while kim kitsuragi is an amazing character and i do not mean to diminish that, i think a big reason people are so obsessed with him is wish fulfillment.
the idea of being at your lowest point, absolute rock bottom, and still be treated kindly and patiently and respectfully, without being swaddled. that someone would look at you, pathetic and miserable and confused and still take a bullet for you. the idea that no matter how much of a fuck up you are you can still do things this put together, competent man cannot. and that you can make him smile, enjoy himself, that your relationship is not just taking, but also giving.
kim kitsuragi is not happy about the situation and he has every right to that, but still he tells you: okay, you have clearly lost the plot, let's put one foot in front of the other and see where that leads the two of us. and that's all you need to step away from the abyss
