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It's easy to say "choose so that you'll have no regrets," but that's impossible.

No matter how hard you've agonized over your path, you'll always regret something about it later.

That's just how we human are made.

-Glenn Radars ( Rokudenshi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Record

The Red Thread of Fate in the Skip Beat! Universe

Recently I have seen some people in the fandom worrying over the fact that the manga might conclude without Kuon and Kyoko ending up together. Personally I think that this has no chance of happening. The reason for it is that Kuon and Kyoko are not just simply each other’s love interests but it has been hinted before that they are destined to be together. In other words they are connected by the Red Thread of Fate.

The Red Thread of Fate is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend. According to this myth, the gods tie an invisible red cord around the ankles of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation or help each other in a certain way. Often, in Japanese and Korean culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger. The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break. This myth is similar to the Western concept of soulmate or a destined flame. (Wikipedia)

Now, I think this explanation of the Red Thread suits Kuon and Kyoko and their relationship perfectly. They met 10 years prior to the start of the storyline, the encounter was pretty much against all odds simply because they were from 2 different countries. It was very brief, lasting only a couple of days, but they still left a really big impact on each other. Kyoko got the Corn stone from him which later became her most prized possessions and in turn she inspired Kuon’s ideal of Japanese women.

In the next ten years the thread was stretching and tangling, Kuon had to deal with the numerous acting failures and his friend’s death back in the US, while Kyoko was crushing on Sho. Eventually both of them ended up going to Tokyo and they met again, against probably even more odds, in the world of Showbiz. And just like how the Red Thread of Fate is described, they helped each other to heal and they eventually fell in love.

Now, the most important part about all of this is that Kyoko knows. She knows that she was for some reason destined to meet with Ren and consequently fall in love with him. Obviously, since she doesn’t know the fact that Corn is Ren, she has no idea of the bigger picture and the full impact and importance of their meeting yet, but she definitely acknowledges that everything that has happened so far were strategically placed stones leading her directly to Ren.

And the even more interesting part is that Kuon is also talking about fate and a destined encounter. And while he is actually talking about Sho and Kyoko, we all know that they are not the ones fated to be together, and his speech suits himself and Kyoko a lot more. I’m sure this was deliberate on the author’s part, this is another way to show us the importance of the destiny element in the story. It’s probably just a matter of time before Kuon himself realizes that it’s not Sho that is destined to be with Kyoko, but him.

So you see, that is exactly the reason of why I don’t think that the manga will end without Kuon and Kyoko getting together, the destiny and fate element simply can’t be ignored, it would be silly to finish the story without them as a couple. And while it’s true that the main aspect of the story is Kyoko’s carrier and self-discovery, we should not forget that love is apparently also very important and it’s an integral part of the story - probably even more so than it is at first glance.

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Defense Mechanisms

Acting out - dealing with emotional conflict or internal/external stressors by actions rather than reflections or feelings

Sublimation - channeling potentially maladaptive feelings or impulses into socially acceptable bx

Displacement - transferring a feeling about or a response to one object onto another — usually less threatening — substitute object.

Passive aggression - indirectly and unassertively expressing aggression to others. There is a facade of overt compliance masking covert resistance, resentment, or hostility. May occur when independent action or performance is required and it is accompanies with a lack of gratification of dependent wishes. Can happen when individual is in a subordinate position and has no way to express assertiveness more overtly.

Intellectualization - excessive use of abstract thinking or the making of generalizations to control or minimize disturbing feelings

Idealization - attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others

Denial - refusing to acknowledge some painful aspect of external reality or subjective experience that would be apparent to others

Rationalization - concealing the true motivations for his/her own thoughts, actions or feelings thru the elaboration of reassuring or self-serving, but incorrect, explanations

Devaluation - attributing exaggerated negative qualities to self or others

Suppression - intentionally avoiding thinking about distrubing problems, wishes, feelings, or experiences - forcing yourself to think about other things

Repression - unconsciously expelling disturbing wishhes, thoughts, or experiences from conscious awareness.

Reaction formulation - substituting bx, thoughts, feelings that are diametrically opposed to his/her own “unacceptable” thoughts or feelings

Projection - falsely attributing to another his/her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, thoughts “I hate her, so you do too.”

Projective identification - falsely attributing to another his/her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, thoughts — person is AWARE he/she is doing so and does not discredit what is projected and misattributes them as JUSTIFIABLE reactions to the other person

Introjection - a subject takes into itself the behaviors, attributes or other external objects, especially of other people

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