full harujin ramblies below bc I think abt them often:
fig 1. screenshot from ep 6.
hi welcome to my harujin propaganda post👬 yes I am labelling all my figures bc this is basically an essay.
we got (slight) age-gap, boss-employee, young idiot seme/older inexperienced uke here. also size difference bc Haruo is two apples tall.
I hc the age gap between them being around 5 years give or take with Haruo being in his mid-twenties and Jin being on the cusp of 30. Presently I imagine them being 24 + 29👬
fig 2. screenshot from ep 5.
in terms of relationship dynamics, their personalities contrast less than smth like derajin but it's still strong enough to b silly imo; and their moral obligations definitely diverge enough to create some conflict between them (iykyk).
content wise tho, they're basically together all the time. It rlly seems like Haruo is Jin's tail sometimes bc truly.. why is he always there lol... I dunno if he's supposed to be Jin's designated Kuroya/guard or smth but he always seems to accompany Jin everywhere...
fig 3-4. manga panels from chapter 7.
also this is more specific to the manga's eng translation but I rlly like that Haruo drops the Mr. honorific when trying to boss Jin around lol. This is ofc contrasted against the anime where Haruo whines "Jin-saan" to try and appeal to his authority in a se—I mean, funny way.
This is my way of expressing that I’m a big fan of the manga's translation of "Jin-san" to "Mr. Jin". That little bit of authority Haruo ascribes to Jin is veeery important to me, esp since Jin acts more closely to a coworker or a middle manager than an actual boss to the Kuroya sibs.
fig 5-6. manga panels from chapter 8 and 12.
Bc of how much time they spend together, I think it's easy to assume that the two of them are also very in-tune with each other and have known each other for quite a while at this point.
There's a lot of subtle moments that hint to this such as Haruo stepping up on instinct when they have to "interrogate" a suspect or the silent glance they give each other after Asa lies that she doesn't have any pics of Dera lol.
we don't get the same framing in the anime for that second moment to shine but at least we got that funny two-shot of them...
also!! haruo being the designated driver between them fulfills my hc that he'd be the one to take the lead in their relationship—the main driver if you will HAHAHAHA [anvil falls on my head killing me instantly]—which brings me to Jin's relationship experience: wherein he has NONE.
fig 7. screenshot from ep 5.
my ideal harujin dynamic is the one where Jin is cranky steve carell from the 40 year old virgin VS Haruo who's just tryna get him to relax and see Jin smile at least ONCE before he dies.
I hc Haruo as being way more familiar with dating/relationships than Jin and that in itself bridges the maturity gap there would otherwise b between them.
gold star for anyone who reaches the bottom of this post. this has been my harujin keynote presentation thank u and goodnight
gabby be upon ye ^_^ !!!! she was the first ynt character i ever drew back in 2021 when ch 1 was all we had and we didnt have a name or color palette for her... my og<3
