considering that mao was supposed to be a student in tetro white, and most likely she would have found out what happened to ken there, i wonder how she would have reacted. especially considering ken's phrase "it doesn't matter" when ojima mentioned his family at the 5th trial.
to be honest, i don't think mao would be mad at him if she found out about it. i think it would actually open her eyes to how lonely and desperate ken really was. judging by his terminal, it's safe to assume that he's never had any real friends, and he used to spend most of his free time with his family when he wasn't busy studying. i don't think he really didn't want to be close to people, but he suffered from depression and anxiety, and it was generally difficult for him to get along with anyone. i think deep down, he really wanted and even desperately needed someone other than his family to be close to. and that was partly why kamimura and their relationship was a life-changing experience for him.
in fact, ken was so lonely. i can't imagine how devastated mao would feel if she realized that ken had just made a friend, maybe even his first friend, and they were both so happy. and then ken lost it all in the worst possible way. and, unfortunately, he was right when he said that it was impossible to return to normal life after this, at least ken would definitely not be able to in my opinion. it was all over for him. if it was my little brother, i would feel terrible irrational guilt i'm afraid. he needed her the most twice in his life, first when reina died and second when kamimura died, and both times she wasn't there for him.
i think that no matter what she found out about him, no matter what details about his actions were revealed, she simply wouldn't be able to get mad at him. it's terrible, but when you love someone deeply, especially if it's your family, you just can't really get mad at them. instead, you just feel a terrible sense of guilt, as if if you'd just been more attentive, if you'd been there, you could have saved them. even if the rational part of you says it's wrong, you just keep blaming yourself anyway. even if, in fact, even if you were there, nothing would have changed.
oh my doomed siblings, you mean so much to me. we'll never have any new canon material on this anymore, so i guess i'll just come up with it myself. i have so many thoughts on this, god.
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