Riku and Sora: A Love Story
50 times their love for each other is canon.
Even when he is little, Riku wants to find the strength to protect what matters, i.e. Sora.
Sora likes Riku, Riku is Sora’s best friend and it’s his job to protect Riku when he starts wandering down a dark path alone.
Riku summons a dark portal so he can leave to islands to become strong enough to protect Sora.
Sora runs towards Riku’s outstretched hand to go with him.
Sora looks for Riku, and is overjoyed to see him again in Traverse Town, and subsequently crushed when Riku can’t come with them on their journey.
When Riku falls to darkness and is manipulated by Maleficent, Sora never stops trying to bring him back.
Riku emerges from Ansem in order to protect Sora.
After closing the Door to Darkness, Sora wants to go and find Riku.
In Castle Oblivion, he keeps trying to get through to who he thinks is Riku (it’s actually his replica).
Riku fights through Castle Oblivion to find Sora.
When he finds Sora asleep in a pod, he spends an entire year blindfolded and cloaked to hide his feelings and fight to ensure Sora sleeps in peace.
Everyone else forgets about Sora for the year he’s sleeping, apart from Riku (and DiZ and Mickey and Naminé).
Riku embraces the darkness in his heart to defeat Roxas, because it’s the only way to get Sora to wake up.
Sora spends the entirety of his second quest looking for Riku.
Sora knows he’s fighting Riku in the Land of Dragons. He asks the Emperor about Riku for his one request.
Sora cries with joy and relief when they are reunited.
Sora convinces Riku that no one cares that he let darkness into his heart, trying to cheer him up.
They join for link attacks after their reunion and fight their way to Xemnas together.
During the final fight, Riku shields Sora from Xemnas’ big attack, getting hit himself in the process.
Sora helps a weakened Riku to the beach in the Realm of Darkness.
Despite their situation, they bask in their reunion and are content to stay in darkness forever, together.
Sora holds out his hand and him and Riku go together to the light.
Afterwards, they watch the sunset together.
The data versions of Sora and Riku find each other in much the same way that their real versions do.
Data!Riku fights to protect Sora.
Data!Sora tells Riku he cares about him, they’re friends, and he fights to protect Riku from the virus.
Back in the real world, Riku becomes Sora’s dream eater, dives into Sora’s heart to protect him, instinctively.
Riku’s and Sora’s hearts are so in tune that create a duet of Dearly Beloved.
Riku gushes on about Sora and how amazing he is to everyone he meets.
Riku and Sora join together to forge a keyblade, across the boundaries of their reality.
THE CHARM FOR THIS KEYBLADE IS A FUCKING PAPOA FRUIT.
Sora hears Riku’s voice in his dream the whole time.
Riku dives into Sora’s heart to save him from his dark slumber.
Sora is overjoyed to see Riku safe and a new Keyblade Master.
Riku is no longer afraid and feels invincible because he cares so much about Sora. His feelings are so obvious that Mickey notices.
Sora wants to go to the Realm of Darkness because he’s worried about Riku.
Riku reassures him with a hand on his shoulder, and Sora listens to him.
In Arendelle, when Anna and Sora talk about love and protecting the one you love, it’s Riku that Sora thinks of.
In San Fransokyo, Sora can’t wait to share his excitement about the place with Riku.
When Riku is having a tough time fighting the Demon Tower, his only thought is of Sora.
Sora then finds a door to the Realm of Darkness and saves the day.
They team up together to defeat the Demon Tower without even needing a word, they just know how to fight together and move together instinctively.
Sora protects Riku from Dark!Aqua’s attack.
During the group hug after their return to the Realm of Light, Sora makes sure Riku is included and part of the hug.
When Sora is crying about the defeat of his friends, Riku stands up and protects Sora from the Demon Tower without a doubt in his mind.
Sora is greatly concerned about Riku’s heart, flying towards Riku’s light, calling out his name, and fighting for his heart back.
Riku and Sora team up to fight in the Skein of Severance, Sora jumps in front of Riku to protect him (again).
Riku is willing to let Sora go to find Kairi, because he believes in him.
Riku follows Sora into this new quest, he and Sora wake up in a new place together following Xehanort’s defeat.
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