This is that series that I really didn't think I'd like much based on the setting BUT the MC is actually 18 AND probably the best heroine in any of the Voltage stuff. I like her attitude and her sass. Sigh. I really wish they'd write some older characters with as much...er...character as this one has.
Anyway, to sum up -- you're a student in your last year of high school and your mom has gone off to another country for her job. You stayed behind and were supposed to move into an apartment on your own but through circumstances beyond your control, that falls through and you're literally out on the street with nowhere to go. Shuya, your old childhood friend and new teacher at your school, saves the day by taking you in.
He's a bit controlling and overprotective, but it's from a good place and even your mom agrees that it's okay for you to live with him. As you stay there, you are struck by the two Shuyas: the strict teacher at school who keeps students at arm's length but obviously cares for them, and the overprotective friend you've always known. You soon start experiencing "flutters" when you're around him and can't quite figure out why.
Much of the route is taken up with a male friend of yours from high school named T-something-or-other who obviously (only to the reader and Shuya) likes you. Shuya even somewhat encourages you to date this guy, who is very nice in this route, even though it's obvious (to the reader and the other guy) making him jealous. To be fair, even though I knew it wouldn't happen, I was rooting for the other guy. He makes more sense, he was nice, he was caring, he wasn't an inappropriate choice, and it almost seemed like they had more charisma together than Shuya and the MC. That's partly the fault of having Shuya resist until the very end, I suppose.
The other main stress in the route is that, apparently, Shuya left his last school under a cloud of suspicion about his relationship with a student. Come on, Voltage. Can you not think of any other storylines for your school teacher/student stories? He's not guilty, per se, though his fault lay mainly in not actively discouraging the girl because she was "fragile." Anyway, for me, I was annoyed at this storyline. Really didn't think it was necessary.
So...it was okay. Shuya's not a bad guy. The route was decent but not amazing. In this scenario, I'd actually thought the childhood friend trope thing would work out better, but I enjoyed Ryota's story more and found that romance more believable.
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