An analysis on the HanaNene kiss~
I love the clear parallel of anger and frustration that both Hanako and Nene feel—Hanako is angry that, once again, his plans to save Nene have failed.
Whilst Nene, once again, is angry at Hanako for doing things without telling her again—doing things *for* her and she hates that—she *wants* to be involved and know what he’s planning—
And even though they’re both angry at each other—Hanako slowly realizes that Nene’s anger is actually sadness—sad that it was almost goodbye—sad that she could have lost someone.
Which is something Hanako probably never expected—that someone would care *this* much for him—to sob on his chest and hug him tightly.
And what Hanako explains here ^^^ is that he recognizes he’s done/doing unredeemable acts—but he’s already a murderer and can’t go anywhere since he’s dead—he didn’t care if he sacrificed himself to save Nene—he was willing to do whatever it takes to save her—even if it means she will hate him, because that’s how much he loves her.
He loves her so much that he had to be the *one* who gives Nene life—because that is how he wanted to show his love…save the girl he loves whilst sacrificing his own happiness.
And we realize that Hanako is truly just a 13 year boy after all, a boy in love.
And despite it all—despite all his efforts to save Nene and sacrifice himself—he’s back to square one, back to being with just Nene—and we see his resolve completely shatter. That even though he intended to never see Nene again—here she was—and he’s happy—because he’s a boy at heart. Because he gets another chance to see the girl he loves—and he doesn’t even understand the feelings himself because it’s just so foreign to him.
And slowly and carefully he tenderly cups her cheek and pulls against his chest, burying his face against her shoulder—because she’s here—she’s real—and he can finally hold the girl he’s been so desperately in love with—and takes her hand so gently—
And tangles his fingers in her hair as he waits for Nene to give silent confirmation that this is okay—that she truly does feel this way for him—
And they both give in to their feelings—because there’s no more denying it—what they’ve been through—what led them here—it was love.