Shinichi is not as static a character as you might think
Thinking about Shinichi’s noose-like scarf again and what discarding it means about his worldview and how he fits into the world
he’s always on about wabisabi and the beauty of impermanence, he mentions to Tarou how he’s accepted that he can’t be as ephemeral and fleeting as a cloud, then he throws away the scarf.
motherfucker was depressed and withdrawn and framed it as his commitment to wabisabi
writing poems alone, drifting through life without making strong relationships, living in his big old house alone
People come to see him and tell him their problems but it’s not reciprocal, he’s above all that in his mind
then he actually formed bonds with the Donbrothers
hearing complaints about his behavior was a first for him.
Sononi was the first time he attempted to initiate a relationship with someone and he was instantly rebuffed, which was shocking to him
Confusion over being jealous that Sonoza is Haruka’s friend now too.
She basically bulldozed him into a friendship because that’s just how Haruka is and she needed help from the only other Donbrother she knew at the time. Now she’s got another friend that isn’t him? Wasn’t this their thing?
Shinichi has been on a hell of a journey we were not really privvy to
While everyone else is dramatic as fuck he’s just slowly churning everything over in his mind
and it crystallized when he needed to answer Tarou
He was happy to meet the Donbrothers, and Tarou. Because it made him think about his convictions and how he fits into the world. The fleeting beauty of a cloud isn’t a thing for a human to aspire to. We’re too solid and permanent for that.
The enduring bonds between people are also beautiful
He actually does want that
And finally he throws the noose away
because he wants to live
because the inevitability of death is not all that makes life beautiful
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