word of advice to Minami-kun, the alpha move to assert dominance when dad asks "are you dating", is "not yet"

just putting this out there. I don't think Kotaro understands how many people are into getting stepped on

intentional or not, I like how the story makes me empathize with mom--I want to protect Kuro, even though I'm fully aware how toxic it would be to completely lock her down. As an aside, since it's clear that dad is a bit of a playboy, I wonder if the hints towards mom being a bit toxic will get explored as well?

I don't see where the story can go from here. We've peaked. I'm sobbing

(just kidding, but I have such high expectations for this show now that I am a little worried it won't be able to live up to them--I'm really looking forward to next week)