#im taking lxl away from people until they stat to actually care about them and their characters and stories

[lilac-melody]

I can't keep quiet about this take.

I saw someone saying the only reason why Aizou has a song dedicated to his mother, why he still loves her, is to make way for Chizuru in his life.

This may get a bit long.

Ignoring the fact that just because Aizou still loves his mother that doesn't mean he doesn't have trauma with women, that's incredibly insensitive to Aizou's character.

Yujiro had said it himself. Aizou is too kind for his own good.

He wears his heart on his sleeve and, at heart, he isn't a negative person. He can't forget the abuse and neglect he endured from his mother or the consequences of living in a home full of constant screaming.

But he can't forget the happy memories either. He recalls the memories of when his family was happy very fondly (if not sadly as well).

When Yuko went out drinking, we see Aizou trying to take care of her, and struggling because...well, she was drunk and got violent sometimes when drunk.

He didn't do that out of obligation. He did it because he loved his mother.

Just look at the way he hugs her while she's drunk.

(Also, am I saying it's fair that he had to take care of her while she was drunk??? No, of course not. It's tragic and awful. But it's who he is as a character, and it happened. No point in pointing out how it never should have happened, because no one is saying is otherwise.)

Aizou was hurt and disappointed when Yuko left him and Ken to go to France with her new husband. That cannot be disputed.

But again...at his heart, Aizou is not a negative person. He got hurt, but regardless, he still loves his mother.

It's a very bitter story, and frankly, I think Aizou's kindness is his biggest strength. He forgives his mother, even though she traumatized him to the point of disliking being around girls. (Though Ken dating around didn't help matters)

And as for Chizuru...has Honeyworks not made it clear that this is a severe parasocial relationship??? I doubt they'll ever actually talk outside of fan meet and greets.

I mean, who would date anyone who has so much merch of them???

Or any merch, for that matter?

This take is, essentially, "Aizou's only forgiving his mom so that he can be with this girl who stalked him and has tons of merch of him", the exact opposite of what Aizou needs.

It's also a take that ignores the point of Chizuru's story? She had it rough, to the point of considering self harm, and LIPxLIP (Aizou) is what gave her passion and energy and motivation to be more confident in herself and learn to love herself.

Was she overly obsessive and in the wrong for her stalking? Yes.

But she's a young teen girl. She knows now how troublesome she was being.

Her "love" for Aizou isn't romantic. It's love, but it's more admiration than anything. Her recent MV may seem to counter that, but consider that this MV came out before she got called out for her behavior, before the bullying incident. This was her first song ever.

I dunno though, I just think the take doesn't actually consider Aizou or Chizuru at all.