Now I wonder if they'll manage to affect Seishin as well?
Well, yeah, I gotta wonder too. He's rigid enough it makes me wonder if that's healthy. He's the kind of person who'll not even pick at his siblings if he has them, and that's kind of not really normal, I'd say. I think even if he nods off, it'll just be a matter of his sleeping pose? Seishin will make sure his pose is dignified, at least. Like, he falls asleep when he's writing on a table. If he's lucky enough that Toshio is aware of it and doesn't fell asleep before him, Toshio would perhaps wake him up, and then he'll return to the temple. But then Toshio will likely also let him sleep some more, but then he'd fall asleep as well. I'd really like to think Seishin wasn't as reserved as a kid, all in all. I definitely think their youth would be somehow hectic, especially considering how many times Toshio's been dragging Seishin into stuffs. Even if he's sobered up considerably as he got older, he's still regarded as full of mischief. (Or perhaps it's more about his reputation sticking to him)
Off topic, but I want to kind of rant: as wrecked up as their relationship may be, I like how they're committed to one another. Romantic or not, they do show exclusiveness regarding one another--- I especially like these small little details which refer to this from Toshio's end. He clearly favors Seishin over other people too. I don't catch as much from Seishin's end, if we're talking about 'small little details' (which can be very powerful) excepting how often he likes to visit Toshio. Even it's a bit unclear if he does it primarily out of habit, necessity or if he truly, truly seeks him out. Perhaps I'm missing some big pictures though, or just haven't actually seen some indication of it because we just haven't got to that point yet.
My favorite part would be how easily they returned to their dynamic prior to the 12-years separation of uni studies. Usually, once people part for uni they cannot really go back to how they were before, especially if they get married. Part of this is thanks to Sotoba being a small community, I think, considering their not being the only tight childhood friends even in adulthood. But Mikiyasu, Sachiko, Hiroko, even Motoko are not as tight with their childhood friends because they're now busy with their own family. Granted, Toshio is married but I don't think it's out of love. Still, I believe that prior to their 12 years separation these men already felt somehow dedicated and committed to one another, and I don't think it's merely because they are the pillars of Sotoba and have similar backgrounds (especially from Toshio's end). If they didn't feel like this in the first place, I don't really think they'd go back to how they were even with Toshio's failing marriage. It's been three years since Toshio's return, though. Now I wonder if they immediately went back to their prior closeness right after Toshio returned? How great would that be.
Ahaha, it isn't that hard to find my twitter, indeed. Especially if you know my tumblr (as the link to my twitter is up there) most of my analysis are here, however.
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Well, yeah, I gotta wonder too. He's rigid enough it makes me wonder if that's healthy. He's the kind of person who'll not even pick at his siblings if he has them, and that's kind of not really normal, I'd say. I think even if he nods off, it'll just be a matter of his sleeping pose? Seishin will make sure his pose is dignified, at least. Like, he falls asleep when he's writing on a table. If he's lucky enough that Toshio is aware of it and doesn't fell asleep before him, Toshio would perhaps wake him up, and then he'll return to the temple. But then Toshio will likely also let him sleep some more, but then he'd fall asleep as well. I'd really like to think Seishin wasn't as reserved as a kid, all in all. I definitely think their youth would be somehow hectic, especially considering how many times Toshio's been dragging Seishin into stuffs. Even if he's sobered up considerably as he got older, he's still regarded as full of mischief. (Or perhaps it's more about his reputation sticking to him)
Off topic, but I want to kind of rant: as wrecked up as their relationship may be, I like how they're committed to one another. Romantic or not, they do show exclusiveness regarding one another--- I especially like these small little details which refer to this from Toshio's end. He clearly favors Seishin over other people too. I don't catch as much from Seishin's end, if we're talking about 'small little details' (which can be very powerful) excepting how often he likes to visit Toshio. Even it's a bit unclear if he does it primarily out of habit, necessity or if he truly, truly seeks him out. Perhaps I'm missing some big pictures though, or just haven't actually seen some indication of it because we just haven't got to that point yet.
My favorite part would be how easily they returned to their dynamic prior to the 12-years separation of uni studies. Usually, once people part for uni they cannot really go back to how they were before, especially if they get married. Part of this is thanks to Sotoba being a small community, I think, considering their not being the only tight childhood friends even in adulthood. But Mikiyasu, Sachiko, Hiroko, even Motoko are not as tight with their childhood friends because they're now busy with their own family. Granted, Toshio is married but I don't think it's out of love. Still, I believe that prior to their 12 years separation these men already felt somehow dedicated and committed to one another, and I don't think it's merely because they are the pillars of Sotoba and have similar backgrounds (especially from Toshio's end). If they didn't feel like this in the first place, I don't really think they'd go back to how they were even with Toshio's failing marriage. It's been three years since Toshio's return, though. Now I wonder if they immediately went back to their prior closeness right after Toshio returned? How great would that be.
Ahaha, it isn't that hard to find my twitter, indeed. Especially if you know my tumblr (as the link to my twitter is up there) most of my analysis are here, however.