I'm never crazy about multi-book series in yaoi. While I appreciate that a romance plot takes time to develop... 192 pages seems like enough time. (yes, this is a fat volume- no wimpy 120 pages here!) Also, this is more Shōnen-ai than yaoi -no nudity and only one 'attempted rape' scene near the end.)

That said, the art is consistent in quality. The storytelling, is slow. Ikeda is a nice guy, but rather... hands off for the seme (they don't even kiss in this volume.) He's really confused by Riya - who is a violin protege, who apparently is suffering from multiple personality disorder - and his 'twin brother'/'ghost' hates the violin & all the pressure to perform & be perfect.

So after winding up on Ikeda's doorstep after trying to cut his own fingers off (or some such nonsense) the 'evil twin' more or less goes dormant, and Riya goes back to school- only to be pursued (and eventually almost raped) by older student Kousaka, who "only wants to see him cry" (because he's always perfect & composed.) (Also you barely see Ikeda after the initial scenes.)
Weird but intriguing premise... dunno if I'll bother with the second volume.

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