Included also in Vol 2 of [Kokoro Kinema]
Published under the name "Motto Ijimete Hoshi…"
Oneshot (Complete)

Tsukumo Gou's drawing of boys always seems to be on the verge of being shota, and Gou does do a lot of shota, so there is this constant fear when pursuing her work; is this morally/ethically permissible? There is consent; but can we the readers trust this kind of consent? Gou's work always pushes the reader to question the narrative they are being fed, and this one has really done a good job.
There are different types of love. Ways of loving. And all of it hinges upon the central issue of Trust. Of course, social stigmatization is always there (because that's a major source of anxiety) but when the focus in on the relationship b/w the two characters and the internal conflict of each the World Around them takes a backseat.
And of course, the art is kinky as ever. Which sometimes is even more worrisome sometimes because then does the read allow a certain act to be Okay because the way in which it is drawn is Compelling? (Erotic too, but that's not the point of contention here)
This is a rather melancholic story, to me at least, despite its theme and subject. The ending, despite being quite bittersweet, but if I think about it, is actually inevitable because the characters got to a point where there was no return for them. The gap of the differences between the couple just got wider and wider that in the end, they couldn't cope with the other's true desire and intentions anymore. That's really sad in a way, because it's not like they fell out of love with each other in the first place.
It's a lot more than just differing appetites (such as the underlying reasons of WHY in the first place) but in the simplified form, that is it. The older lover couldn't keep up with younger one's unquenchable desire. It was practically forced on him with out consent, so the bittersweet ending was very satisfying.