God I love Reonagi (incoherent rant incoming)
BECAUSE WE START OUT WITH REO WANTING TO WIN THE WORLD CUP RIGHT AND THEN HE SEES NAGI AS A TOOL TO HELP HIM GET THERE. THEN THEY BECOME A TEAM WHOS DREAM IS TO WIN THE WORLD CUP. THEN NAGI GAINS PASSION WHEN HES BEAT BY ISAGI AND SO NAGI PRIORITIZES BEATING ISAGI BUT THATS ALSO IN LINE TO HELP HIS GOAL OF WINNING THE WORLD CUP WITH REO. SO HE SEPARATES THEM TO BEAT ISAGI AND IT WAS BETTER FOR BOTH OF THEM CAUSE REO COULD GROW TO BE INDEPENDENTLY AMAZING INSTEAD OF NEEDING NAGI TO FINISH OFF HIS WORK AND NAGI COULD GROW TO NOT NEED REO. THEN THEY REUNITE AND /CHOOSE/ TO HELP EACH OTHER RATHER THAN IT BEING A NECESSITY. REO NOW CONFIDENT IN HIMSELF IS ABLE TO DEDICATE HIMSELF FULLY TO HELPING NAGI BEAT ISAGI AND HELP HIM BECOME THE BEST STRIKER IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THATS NOT WHAT REO WANTS HE WANTS TO WIN THE WORLD CUP AND HE CAN DO THAT WITH OR WITHOUT NAGI
THEY JUST FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY BECAUSE
DO THEY NEED EACH OTHER: NO
DO THEY CHOOSE EACH OTHER: YES
DO THEIR GOALS ALIGN: PERFECTLY
Together but toxic -> Messy separation -> Healthy reunion
We also get "don't give a shit attitudes" and "obsessive and possessive behaviors" as a little treat to sprinkle in as embellishment
Also also the shot of them on the fucking bike
YOU CANNOT TELL ME THERE IS ZERO WAY OF INTERPRETING THAT AS ROMANTIC IT IS LITERALLY THE MOST PICTURESQUE CLIQUE SHARING A BIKE RIDE AT SUNSET
The sequence where Reo is cornered and the MOMENT the panic starts to show on his face and Nagi SPRINTS OVER TO HIM. THIS IS THE SAME BOY WHO COULDNT BE BOTHERED TO CHEW HIS FOOD CAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK.
I AM OBSESSED WITH REONAGI AND YOU CAN PRY THEM FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS
