Me Every Sunday:

part 3: mitsuba clinging to kou ( in tbhk100! )

One of the cutest aspects about the direction of Yashiro's character in the newer chapters is how much she's openly simping for Hanako. We even get a glimpse into how Yashiro actually views him.

In the beginning, Yashiro was dead-set on only getting with the hottest of hot guys---the whole prince charming type. In fact, this is why she was obsessed with Teru for quite a bit.

But as of chapter you-know-who, there's very clearly a distinction between how the series/other people portray and see Hanako versus how Yashiro views him.

Throughout all the bullcrap these two go through, Yashiro realizes she can't keep her feelings buried anymore (though, I don't see why you would when you literally fight your way through this world's version of hell just to get to this dude, but I digress) and goes all in with acknowledging she wants nothing more than to be with Hanako.

Heck, even when her former crush, Nakahara was (creepily) hitting on her (actually, he was harassing her), she wanted nothing to do with him because Nakahara wasn't Hanako. It literally takes her a few seconds for her to even remember who he is because that's how insignificant he is in comparison to the one and only toilet ghost.

As she runs away from him due to his downright creeptitude (which ironically enough, smartly shows that he wouldn't have even made a good partner anyway so it was actually a good thing he rejected her), she reflects on how she DID want to confess to someone, but it wasn't to him---it was---say it with me: HANAKO--

And the best part from her reflecting on how she wanted to confess to him, it goes back to that part where he was with her in the stage where they'd be holding the performance for the Wizard of Oz. See how the series objectively portrays him versus how Yashiro sees him?

Yashiro is no longer concerned with any prince charming because in her eyes, Hanako IS exactly THAT. From what she originally saw as this snarky boy in a hat, she now sees him as the most handsome because of who he is and what they've both been through together.

He looks more attractive to her because of the fact she recognizes the bond she has with him and wants nothing more than to delve deeper into it.

As messy as these two are, I will say this: AidaIro are MASTERS at subtext and tugging my heart strings.

I reread the entirety of mitsukou nightlife and I forgot how much this pannel BREAKS ME, such a little object with such a BIG MEANING.

look how cute they are, look how considerate kou is, to him it was just a keychain but to mitsuba it was EVERYTHING

I miss them so much y'all

I love how attached to Nene and Kou Hanako is, no one else can make him so worried.

and so genuinely happy,

happiness from Hanako used to be so rare even Tsuchigamori, the School Mystery of knowladge, is intrigued by.

When we get insight of his mind, he always pictures Kou and Nene: They are always his focus.

He cares about them so much it makes me go insane

ちょっとエッチな地縛霊、花子くんが活躍したり暗躍したりする単行本11巻は8/27発売です！ 特装版もよろしくお願いします

OMMGGGG THE SILLIES HANAKO IS SO FLUSTERED,SO ADORABLE I LOVE IT WHEN YASHIRO MAKES THE FIRST MOVE WITH CONFIDENCE

love how hanako turns into tsukasa when he is shocked

or scared

or psychotic serios

and his eyes even turn completely black when he's at a loss of words

idk but this duo is so peak