I think that is why we love Haru wo Daiteita so much... And Casino Lily, too. Carlo's love for Magira is the same, it just takes some time for the two of them to figure it out.

If more people loved this (idealised, of course) way, I am sure the world would be a much nicer place. But Iwaki and Katou... they *want* each other so much, and they work so hard to make it work. Love was never easy to maintain.

yeah! LOL ! so true... specially with the love like their's... a lot of trials to prove and strengthens their bonds...

In an interview in the BeBeautiful edition of Embracing Love 5, Nitta-sensei says, "In all of my stories, I'm writing each character as an individual, so I'm not particularly trying to write a homosexual story, or writing about these characters because they're gay, but simply showing them as they fall in love with another person. I'm not trying to write just erotic scenes and sexual scenes, I'm trying to show human love and emotions."

I think that really comes across in the books, and that's what draws me to the story--not just the hot smex, but the deep bonds between the characters, and the way their love grows and changes.

yeah!!! that's so much like it!!! i definitely with Nitta-sensei, infact i didn't really see harudaki or WMLM, or secret diplomacy or most of her work as homosexual story at all... i am drawn into her stories mostly because the love and emotions(human's weaknesses and strengths) were clearly shown in there... it became an eye-opener to me... i mean, i have come to realize that people, what ever they were had the all ability and rights to fall in love with whomever they've fallen in love with... heterosexual or homo... doesn't matter at all... not everyday in reality that a person is able to know what they really want and able to have the courage to get it... specially if it's the love that all of us has been looking for...