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Only A Heated Touch Truly Conveys The Sentiment | Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru. Kan. [EP 11] | Yukinon x Hikigaya/Hikigaya x Yukinon [Yukigaya] 

Transcript:

(Yukinon and Hikigaya begin walking up the bridge)

Hikigaya: “Sorry to drag you into this.”

Yukinon: “It was inevitable. There’s no way I could have refused in this situation.”

Yukinon: “Seriously, what are you doing?” 

(Yukinon, in denial, that after everything, Hikigaya persistently tries to be with her)

Yukinon: “I don’t get this at all.”

(Yukinon slightly ahead of Hikigaya, walking up the entrance of the bridge)

Yukinon: “It actually felt terrifying watching my own family get coaxed along like that.” 

Hikigaya: “I wasn’t really doing anything of the sort.”

Hikigaya: “To be honest, I’m terrified by the fact that they just backed down.”

Yukinon: “Good point.”

Yukinon: “My mom and sister definitely aren’t the type to give up that easily.”

(Hikigaya, awkwardly asking if he can move ahead because he has a bike, Yukinon shakes her head in disagreement) 

Yukinon: “That look my mother had... It was the same one she has when she looks at my sister.”

Hikigaya: “Do you mean she acknowledged you?”

Yukinon: “She might have given up on me instead.”

[...]

Yukinon: “Why did you say something so absurd?”

Hikigaya: “That was the only way I could stay associated with you.”

Yukinon: “...Huh?”

Hikigaya: “With the club ending, we’d lose our only real place of contact.”

Hikigaya: “I couldn’t think of another excuse to you to come to me.”

(Yukinon stops in her place, as Hikigaya moves up slightly ahead)

Yukinon: “Why would you do that?”

Yukinon: “What about your promise? I asked you to grant her wish.” 

Hikigaya: “We could say that this is a part of it.”

(Hikigaya puts the stop on his bike on the bridge)

Hikigaya: “Because she told me she wanted you to be a part of our afternoons filled with nothing.”

Yukinon: “Then there was no reason for you to do all of that...”

Hikigaya: “As if.”

Hikigaya: “Acquaintances, associates, friends, classmates. You can call it whatever you want. But I have no confidence I maintain that kind of relationship.” 

Yukinon: “That may be true for you, but I’m going to do this. I’m going to get better at doing this!”

(As Yukinon, walks out of Hikigaya’s way creating distance between them)

[...]

Hikigaya: “This may hurt to hear, but both of us have pretty much zero communication skills, and we make things too complicated.”

Hikigaya: “Not to mention that we’re absolutely terrible at socializing!”

Hikigaya: “I don’t think we can start doing it well now!”

Hikigaya: “Creating any distance between us won’t be the end of it, and I’m positive we’ll just drift apart even further apart!”

(Hikigaya starts to run after Yukinon as she walks further away) 

(Yukinon begins to walk faster and further away as Hikigaya reaches out his hand) 

(Hikigaya realizing that Yukinon is getting too far away)

(Determined - Hikigaya, begins to gain speed and run after Yukinon)

Hikigaya: “That’s why...!” (as he grabs Yukinon’s hand) 

Hikigaya: “If I let you go, I can’t grab hold of you again.” 

Hikigaya: “This is extremely embarrassing for me to say, and I’d like to drop dead right about now, but...saying all that stuff about  “taking responsibility” was totally insufficient...I don’t feel an obligation to do this...It’s more like I want that responsibility. Or rather ...I want you to let me have it...”

(Hikigaya, finally lets go of Yukinon’s hand, and they blush and look away from each other for a brief moment) 

(Yukinon rubbing her wrist and hand, where Hikigaya held tightly) 

Hikigaya: “It might not be something you’re wishing for, but I want to remain involved with you. This isn’t about obligation, but desire.”

Hikigaya: “So...allow me the privilege of distorting your life.” 

(Yukinon shocked, realizing what he really means) 

Yukinon: “What do you mean “distort”? What do you mean by that word?” 

Hikigaya: “Well, I don’t mean that I have enough influence to change your whole life or anything. I think both you and I go on to university like normal, reluctantly join the workforce, and then go on to live decent lives. But if we’re involved with each other, we’ll take detours, stay at a standstill, and things like that, right? That’s why I’ll distort your life a little.” 

(Yukinon sighs in relief, and then smiles, knowing what Hikigaya means) 

Yukinon: “If that’s what you mean, then my life’s been distorted for a while now.”

Hikigaya: “I agree.”

Hikigaya: “We met, talked, learned, and then separated...and at each my life got distorted.” 

Yukinon: “But you were already distorted from the very beginning.” 

Yukinon: “I was, too, though.”

Hikigaya: “And things are going to get even more distorted. But as long as I keep distorting your life, I intend to pay a price to make up for it. ”

Hikigaya: “Well, I have basically have no assets, so the only things I can give you are time, emotions, the future, a life and other vague stuff like that. I’m not living much of a life, and I don’t have a lot of prospects for the future. But as long as I’m involved in someone else’s life, I have to give something, otherwise it’s not fair.”  

Hikigaya: “I’ll give you anything and everything, so please let me be involved in your life.” 

[...]

(Yukinon blushing and somewhat upset)

Yukinon: “You’re wrong...There’s no balance to that at all!”

(Yukinon, upset, knowing very well, that is completely unfair for only her to rely on him) 

Yukinon: “There’s not that much value in the path that I walk to the future.” 

Yukinon: “In comparison, you have...”

Hikigaya: “That’s a relief, then.”

Hikigaya: “As it stands, there’s not much value in my life. It’s an unpopular brand that has so little value it can’t get any lower than it already is. It’s basically bottomed out. In a sense, you could consider it a principal-protected investment. Now’s the best time to buy in!” 

Yukinon: “You make it sound like a huge scam.” 

(Gently punching Hikigaya’s chest)

Yukinon: “Learn to present yourself better!”

(Yukinon, upset, knowing Hikigaya is worth much more than he always tends to describes himself to her) 

Yukinon: “Why are you standing there spouting all this stupid stuff that doesn’t matter? There’s something else you should be saying!” 

(Yukinon, knowing full-well he is talking about “love” but does not have the bravery or courage to be upfront about it) 

Hikigaya: “I can’t say it. No way. You really think I can put that into words?”

Yukinon: “I think I may be a very tiresome person to deal with.”

Hikigaya: “I know that.”

Yukinon: “In any case, I’ve done nothing but cause you problems.”

Hikigaya: “I’m used to that.”

Yukinon: “I’m stubborn, and I’m not very charming.” 

Hikigaya: “Yeah, that’s true.”

Yukinon: “I wanted you to deny that part, though...” 

(Hoping Hikigaya would at least deny one thing about her) 

Hikigaya: “That’s a tall order.” 

Yukinon: “I feel like I’ll only become more useless as I continue to rely on you.”

Hikigaya: “Which means I just to have to become more useless than that. If we’re all useless, then no one is.” 

Yukinon: “And also-!”

(Yukinon tries to deny every moment of Hikigaya doing everything for her)

Hikigaya: “It’s fine.” 

Hikigaya: “I don’t mind how tiresome you get. Or how burdensome. I could even say that’s a good thing about you.”

Yukinon: “What?” 

Yukinon: “That doesn’t make me happy at all!”

(As Yukinon, lightly jabs at Hikigaya’s chest)

Hikigaya: “Ouch...”

(Yukinon, then gently grabs and tugs a small part of Hikigaya’s scarf)

Yukinon: “There’s more than that, right?” 

(Yukinon puts her hand down, then Hikigaya grabs her hand, and puts her hand on his heart)

(Surprised, Yukinon looks back at Hikigaya as he does this)

Hikigaya: “It may not be enough compensation for distorting your life, but well...I’ll give you everything. If you do not want it, then throw it away. If it’s annoying, then just forget about it. I’m still going to do it regardless, so I don’t need you to reply.” 

Yukinon: “Well, I’m going to say it clearly.”

(Yukinon then grasps part of Hikigaya’s blazer then begins to lean on him) 

Yukinon: “Please allow me to have...your life.” 

Hikigaya: “That’s stiff.” 

Yukinon: “I don’t know any other way to say it, so deal with it.” 

(Yukinon completely leaning on him, almost crying)

(Hikigaya, then fully embraces Yukinon, and they hug each other) 

Preface

Hello everyone, so I used to have a Tumblr a long, long time ago; 5 years to be exact; but have chosen this time, because on this very site I used to endlessly blog and jot down so many theories and thoughts about the possibilities - the sheer possibilities, of this couple, this ship being a thing.

AND THEN IT FINALLY HAPPENED. 100% CONFIRMED. 

THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT CAN DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM.

7 YEARS

3 SEASONS

38 EPS 

AFTER STORY CONFIRMED TO BE IN THE WORKS

Sadly, I do not have the receipts or any core theory pieces or fragments from my past blog because it was wiped. Attempting to reconstruct any form of it from past memory, from what I thought from this, solely came from the fact Yukinon and Hikigaya, despite having so many disagreements and dragging each other down almost in some instances - they always watched out for each other. They always did. No matter if it was Hikigaya for Yukinon’s sake, or Yukinon for Hikigaya’s sake even in the some of the most simple scenarios.  

I always thought the beginning of S3, was so daunting because the sheer separation of the Service Club caused so much anguish, because each one of them felt for a different desire for another. Although, the entire premise going out of his own way to be there for Yukinon. Is absolutely the cutest and most romantic proactive thing someone could do for someone they ‘genuinely’ loved. 

Yes, I did go out of my own way to write the entire transcript of that five minute sequence because it is so incredibly memorable, cute, and heartwarming. As many have claimed from the start, they were absolutely meant for each other, knowing how much they rely, trust, and lean on one another. The writing is just so beautiful and always gets my heart pounding, and I practically cry every time. I could watch this a million times, I could never ever grow tired of it. Protect these two AT ALL COSTS 😭💗💗💗💗 it being well worth the seven years of waiting, was such an understatement, I am so excited for whenever the After Story for these two gets animated. My heart will not be able to handle it. 

[gaia-cove]

Name: Chandler Latham Gender pronouns: he/him Age: 44 Occupation: Principal, Gaia Middle School Hometown: Wilmington, North Carolina Amount of time on the island: Off and on for 14 years. He moved about 5 years ago, and has recently moved back Face Claim: Matt Czuchry

Bio:  (Triggers: foster care, neglect, abandonment, death, abuse, child protective services, self hatred )

Chandler Latham had never been the kid that people wanted around. From the time he was born, he was usually always put off on someone else, whether it be the neighbors, distant family, or simply left behind by his family, the child was pretty independent from day one. Of course, this didn’t last long as the town started to talk and before Chandler’s parents had the chance to blink their newborn son was taken into child protective services and given the life that he had always deserved, at least, that’s what people on the outside thought. 

Growing up in the foster care system had never been easy, and Chandler grew up more than any child should within the first five years of his life. It wasn’t abnormal for the young child to be in rooms with children twice his age, so from early on Chandler had to learn to take care of himself. From picking fights with the older boys for not sharing something he wanted, to doing whatever he could just to stay afloat in a society that didn’t seem to be fit for children of any age, Chandler knew he had to do something. After all, it wasn’t often that children as young as him were placed in group homes and not straight into the home of a loving foster home.

At the age of six - half way through his school year - Chandler was placed in his first ever foster home. After six years of being bounced between houses (most families didn’t want to keep him for more than a few nights, though Chandler never understood why) the boy settled in with his first foster family. A couple that seemed glorious on the outside, but once Chandler was inside the walls of their house things changed. The abuse started almost immediately, and though Chandler would do what he could to fight back, there was only so much a six year old was capable of accomplishing when it came to self defense. After six long months in their house, Chandler was sent back to the group home after the couple alleged that Chandler had been fighting with their son. From there - just like the six years before - he was bounced around from foster home to foster home for another two years. 

The morning of Chandler’s eighth birthday, he was awoken by child protective services taking him to his new foster home, the first true place Chandler would feel at home in his life. His foster home was with an elderly lady; a woman he called Grandma, but who’s real name was Edna, who had fostered and raised many babies in her lifespan. She was alone - her husband had passed a few years ago - and in her heart she felt like every child that came into her home was her own. In Edna’s care, Chandler’s grades started to improve - he was now a straight A student in everything - and his over all health began to improve. He joined the baseball team for the cities local kids club, he began to eat healthier, grow stronger, and most of all Chandler felt like he finally belonged. While his life at home could be a little slow - living with someone like Edna made a child seem a little old school - he was happy, and it was true that Edna had been the best thing to ever happen to him. 

Nearly seven years later - one month after Chandler turned thirteen - Edna passed away due to complications of a sickness, and the young teenager was now shipped to a new home, one for ‘troubled teens’ that they system was sure Chandler would fit right into ‘due to his troubled record’. Fortunately, this place was nicer than the place Chandler had been in before, unfortunately though, the children were meaner, causing Chandler to fight even harder to keep himself a float. As he finished off his last year of middle school, the male struggled to keep his grades up, but thankfully passed with decent grades. His A’s had turned to mostly C’s, but, it was a win in his book. 

Things never felt like they’d get easier, and before Chandler knew it, he was a junior in high school. He was dating as many people as he could get his hands on - no one really cared about high school flings right? - and he was rebelling in all the ways that people had accused him of for all of those years before. While Chandler honestly hated this lifestyle, he hated the way he felt even more. He didn’t feel like he belonged anywhere, and although he wanted to fit in worse than he wanted to breathe, he just couldn’t bring himself to stop his behavior. It was the only true thing that Chandler felt he had control of anymore. 

Senior year came in before he knew it, and it was time to start looking at colleges. Although, Chandler had no real need for college. He’d be aging out of the foster care system soon, so his plan was to work and find a place of his own so he wasn’t left out on the street. That of course, was until he met his English teacher, Ms. Spencer, who would change his life forever. Ms. Spencer was a single lady, someone who took her job seriously and had never married due to lack of interest. She’d always had a heart bigger than most around her, but that had never stopped her from doing her own thing and being better than those around her as well. Mia - that was Ms. Spencer’s first name - and Chandler had always bonded over Chandler’s love of literature and his eager desire to fit in, and Mia found herself doing whatever it took to give Chandler the home he deserved. Now his legal guardian - technically foster parent, but that was a term Chandler had always hated - Mia became the mother figure Chandler had always longed for. She was caring, compassionate, and all around the first place Chandler truly felt he was home. 

The month before Chandler’s eighteenth birthday, Mia adopted Chandler and became his mother legally, ending all of the grief, sorrow and overall stress that Chandler had felt for all of those years. He went to college - his major was education with a minor in literature - and the boy’s life in Wilmington seemed to be looking up. His grades were outstanding, and within three years of starting college he graduated with honors and became a teacher shortly after that. Chandler knew that none of his life would’ve played out the way that it had if it wasn’t for Mia Spencer. 

After working at a local diner to pay off student debt on top of the money he was making from teaching at the local elementary school, Chandler grew comfortable in Wilmington. He’d decided after receiving his bachelor’s degree that he wanted to extend his schooling to teach middle school - he remembered how much he longed to be welcomed and adored when he was that age - and the male did just that. Graduating with a master’s at the age of twenty eight, Chandler accepted a job in Gaia Cove, accepting his first middle school teaching job at the age of twenty nine. That’s when Chandler met Ophelia Thornwood, who Chandler would fall head over heels for. 

His life in Gaia Cove seemed to be more than he could ever dream. He loved his career, the friends he’d made, and the life he was living. Scared of commitment - after all, he’d been tossed around his entire life, so, why wouldn’t he be scared? - it took him a bit before he felt comfortable enough to try to build relationships, but once he did he knew he was where he belonged. Things with he and Ophelia seemed like a dream come true, and if you asked him, he would’ve never thought he could feel the way he felt about Ophelia towards anyone, yet, he knew without a doubt that Ophelia was the best thing that had ever happened to him. If you asked Chandler, she was the best part of his life, and he would go to his grave saying so.

Chandler was thankful, thankful for the life he had made for himself and the overall joy he’d found upon being in Gaia Cove. But, just like most times in Chandler’s life, when the rainbow seemed to be too much the storm would come and rear it’s nasty head again, and Chandler would find himself met with another life altering decision. At the age of 39 years old, Chandler caught word that his biological father was dying, and that his one request was to find and see his son before he died. While Chandler’s father never deserved for Chandler to give him a second chance, Chandler was bigger than that, and without a word to anyone in Gaia Cove Chandler left, with a short and simple goodbye letter the only thing he’d left behind. He moved back to the town he was born in - a small town in south Texas where his father had been his whole life - and spent the last few years he could trying to rebuild a relationship with his dad. Gaining the closure he needed to be content with the way things ended for them. Though while he was building new relationships with people that once had never cared about their son, Chandler’s heart ached. It ached for the love he left back in Gaia Cove, and the person that he’d left behind. Little did he know that Ophelia wasn’t the only thing he’d left behind; Ophelia had fallen pregnant just before Chandler disappeared, now causing Chandler to be exactly like the man he’d promised himself he’d never be. 

Five years later, Chandler is back in Gaia Cove, though his heart is still being mended back together from the loss he’d experienced so strongly over the years. He’s only been back for a few short months, and although he longs to see Ophelia again, to try to rebuild the trust and heal the hurt he knows he put her through, Gaia Cove is the place he knows he can rebuild himself. 

Chandler is played by Katelyn