"Goodbye," you waved your hand [Illustrated]

Name: "Goodbye," you waved your hand. (さようなら、と君は手を振った)

Author: Konohara Narise (木原音瀬)

Synopsis: Seiichi, who reunited with his cousin Keisuke after ten years when Keisuke came to Tokyo for work, was overwhelmed with guilt. Ten years earlier, during a summer when they were high school students, they had fallen in love. Seiichi had promised Keisuke, "I'll come back for you after I graduate." However, as Seiichi settled into city life, his feelings for his cousin in the countryside faded, and he broke that promise. Yet, Keisuke never blamed him for not returning. This is a bittersweet adult love story that explores the relationship between a man who loves faithfully and another who takes advantage of that unwavering devotion.

Publisher: Nohara no Hoshi (のはらの星)

Publication date: October 21, 2022

Illustration: Yuuki Fukai (深井 結己)

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Genre: Adult, Romance, Yaoi.

Status: Completed

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  1. JewelsOctober 25, 2024 at 9:17 AM

    It's definitely a bittersweet story—I honestly can’t tell if I love it or hate it. The angst was spot on, and Keisuke's relentless love had me wanting to bash my head against the wall at times. Seiichi's indifference was downright cruel, and don't even get me started on the second arc 😑 Konohara did it again—I’m still reeling from the emotional rollercoaster it put me through. Codependency and trauma at their peak.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM

      I’m about to read it now lol and you’re reaction has me really excited lol I felt like the last novel we read really didn’t invoke much emotions so seeing you like this is a good sign 😂 and girl if we survived ashen moon we can handle anything

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    2. JewelsOctober 26, 2024 at 8:51 AM

      Yeah, the last novel was pretty bland when it came to stirring up emotions, but this one had me swinging between ‘aww, that’s cute’ to ‘ugh, disgusting’ to ‘WTF am I reading?’ Now I’m wondering if love that’s too extreme might actually be a kind of sickness…

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