While he’s away at work, mum Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives – going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. Shaw's impressive vocal range — from the imperious Claire to the timid Lily, makes this audiobook version the best way to enjoy I'm in Love with the Villainess. From the beginning and her initial questions, Tomoko revisits the past and watches the nuances of Hiroki’s behavior to figure out if he’s gay or not. Straight Gay: Tomoko's coworker Tono has a man in his life whom he appears affectionate towards, but he comes across as Ambiguously Gay until months later, when he mentions that they're boyfriends and have been living together for ten years.

While Tomoko doesn’t have to do anything drastic, she does have to challenge her husband more than she maybe expected.

With little talent for keeping his “secret,” Hiroki might just die of embarrassment before all is said and done!

Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay, but she’s going to let him figure it out for himself. Boys' Love (BL) is by origin a genre of Japanese manga produced mainly by women for women that features romantic and sexual relationships between men.As Hiroki comes home from school every day with new tales of friend Daigo’s feats, Tomoko wonders about the future of her eldest’s schoolboy crush. However – and there is a however – I’m intrigued by the fact that, although this seems to be aimed at readers around Hiroki’s age, how will they feel about constantly seeing Hiroki from his Mom’s point of view?

At some stage there’s going to have to be that conversation between them…but until then, the little game continues. Gender Nonconforming Equals Gay: Inverted — Akiyoshi has a very stereotyped view of gay people, so when he hears that Tomoko's coworker has come out, he assumes the man will start to cross-dress at work.He plays video games and hangs with his friends like everybody else, but I can do that on my own time too so this book needs a bit more oomph. Gender-Concealing Writing: When questioned by his friends about the person he likes, Hiroki gives various characteristics of Daigo that can be applied to both genders, but he never specifies the gender of the person he likes by dropping the subject from his answer completely.