i love the istu silver hair origin bonus chapter- boys bein boys bein dudes. also the german bluntness meeting Deaf bluntness in a story focused on communication is a surefire winner for me. it’s killing my least fav trope (miscommunication) before it starts. i’m excited to see more about emma and shin’s relationship as it grows, i actually liked their confrontation this vol. oushi and i continue to have beef- in a way that i believe is intended bc he’s basically personified internalized prejudice (audism specifically) and starting to work through it- which i do love despite our beef and that’s just good writing