some hina headcanon stuff // * the mother of kyosuke:
hina had work done after she gave birth to kyosuke, which is also not uncommon for hostesses. she never pursued it with much serious interest before becoming a mother. it’s not something she’s ashamed of, feeling justified and confident in her reasons for doing so, but it’s not something she also actively advertises since that’s pretty personal to her.
she had kyosuke by c-section, but her scar is quite light by the time we meet her in canon (25yr). she actively worked to get her body as quickly back into shape as possible so she could get back to work sooner than later. there wasn’t much maternity leave. hina was incredibly worried that her spot would be replaced and she would have to work her way back up again, if she would even be let back at all.
the above factors are also reasons she is bitter to ren. she blames him for ruining her body, not having any physical consequences, and not having his job threatened. while ren was the only man that hina ever trusted, she couldn’t help but feel that resentment grow. hina was only 20 when she had kyosuke; she was very young, very inexperienced, and had been in a bad situation after bad situation before getting involved with ren.
in reality, hina is still young — but she’s coming around a lot more; becoming herself again. a lot of this hard exterior is from weathering harsh storms, and for all her faults, she’s a fiercely protective mother. she looks out for kyosuke, but she relies on ren to take care of him and provide. she loves kyosuke, she just doesn’t always know how to show it.
hina is (technically) ren’s ex-wife.
ren and hina were legally married briefly, less than a year, but it’s something neither of them talk about, and essentially pretend never happened. they tried just after she gave birth to tie the knot in hopes that it would make things more legitimate. it was a miserable marriage, more miserable than their relationship as a whole. it was a crushing blow for ren to be technically divorced, even though they continued their relationship on and off after. he never wore his ring to work, so their marriage was pretty lowkey and more revealed to anyone in their personal life over their professional life. being married in their industry is not a draw, the illusion of being single is necessary. that and ren was never not a working man when he was with hina. he still has his ring. she sold hers or she says she did.
their divorce falls under this category:
japanese law allows for divorce either through the family court system or through a simple registration procedure at the ward office. known in japanese as “mutual consent divorce” (kyogi rikon), this ward office procedure can be faster and less expensive than going through the family court.
while in theory hina seems the type to take ren for everything (and she would), he still technically provides for her and their son, so bleeding him dry now ensures he isn’t useful later. it isn’t like they were ever really over, just in the legal sense. too many strings attached to ren overwhelms hina, he is smothering to her, but when she wants his attention, she will get it. they don’t have to be married for that, and divorcing before kyosuke was really cognizant was for the best.
hina was also suffering heavily at this point from postpartum depression, they were unstable, living in a very small apartment with three adults, one of which is needing constant care, as well as a new baby, and the occasional caretaker that ren could afford, which was also inconsistent. a lot of moving parts without anywhere to land and build.
the english hina knows was actually taught to her by ren. she didn’t finish high school because of circumstances, but she’s very clever, smart, and quick on her feet.
ren is the only one that calls hina ‘fusae’ which is her birth-name (ota fusae). admittedly, they’re a bit fast and loose with what they call each other. hina first knew ren under his alias ‘umi’, and was with him before he got the moniker ren. she has always had the name hina as her alias, one she got shortly after getting into hosting. before hosting, she went under various fake names, but nothing substantial enough to stick for long. it was more to keep her identity safe as she began working in the ‘water trade’ at 15, but didn’t start hosting until 17.