#the betrayal tells us abt their night in the trenches and how kiku seems to value that memory (by proxy their relationship) more than ipopt
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(frothing at the mouth) huge spoilery ramble in tags
#gk#kikuposting#compensating for the lack of kirowilksofia official art and promo material#the EFFICIENCY in the way these two characters are introduced and fleshed out in tandem ooough#every time they interact we get revelations abt them and our perception of them as individuals and their relationship shifts#the toni hunt tells us theyre very familiar w eachother (tactically and personally) and seem to be on the same wavelength#the betrayal tells us abt their night in the trenches and how kiku seems to value that memory (by proxy their relationship) more than ipopt#their next meeting reveals kiku 1. is a spy 2. inconsiderate and self centered as hell 3. really really wants ipopte back at his side#and THEN we get the full flashback of what actually happened in mukden#cementing why this journey is so important to ipopte and his motive for the betrayal. exploring cultural identity and disconnect and regret#how kiku would have known but because of his guilt + avoidant coping mechanisms completely repressed this memory and romanticised it instea#so the memory of 'ariko tells me about how the death of his father (which i was involved in) left him lost and grieving'#becomes 'that night the two of us called out to eachother under the narrow sliver of the moon'#and when what truly happened finally resurfaces kiku realizes hes in the wrong#and the next time he meets ipopte and is rejected he finally understands and when he splits ways he tells him hell be waiting for him#lets go to a hot spring together sometime again T_T#AGHH its so good its so fun the amount of substance in this relationship w so little screentime between two minor characters#and how its used to flesh the two of them out#kiku as a character with realistic flaws aside from being dumb and how those flaws actually impact his relationship w someone he cares abt#ipopte who regrets distancing himself from his cultural id bcs of a desire to assimilate. his feelings resonated with me a lot#and i think its an experience many marginalized ppl can relate to but isnt often expressed in media#this long ass ramble didnt even cover half of my thoughts abt them#i need to know what noda was on when he wrote ch260-280 theyre so good I LOVE GOLDEN KAMUYYYYY
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