#is it really one of my posts if I don’t make a music pun?

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GIVEN | Bassists & whacking people on the head

Apparently giving other people a good whack on the head is a thing that 🎸bassists🎸 do in Given 😂😂😂

LOL it's funny but it's a good way to snap people out of wallowing in their guilt/trauma.

Chapter 9/Ep 8, Mafuyu started to wallow in his guilt for blaming Hiiragi and for running away from his issues,

and Hiiragi snapped Mafuyu out of it.

It’s good that Mafuyu was coming to terms with why he momentarily lost his temper at Hiiragi. But Mafuyu started to stew in the guilt of his actions a little too much, which was unhealthy and unproductive. Hiiragi immediately lightened the situation and asked Mafuyu to call him sometime, in other words, COMMUNICATE MORE with him.

Trust me, I truly believe it was right after this chat that Mafuyu actually finished writing the lyrics for Fuyu no Hanashi but just couldn't quite sing yet. Clues:

1. In the anime, right after Hiiragi leaves, Mafuyu had a flashback of him meeting Yuki for the first time and the whole "My dad hits me when I talk" and "I'm not your dad" memory. This could suggest that Mafuyu was coming to terms with the fact that it's ok for him to attempt to communicate his feelings in the form of a song.

2. In the manga, this flashback between Mafuyu and Yuki occurs at a different point. But after the Hiiragi and Mafuyu convo, we get a montage panel. Within that, we get a small ~Mafuyu may have been writing lyrics in class~(I have my FBI hat on)

This conversation was INCREDIBLY important for Mafuyu's healing and repairment of his bond with Hiiragi.

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Chapter 27/Given Movie, Akihiko started to dissociate and wallow in his own negative feelings and doubts right before the CAC live,

and Haruki snapped him out of it.

Pay attention to what Akihiko's saying, he was so depressed that he was on the verge of giving up on music completely, and because to Akihiko music is his life passion, he was basically about to give up on himself completely.

But remember to Haruki, music is all about COMMUNICATION.

In that moment, Haruki didn't need to say it out loud but Haruki's essentially evoking to Akihiko, "come on, snap out of it! Communicate with me through this CAC live, through music. You believe that telling me using words won't solve anything? Ok fine. Tell me and express it to me then through music."

Akihiko dissociating was unhealthy and also unproductive as they were just about to start performing but Haruki helped ground him again.

While Mafuyu's song did the ~magic~, Haruki's "whack" helped unleash all the PASSION that was previously fogged up by Akihiko's depression. Akihiko was truly able to immerse himself and enjoy playing the drums in Yoru Ga Akeru thanks to Haruki's "whack".

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Both Hiiragi and Haruki seek validation by wanting to be the centre of the social system they operate in.

Hiiragi wants all the spotlight and dazzling attention from the members of his childhood squad and gaining fans by being involved in music.

Haruki wants to be the one that everyone relies upon to feel a sense of self worth.

But Hiiragi and Haruki love their respective squads so so so much. As the bassists and as the home “base” of their squad, they stop their loved ones from overthinking and running away. They bring their loved ones back to reality and remind them that

The “bass”is to a solid relationship is COMMUNICATION.

Also

The bass line of a song is usually how we are able to tell the key 🔑 of a song.

And guess what?

COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

*Badum tsssss mic drop*

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