i’m fucking crying rn. it looks like we’re STILL having the stupid “akito forgiveness” discussion. this new post asks, “do you feel sorry for akito?” which i understand is from a first-time watcher, but like, the comments have me REELING:
“she should have apologized.”
no. akito herself says that it would be giving herself the easy way out and excusing everything she did. usually, when someone apologizes, they don’t expect forgiveness. but in akito’s case, it’s because she believes she doesn’t deserve forgiveness that an apology isn’t needed, since it would fall on deaf ears.
“the sohmas should have reported her.”
i saw this discussion swirling around a while back, so i won’t touch on it too much. all i will say is that there is no way the zodiacs would want to get themselves entangled in that nasty web of court sessions and emotional turmoil.
“she didn’t need a redemption arc.”
is the redemption arc in the room with us? the akito we see post-curse is an akito still figuring out how to live life outside of the very thing that’s shaped her for the past two decades or so. additionally, it’ll be a while before she officially sharpens her people skills and learns how to interact normally with the rest of society, along with learning how to express her emotions in a healthier way instead of lashing out and resorting to violence (because best believe a computer and a few houseplants would be her first victims).
after some much-needed therapy and emotion regulation, we would start to see glimpses of furubana akito, a kind and caring person who has lots of love to give.
i also just have to laugh at the reddit fandom’s audacity to believe she can easily redeem herself in the span of a few chapters. even if fb was longer and expanded into post-canon territory, akito would still be learning and growing and making mistakes. because, at the end of the day, she’s human. and i need people to understand that. redemption doesn’t happen overnight, and neither does starting to change your ways nor adjusting to a world completely foreign to such a small-minded perspective.
while i would have loved to see more glimpses of post-canon akito (hence why i write a lot about her!), i’m also not expecting her to do a full 180, because where’s the fun in that? after all, it’s about the journey, and i think akito’s is a very interesting one.
edit: last quote before i dip:
“she did not deserve her happy ending.”
sorry not sorry, but in WHAT world is ending up with shigure a happy ending? 😭😭😭 if anything, it only harms akito & shigure as individuals and does not allow them to grow and move on. their issues will only get worse, and i can’t see them staying together long-term. i’ve read fics where their relationship does work out eventually, but all in all, i cannot visualize them staying together to the point where they have a kid.
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