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RANDOM HEADCANON TIME BABEY .
making the decision to take care of his father was easy for him .
though mr . nijimura was extremely abusive ( primarily emotionally , but physically at times , too ) toward okuyasu & keicho , once his youngest son learned about what he was going through , he began to sympathize with him which he shouldn’t have but anyway , and though he was still deeply hurt by his father’s actions , okuyasu figured that he couldn’t leave him behind . he’s his last remaining family , since his mother passed when he was a child & keicho was murdered . and he’s just miserable , mr . nijimura basically has nothing & spends his days in extreme pain & isolation ——— someone has to look after him , thought okuyasu , and being that he’s the last thing his father has left in the world , he decided that it would be him .
their relationship mends gradually , and it never really sees the closeness an ideal father & son would share . oku’s dad spends most of the day sleeping & only really needs his son’s help to feed himself & stay clean . he’s happy to spend time with stray cat , too , whose needs he can proudly meet . oku likes to give his dad as much independence as possible , knowing it to be important to him . the things he does help with , he does so with care & consideration , which only festered guilt in mr . nijimura , as he recalls how badly he treated his children . he starts to view what happened to him as a punishment dealt by fate , and the only way he can truly atone is to be there for his son in any way that he can .
having to look after his dad puts a strain on okuyasu’s social life , though . he still sees his friends & spends time with them , but he has the constant responsibility of keeping in touch with his father & making sure his needs are met . it also leads him to wonder of his future , if he will be able to marry & have a family while still looking after mr . nijimura . and what will happen to him when he’s gone ?? surely he cannot burden his future children with the task of looking after him . it remains a mystery , but he’s determined to ensure that his father can live his best possible life , while he’s still around .


















