So I’ve been listening to the KH sountracks, and—
Riku’s theme song feels like anxiety, which is what I think Riku is, really—someone full of nervous energy, of guilty, antsy skin, of stiff shoulders and the fear of doing wrong.
Which is what makes his arc so tragic, i think— because he doesn’t know that he’s wrong, and all he wants is to protect his friends, and in that sense, he’s just as naive as Sora, really. It could have easily been the other way around—if Sora had met the villains first, and Riku the heroes, would they have still done everything in their power to save Kairi? Of course they would have. And if that had meant Sora using darkness as a tool (because before the destruction of their islands, they had no knowledge of light or dark, nor the properties they possessed), then you know he would have. Not because he is evil, but because he *isn’t* evil. And would Riku have succumbed to the darkness with Goofy and Donald and Micky by his side? I doubt it. Sure, there are some elements that would be different due ti their personalities, but honestly I think Riku is just a nice boy who got dealt a shitty hand and deserves all of the goodness in the world now. That is all. Rant/analysis over.