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ALSO.... are yall forgetting that yuki died less than a year ago??? their best friend 10 years has been dead for less than a year and you expect the characters to just "move on"? every time people complain about yuki's appearances i understand that yall dont get what this story is even about LMAO
ITS SO FRUSTRATING TO ME BECAUSE YUKI IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE STORY... it's not just mafuyu who mourns, the four of them grieve in different ways and yuki is even pivotalcto them understanding their relationships NOW. it's literally there... in the text
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Like that’s sad that people just see Yuki as the death boyfriend....
It simply my opinion but I feel like shizu don’t really like mafuyu and Yuki.. idk
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and yeah i get what you mean... i think shizu felt like an outcast in his own group of friends like mafuyu and yuki were together and according to him, hiiragi was in love with yuki but that isnt true. he's also the latest edition in their friendship anyway iirc
i think shizu resents yuki in general because he thinks himself a rebound for hiiragi. what matters is that these boys need to talk
Yea ! Honestly I hope we will see some Shizu/hiiragi and mafuyu moment in the futur ^^
Given and the communication
Just because Uenomiya is understanding doesn’t mean the characters have the right to compare him with Yuki every chance that they get. Even Shizu pointed out how everyone needs to make a "choice". They need to START the healing process instead of being stuck in the past.
im tired of people not understanding the importance of yuki in this story. he is the single catalyst that drives the ENTIRE story forward. hell, the title "given" is literally an homage to him.
the story is about how the characters grieve after the loss of their friend. i feel like most people forget that yuki wasnt just mafuyu's ex, he was mafuyu's best friend, he was a constant throughout his childhood and adolescence. he was THERE when mafuyu admitted that he was abused, he was there when mafuyu's dad got arrested. his role in mafuyu's life and how deeply ingrained he is in mafuyu's story is so much larger than what people think it is.
and it's not just that, yuki was also hiiragi's and shizu's childhood friend too! he was also part of a huge chunk of their life, ESPECIALLY since they went to the same high school and basically had the same dream of performing music together.
uenoyama also has a major role because of the grief that yuki's death brings. and the thing that i find so amazing is that uenoyama understands ALL OF THIS. he understands yuki's importance in all their lives, and in some ways, he quite possibly understands yuki the best. he is patient and kind for most of the healing process. he doesn't pry, he doesn't overstep his boundaries, but many times he's made it clear that he is upset, that he is there for mafuyu whenever mafuyu wants to talk about it properly. he'll be the new constant.
given is about healing from the grief of a loss. and i think kizu is going through ALL the angles of such an event