#like im p sure date's the only person kiryu's actually cozy with but even then sometimes it feels like he tries to distance himself

[todayisafridaynight]

hi me again, coming off of anon because I’m unwell about the funny leg man: Aki actually says he’d kill for Kiryu in 6 though I wouldn’t be surprised if he would say that as well for him in 4 or 5. Homie would do ANYTHING for him and all he gets in return is the shit socked out of him in a nursery, see his boss intro in 6. I still believe Kiryu was full of shit for hitting him like a random ass thug like THATS YOUR FRIEND ISNT IT? Or maybe it isn’t. Aki’s not in Kiryu’s Soul Friends cinematic for Baka Darou but a bunch of random mfs he met in Hawaii are. Idk maybe Akiyama’s admiration was only ever one-sided… fucked up…. I imagine Aki’s already got problems with people leaving him but the fact that the guy he saw as his hero and his friend just up and leaves for almost a decade is just. Man. Man…

nooo youre right tho i think the quote i was thinkin of was from 6- i cant shake the feeling he says something similar in one of the previous entries too its been a while but POINT IS the problem with kiryu's relationships is that they all often do feel really one-sided: majima, akiyama, and daigo are all people that greatly look up to or admire kiryu and often express so, yet he doesn't reciprocate those sentiments in any equivocal way.

whether its cause he feels like he'll burden their lives by being more active in them I Dont Know but at this point it shouldve been clear to kiryu that his friends are letting him know all of that trouble's worth to be by his side, so i think thats what makes it particularly upsetting with the likes of akiyama who are distraught to find out kiryu doesnt reciprocate his friendship to the same degree