#christmasdates

Day 9 of #snowymangatops challenge

#ChristmasDates

The scene is from Volume 6 of #TakaneandHana from @vizmedia where the pair are on a Christmas date.

The story follows 16 year old Hana and 26 year old Takane who meet when Hana replaces her sister at an arranged marriage meeting. Dressed up to conceal her age, Takane insults her, saying she was only interested in money. Angered, she throws her wig at him, storming out of the room, claiming she doesn’t have an ounce if interest in him. Thinking that was the end of it, she receives a message from her father saying Takane wants to meet with her. She rushes home, disguises herself as her sister again and Takane claims to have taken interest in her, claiming he has never had a problem getting a girl, but Hana rejects his advances. They reach an agreement to keep up the facade of the arranged marriage meeting and thus begins their strange game of romance trying to get the other to yield to the other.

Normally I’m not a fan of “age gap” romances but I think #YukiShiwasu tackles it very well. Their personalities clash and the two bicker over mundane things as they explore their new arrangement. There isnt any weird forced romantic interactions and the characters can be very stubborn yet bashful with their actions. There are currently 12 volumes out, with volume 13 dropping in February 2020.