Yuki yo ringo no ka no gotoku by Ichiho Michi and illustrated by Takemiya Lala

I am utterly in love with Yuki yo ringo no ka no gotoku by Ichiho Michi and illustrated by Takemiya Lala. It is exactly the kind of story I adore, with flawed characters who manage to find each other and make lots of light talk--sometimes filed with deep meaning, but usually filled with silliness. It's a bit dry and detached, yet not so much so that I can't empathize. It's about a high school student and a high school teacher, and when broken down is rather cliched. It's the author's style that makes it seem so much better than the sum of its parts (tsundere younger uke, slightly broken older seme, traumatic pasts, etc). Also, there's a really great *female* side character! At least, I think she's great. I really can't be objective on this one, it's been a while since I've been so bouncy over a BL novel like this...


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