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IDCC ch.57 part 1 - Close, Closer... (Patreon)

Published:
2025-11-14 00:00:04
Edited:
2025-12-04 14:42:30
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2026-06
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EDIT: Added the green light in the final panel since I missed that earlier.

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Am

Oh SOUTA my heart breaks for you. JAG KOMMERRRR!!!

alchemist

is bro gonna get hit by a car

Abbey

GO MY BABY

Am

The title makes me want to SOB I LOVE THEM.

mimi

GO GET HIIIIIIIM

Anthonn

GO GET HIM

Veiwan

CLOSERRRRRRRRR

Dani

Aina I’m married and have kids but I am proposing, officially

🧸

THE TITLE ??? OKAY

amy-may

THIS IS THE OUTFIT HE’S WEARING IN COLD HANDS OH MY GOD WE’RE REALLY THERE Y’ALL ITS HAPPENING ITS HAPPENING THIS IS NOT A DRILL also the black panels usually mean something huge is coming… we’re finally here everybody

Kevin r

And when he gets hit by a car then what

Pwola

PLEASE BE CAREFUL OH MY GOD OKAY

Foxes_55

So excited for the next few chapters 🤩🤩🤩

Kat

AHHHHHHH

Kaido

YEAHHHHH

mimi

YOU NEED A PROPER CONVERSATION

Ash

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW HAPPY I AM RN

bugfurb

Souta my baby 😭💕

RENO

WE'RE SO CLOSE LET'S GOOO

eemmao

OH THIS WILL BE GOOD 😩

Zaladric

It's so close y'all

LunixLunar

AHHHHHHH, I’m getting so emotional guys

AmiWarai

I was expecting Nao on the other side of the street tbh 😭😭

tsunderephant

The way those cars were giving me anxiety even though I know it’s not that kinda story 😭😭 Go Souta !!!

Ghost Dog

Oh God crossing the street is especially dangerous in a story. Rogue trucks and cars everywhere 👀👀👀👀

WillShipForFood🛥️=🍕

FELLAS PRAY FOR HIM and y'all think he's gonna get hit by a car? LMFAO that would be an insane twist

rae

been a patreon member since 2020 i can’t believe we are at this point 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

😴

TAHH IM EXCITED

gremlin

OH MY GOOOOODD YESSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOIO

So'

AHHHHH it's happening guys ... He really has the jacket of cold hands on !!!!!!

Lin Lin

Why did I tought that he'll see Nao across the street waiting for the lights to change as well :p

mandi

Pelo amor de Deus, corra logo, todo mundo aqui endoidando para que você confesse 🏃

FallingPixie

AT LONG LAST!!! Please omg!! Its been actual years I've been following this story. I want to see the romance!! 😍🥰👏

Rosie 030

He’s fighting so hard. This is true love. I respect him so much for it cause wow after all the pain he’s gone through.

PetitLikeMe

Oh its happening! My heart is beating so fast. I'm so excited for them 😆.

Imagine4SG

GO SOUTAAAA🔥🔥🔥

lenawithapen

Aww, our sweet baby Souta is going for it 🫣

RiverNeko2486

Eeeeeee!!! Run Run Run!! You got this! Are they gonna run smack into each other?

Marisa Arambula

Can we please have more!!! Ahhhh I can’t wait another week!

Kat

GUYS WE’RE SO CLOSE AHHHHH

DearNeptune!

That chapter title is glorious and terrifying, Aina. I love it, but you bring fear to my hopeful heart at the same time.

Silencio

I thought today was Wednesday 💀 nice surprise

Ineffably Tired

I JUST LET OUT THE LOUDEST, MOST UNGODLY PTERODACTYL SCREECH I FEAR FOR MY THROAT WHEN THEY FINALLY TALK AND WE GET COLD HANDS

Ivanna

Vamos Souta! 😭

The Urge

Souta yelling at Nao over voicemail reminded me how much I missed their yelling matches like something about the fact that he’s addressed that to Nao makes it so much cuter and funnier to me especially when trying desperately to find him.

Kiki

CHI JI CHI JA CHI JA JA JA, VAMOS A TI SOUTAAA 🔥🔥🔥

Ineffably Tired

Also can we just take a moment to appreciate the chapter title???? Cause it kinda sounds like the internal monologue of someone about to be kissed 😩

Clarissa R.

I was hoping he was on the other side of the crosswalk 😭

Nepsters

The immediate fear he's going to get hit by a car 💀

Tink

Run, Souta, run!!! This is the most lively souta's been recently??? I can't wait for next week!!!

Procra

I like that he knows what he want! He is soooo badass!

Kaitlin Anderson

Just here kicking my feet back and forth in giddiness.

Maisan

GO SOUTA GO!!!

Marco Castro

Truck-kun... I swear of you bring your business here, to m throwing hands 😤

Amelia Machado

IS HE ABOUT TO GET HIT BY A CAR??????

Becca P.

Ganbare! Ueshima-kun!!

bubs

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!! Let's goooo Souta!

miaupp

AAAAA I NEED TO KEEP READING 😔😔

lulu

bro leave it fam let him chase youuu

The1Phoenix

Plot twist. Souta gets hit by a truck and is Isekai'd/Reincarnated to be Nao's pet or something 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sekai

I live a life torture 😔

Anacota

is he gonna look for nao, while nao is looking for him and they missed each other?🙈 i hope noooot. we need the cloooosuuure.

May Thorne

IT'S COLD HANDS REALLY HAPPENING OMG??? (I'm just worried cause he's crying in cold hands, so something's gonna make him cry)

Anacota

also, real christmas is approaching, will we have a christmas miracle?🥹 cant wait for the next episode 💛

Liz

Not going to lie, I wish Nao was the one chasing Souta…poor souta has been pining for a while. Although I guess we don’t know Nao side of the story. I would LOVE to see Nao’s pov

Chip Kelvin

Not Souta yelling at the phone! 🤣 Go get your man!!

Zarrytan

Plot twist: they miss each other because they both run out to look for one another and take different routes 🙂‍↔️

Zarrytan

Waiting for the Nao-chasing-Souta arch 😔 my boy deserves to feel wanted

thedistortedeye

I’m being actively tortured and I love it

Foxxes

LETS GOOO

Kingston.bro

Honestly i hope thdy dont get togethr yet the jun plotline is way too fresh yo be abandoned and i feel this relationship has been too one side with souta being constantly avaliable to nao and nao taking souta for granted. I hope the resolve this issues they have but not get together yet , nao needs to realize he has to be there for souta more or others aka jun will take his place. Btw this is evil but i hope when souta goes to the karoke arashi and nao sing stand by me. That would be emotionalky devasting and would be a direct call back to when arashi interuots then when they are both reminisijg

So'

The face when he is screaming at the phone omg 💀😂 ... I love him !

lenawithapen

Just taking a moment to appreciate — the street setting is really detailed and super pretty.

Mojo

😭😭😭 my boy

ceci

e fica a dúvida aí se eu aguento esperar até quinta que vem sem coringar 🤨

feeeeee

Ai meu coração

Kingston.bro

The artstyle is sooo gorgeous wtf

Alexander Keith

I swear to god if someone ends up in a hospital I’m going to loose it

Amanda S.

Okay but what that title mean? Close,closer,,, to losing our minds😭

Mega mind Meghan

I love how we see the ‘old’ Souta here, we really lost that when his anxiety about liking Nao really hit its peak, now that he’s come to terms with it and his little rager side is coming back. Love it! Love the art! Love everyyyythinggg about this story!

SleetMage

Why are a bunch of people saying he's gonna get hit by a car?

Kazemi / かぜみ

SOUTAAAAAA oh my god oh my god he’s actually running to find him. He’s actually doing it. Oh my god. And his thoughts 😭 the contrast between wanting Nao to know how he feels and willing to give up if it doesn’t work out. This poor baby I love him 😭😭😭😭 Also nice callback to Nao always having his phone muted lmao (for those unaware go back to Chapter 27 :3)

Nie

they about to get together!!!! i feel like they are going to get together by our Christmas day bwahaha their timeline is already on Christmas and ours is precisely on Thursday so... Christmas gift?

KATE

Why the Street background is so detailed. WHY scene stopped at our ginger boy running in the middle of the street? I HOPE that track-kun is on holiday or something cause COLD HANDS can mean something we didn't expected if truck kun IS NEARBY.

Aud

Oh snap! I totally thought he was leaving to go join June’s party lol

leen

OMGGGG

VANNA

Omg omg omg.... I'm screaming right now haha run to him honey but also I truly hope that Nao also is running towards him. 🥰🥰🥰

Ethan H.

I was hitting that refresh button for the last hour or so. Didn't disappoint.

Quinn

Tears in my fudanshi eyes🥹🫶🏻

trunks

team muted phone for life

Eniola

This is nice but I’m a little disappointed cuz Souta is always the one reaching out first. It would’ve been nice to see Nao running to Souta

Azdamine

Guys, I don't mean to alarm you, but Christmas is on a Thursday this year

UnicornSwag52

BITING MY FIST AND CRYING IN MY CARRRR SOUTA I BELEIVE IN YOUU

Ari Yez

Silencio, empezó mi novela

Railmaster97

Anyone else concerned because he's not fully across the street yet....?

Cole

I sense danger...

Peter Escalante

Nooooooo, ya viví esto una vez en Dulce Lienzo!!!!! 😢

hani✨

this scene is such a nice change of pace from the last chapter!!

ALICE

GO SOUTA GOOOOO!!!

Nikki C.

Awww man I was so hopeing that nao would reach out first this time

Monica

Go go go!

daws

If this man gets hit by a car I will absolutely lose it

Eskende

Oh the stop guy is lit up as he starts goin

‣↠ᗦ Skelly ᗦ↞◃

I need them to run into each other RIGHT NOW! This story keeps me going every week😭❤️

BK

The chapter title RAHHHHHHHHH

EmeraldMoth

Screaming crying throwing up 😱😱

Dani

100% cold hands confirmed!! Minor changes over the years as Aina has developed as an artist (auras sweater more detailed, naos piercings, jacket is longer) but Souta’s wearing the sweater, vest, jeans, and sneakers combo and Nao is wearing his timberlanes and long coat. So as we know cold hands, aina put down in a caption somewhere that Souta had been running for a while. So, I’m thinking they’re both doing the chase (I doubt Aina let our boy Nao stay stationary after last chapters mind blow to him), for some reason Nao isn’t going to be chasing as long as Souta tho (because he isn’t cold). Souta’s undereyes resemble how aina draws characters after they cry in cold hands too, so I am wondering if Nao finds Souta when he’s broken down somewhere.

Marzipan ♡

OH MY GOD GUYS ITS HAPPENING. SEVEN YEARS. OH MY GOD

Kiarrionss

I’M FREAKING THE HELL OUTTT

Ari queenofcolor

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS😭

sonni

Bro if he gets hit by a freaking redlight runner im gonna sue for emotional distress 😭😭

Kiya

IF HE GETS HIT BY A MF CAR! I MIGHT JUMP!

Rohan Naik

I can just imagine Arashi on her 'date' with Nao and Souta comes panting out of nowhere and just blurts out a confession to Nao who she thinks likes her and is her boyfriend. Then her 'boyfriend' confesses he likes Souta and they start dating. She's gonna be mega confused.

Azdamine

As an aside, this scene is giving me similar vibes to the second scene in Episode 9 of Given, where Ue is sprinting to the store to buy replacement strings for Mafuyu's guitar, Souta's family name even starts with Ue lmao As it happens, Episode 9 of Given is easily my favorite 25 minutes of any show or movie, ever, so this is a very good sign

EmilyEdenReads

The way that this was the LAST thing I wanted Souta to do two updates ago and now I am absolutely FERAL for it

Elliot Summers

"I LOVE YOU! ALSO, UNMUTE YOUR PHONE!!"

camilin

okay, i'm actually down for this since his reasoning is to have some sort of closure (even when we know it's gonna go a different way). i was afraid of souta running after nao but i like what he's thinking. like... give the guy the chance to get it out of his chest once and for all. he's allowed to be a little selfish after all he's been suppressing for the sake of their friendship. let's go souta, go get the man to finally speak!! (also, as i read in other comments, nao is obviously gonna go after souta too so i feel like this is them finally putting the same effort into their relationship (considering souta was the one sacrificing himself most of the time))

Awphinesse

Oh Aina you put your heart into this 😭

Poppy Jasper

Run Forest.. Run!! You got thos Souta

Alexander Keith

Anyone else peep that the walk light switched to don’t walk in that last panel?

flash_lover21

My heart is hanging by a thread pleasseeeeee

Rox

Truck run better stay away! This ain't no isekai!

Kastiro

the suspense might, quite literally, kill me

Monty Mon

The fear i feel at every panel that is emphasizing the street and crosswalk help

I am here to read :D aka Pika

ok now that souta is actually going to nao i don't have to fear anymore to be wrong about the things i wrote last ep EVERYTHING WAS WRITTEN FOR THIS MF MOMENT U CANNOT CHANGE MY MIND

wendalize

Thank you Aina🥹

Skibidi Bonnet

His expressions! The fear, doubt, hope, excitement, longing, heartbreak, we can see it all Aina 😭💖 Thank you for this comic, it's a gift 💖

nico

Aina im begging I know this is set in Japan but please don't include truck kun in this please

Fyo

I really hate pedestrian crossing-scenes! But I was so glad when he waited – so maybe… *hope*

nat

I’ve been reading this comic since middle school and I’m 20 now I love this comic sm

Ava

My sweet boy is so brave 🥹❤️

Leticia Sáez Ferreras

I think Aina has a liking for symbolism and that waiting out of breath when traffic lights are red (likes Nao telling him with his face "I don't want to hear It") and going on when it's green (like Inoue telling him "go and ask him why"), are a great way to describe Souta's character and their dynamics🤷🏻‍♀️😅❤️

tamar levy

Souta!!! 🥹🥹🥹

KJ

Souta yelling at him to keep his phone off silent is so funny 🤣 souta fighting

Kahto

Yes, there’s the go-getter attitude that I love!! Souta, がんばれ👍🏽

Kaylynn Bousman

I don’t like this ending on him still crossing the street :( Souta is too accident prone for this cliff hanger

Crynsti3

GUYS THE LAST PANEL THE STOP LIGHT CHANGED, HE'S GONNA GET HIT (I HOPE I'M NOT RIGHT)😭

Iced Kiwi

Everyone is freaking out that souta might get hit by a car meanwhile I'm reading this after the edits have been made lol.

Lex

Everyone is worried he’ll be hit by a car and I’m like pff she wouldn’t do that, and now that I’ve thought that…I’m worried too lol

Dani

Yall this is cold hands 😭 I don’t see how a truck is going to fit into this before Nao finds him anyway lol

River

I lowkey thought Nao would be standing at the other side of the street and their eyes would meet after the cars passed by 😂

Norin

I'm not getting over how beautiful this episode is! How Souta's energy has changed now that he's acting in spite of his fears (I love that he's not fully understanding why he's doing this, he just DOES it 🥺). How beautiful the backgrounds are and how pretty it looks with the snow. How amazing Souta's expressions are and how he's shouting at the phone. And the fact they'll talk in the very near future ❤️

Dicentra

I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure

Disgae

I CANT DO THIS ANYMOREEE

Billy Maz

Yoo he’s definitely gonna catch a cold from running in the cold!! Than Nao will have to take care of him 🤭

Max D

GNAWING AT THE BARS OF MY ENCLOSURE AND SLAMMING MYSELF AGAINST IT

Kobi

I was Nao chasing him but this is ok too

Juan Carlos Benitez

Is it only me that has the feeling he’s gonna get hit by a car? 😬

J

I hope he runs into Nao who is also running to him :’)

Emily B

Y’all I bet he’s gonna see araisa make a move on nao, cause in cold hands he was crying 🧐

Astridou96

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️go find your boyfriend

Forest

IM SO EXCITED

Jojo

Go Souta, go!! <3

The Urge

You know what would be a somewhat funny and wholesome subversion? People are predicting that Nao and Arashi will sing stand by me, and Souta will cry remembering that it’s their song, but I feel like believably Nao wouldn’t do that given the baggage that song has. I want one where Souta walks in and Arashi is saying they should play “stand by me” and Souta is heartbroken but then Nao and Arashi start whispering to each other and Arashi gets kind of mad and then she reluctantly announces a different song. Souta is briefly a bit upset about Nao gatekeeping the song after rejecting him, but he also finds it achingly romantic that Nao also considers it “their song” and then he remembers all the little bits that made it seem like Nao returns his feelings, and this is how he realizes that Nao definitely does like him.

mic

I am sooo excited to find out the way the boys meet. My prediction is at karaoke or close to it :) Hopefully we get a glimpse of what was going on with Nao and Arashi and their talk. I really would like Arashi to finally lay out her feelings to Nao tonight, it needs to happen sooner or later and I'd it happen sooner 😅 although I know it's a pain in the ahh for Nao, to get confessed twice in a row in a day. But it just needs to be done for him to put the pieces together. And I still hope Souta isn't ditching Jun's party :(

Leta

JSKDIDIDKDJDJDKSJALWIUENEFJKK ITS HAPPENINGGGGGGGGGGGGG ❤️❤️❤️❤️

chicknbaconranchmelt

Someone on the discord said Miyako is shining like an angel in the darkness sent by the Naota gods or smth and I actually cannot stop thinking about it 🤣

Angela Genel

THEY MAKE ME SICKKKK (in a good way tho)

doingus

who else gearing up for the update tonight its all i can think about rifht now

Eric Hernandez

We haven’t had a wholesome moment in so long. I hope things get resolved. My heart

Pyrocatnics

SOUTA ON THE WAY. GET YO MANS

anon m

damn as much as I love this development i feel really bad for Akashi…

Arencia Holm

Ahhh I’m hoping no more misunderstandings between them. Like Souta seeing them singing together and deciding not to say anything. I just can’t bear it.

PI

THE NAME OF THE CHAPTER 😱 plzzz they have to meet 😭🙇‍♀️

Tenga

Yeah pain.

ScuttlebuttScootScoot

So is Nao going to be running to Souta in the other direction and they happen to meet somewhere in the middle in the snow?? Or else they’ll miss each other entirely…. But I feel like this is leading up towards a meeting

XulaXuls

Yeeeeah goooo !!

Finny

Wait did Souta leave that as a voicemail 😂

JusBNMe

I think we've all screamed that into a loved one's VM at least once in our lives. *HARD side eye to mom and little sister*

Diadia20

Rereading this because I totally forgot how Souta ran to the karaoke place with these thoughts😭