Aaaaah!! I just saw your answer to the profile pic survey and got a brainwave! I KNEW I've seen this dude before, no 6 was quite good (I think, read it years ago but bought all copies so it couldn't be that bad :D). Any specific reason why Nezumi or just because he's a badass guy?
Thank you so much for the ask!!!
Eyyyyy another No. 6 fan! There are tens of us!!!! If not maybe a hundred! Below the cut cuz I ramble.
No. 6 was the first bl, and the first queer story, I read that had a substantial plot and wasn't fanfic. First real gay romance I read, first nonbinary character, and while not my first post apocalypse it had an interesting take I'd never seen before. With Shion having served the shadow government and Nezumi giving him another outlook. For that alone it has a special place in my heart. So much so I wrote college essays about it and still call it one of my fav stories.
Nezumi in particular because I love his looks, love how he cross dresses for plays, his attitude, the whole tragedy of his backstory, his opening up to Shion. He's one of my fav characters in manga in general. Plus he makes some wonderful expressions and poses ("dude don't name my rats!" XD).