makes it extra special is that Daiki is one of the only people Shouta can share Hoshino with, and I think that’s also why Shouta is so upset after Daiki pushes him down and implies that Shouta’s feelings for Hoshino are sexual, because he trusted Daiki out of all people to understand him (but who can blame Daiki for not when Shouta never explained the whole situation to him, poor guy was under the misconception that Shouta has been dating his elementary school teacher this whole time).

The whole manga is really Shouta’s coming-of-age story as he struggles with accepting his unique family, not because he’s ashamed of them but because his fear of abandonment and his reluctance to depend on others even when he clearly wants to results in him feeling like he has no right to them (and that includes Daiki!!) Meanwhile, Daiki is just trying to figure Shouta’s shit out, and making some missteps along the way, but once he does, he tackles it head on, telling Shouta he loves him and that he wants Shouta to depend on him. And that reassurance, more than anything, is what allows Shouta to finally relax and be vulnerable with him.

I also really recommend reading this along with Yozora no Sumikko de, because there are some very cool parallels, contrasts, and callbacks between the two series. In Yozora, Hoshino thinks of Akihiro as a dazzling person, a star, far from his reach, until he gathers the courage to grasp him with his own hands, while in Yoake, Shouta thinks of Hoshino and his mother as stars, their familial love an ideal and something he must chase and prove himself worthy of, but Daiki? Daiki is much closer than that; he is the streetlamps, the houselights that make homes seem so warm and inviting at night, so much closer and yet easier to overlook because of their proximity. Honestly, it’s poetry.

[bl-anthology]

[murasakiyuzu]

i got into this habit of kinda......... leaving my ongoing manga reads to the side for years and only going back to it on a whim, which is good considering how some stuff can be dropped by translators suddenly, so i can be p patient as long as i stopped in an alright spot

but when i do go back i get so scared like......... i hope this author didnt fuckin ruin the story while i was away pls god LMAOOOO

[piosplayhouse]

[ID: a shelf of Japanese manga and books. The series are as follows from left to right: Stranger in the Spring Breeze (Harukaze no Etranger) by Kii Kanna, Koi ni mo Naranai by hagi, Theo by Aono Nachi, Kurayami ni Strobe by Hayakawa Nojiko, Yozora no Sumikko de by Hayakawa Nojiko, Yoake ni Furu Ue by Hayakawa Nojiko, the Morose Mononokean by Kiri Wazawa, Land of the Lustrous by Haruko Ichikawa, Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge, Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui, Gudetama no Mainichi, The Blue Sky Maiden by Keita Genji, and Kagerou Daze VI by Jin]

Shadow wizard yaoi gang we love casting spells

[hayakawanojiko]

source: twitter

[shiningtaiyou95]

Hayakawa Nojiko sensei’s works are amazing

I’m not a reviewer. but I do love complimenting a manga that I’ve been read. actually I often do that on twitter, but i remember it’s been a long time since i logged in this account.

and then lets go back to the topic --> 

recently i read Hayakawa sensei mangas. what can i say? hmmmmmm... her story is calming. they’re bitter sweet, but i like it. when i read it, it makes my heart squeeze. like i also feel the pain they showed to us. the emotion and expression is so well drawn. the story genre mainly is slice of life (and shounen ai of course). I like to read slice of life genre of comic, coz it turned out more realistic than any other romance.. I’m sorry in advance, but this is just my opinion ^^a 

yeah, and sensei works mainly about that. if you’re curious just read it! My favorite is,,, hmmmm.. maybe,, Yoake ni Furu, I really get the pain that protagosnist feel :”) but i do love her other works! really, coz the first manga i read by Hayakawa sensei is Kurayami ni strobe. this is also a good story, and Endou-kun Jikken Note too.. Oh no, i cant. all her works are wonderful XD

but the sad thing is, i can’t found the continuation of Yoake ni Furu, and Endou-kun Jikken Note. since they didn’t published it in my country.. I searched online but can’t find it. if any of you pass by this blog and know where to find it. please tell me. thank you soooo very much :”)

I think thats all for today. hehe

oh yeah, Furuya Nagisa sensei works is also good!

see you!!

[harmonia17]

Chil-Chil BL Award 2019 Best Cover

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[setosuu]

[yaoi-sekai]

Yoake ni Furu, ★ Ch 13 ⤷ by Hayakawa Nojiko

Back with Yoake (we're almost done!). I'm always blown away by Hayakawa-sensei's art, it's so pretty and atmospheric.

[saotome-michi]

Yozora no Sumikko de / Yoake ni Furu

Parallels: Akihiro seeing one bright star and thinking of Hoshino + Shouta seeing one bright star and thinking of Daiki

[graysonwildemere]

Yoake ni Furu | more here 🌸

[fuusenchan]

[shikuzo]

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