The Half-blood Reader's Reviews > Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 2

**Read for #buzzwordathon. January prompt: "Dream"**

TW/CW: Use of the "f" slur; molestation of minor; grating overuse of the word "homo" like homosexual or gay are that hard

Diverse YA coming-of-age. LGBTQ+ characters of all ages

In this volume, Tasuku-san gets to know another character, Misora Shuji, better. Misora, assigned male at birth, enjoys wearing "girl's" clothing, and is still exploring their identity.

Yes, you read correctly! A questioning character, how cool is that? Being unsure and going through self-discovery is a big part of life in general, but especially for LGBTQ+ folks, when we are trained from infancy to function and divide by binaries. You could come into your identity in adulthood.

Non consensual help and its arrogance is also partly addressed here, for further exploration in future volumes, which I found really insightful of the mangaka.