#tsundere aqua

[aka-lambda]

I'm planning my first rant on tumblr that will be about bnha and its villains, for now have this FMA sketch I did some months ago.

ElsDougal isn't real he can't hurt you.

[anika-kanroji16]

PFFT-

🤣🤣🤣🤣 LMAO SO TRUE HE SPEND MORE TIME HELPING AKANE THAN USING HER

HELP I DYING FROM LAUGHTER 🤣🤣🤣

It is true what he says he CARES DEEPLY about the people around him Espically Akane and Kana. Kana by avoiding her to prevent her becoming like Ai and Akane by breaking up with her to protect her so she won't be in harms way.

The fact he never used Akane in truth and all he did since he met Akane was help her, have fun with her, be honest with her and treasure her company is funny to me because all the Aquakana shippers say he used her but he never did.

[fionnalovesanimeboysandholo]

God I hate Arima Kana so much

[lina-horn]

Teasing~😏 . . . #kh #aqua #vanitas #love #giantwoman #tall #short #couple #tsundere #confessions #vanqua #kingdomhearts #art #doodle #myart #sketch https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl78iEGsfla/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hinamikyoukachan]

🔴🟡

[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

I think I just have crushes on every single Ignis at this point.

[tsundere-of-the-day]

Today's Tsundere of the day:

Aqua

from Konosuba

[weeblmaodotcom]

Thirsty tsundere wants some aqua , Meme by Weeblmao.com

[voidedgear]

"Hmph. At least you've—" Figured that out, is what he was going to end with, but that second sentence caught him off guard. He stares at her with a befuddled expression behind the helmet, actually tilting his head to the side like a confused dog.

Then, he scoffs under his breath and turns his head away.

It didn't matter what she said or felt. Not to Vanitas. She was still living it up with her friends. Or, that's how it seemed to be from the few fragments of emotions that he felt through Ven.

Sometimes he could even feel the phantom sensation of her ruffling his hair, the warmth of her eyes shining with care. And then it would be over and Vanitas would realize he was still in the Graveyard and his chest would turn hollow.

"Whatever you say." He lifts the Keyblade from his shoulder and turns around. "I've still got a little pest extermination that needs taking care of. Do whatever you want."

❝ No. No I don't. ❞ She concedes, for the first time she had ever known him.

It did not reshape much on her own actions towards the unversed -- she still believed herself just in her eradication of them. As it stood, they were a threat to others. But what about the way she looked at Vanitas?

At first she had thought he had a frightening heart. To make something so dangerous. As if she needed the reminder, after all he had done to her friends. But then... inexplicably... she thought, for this one fragile little moment... that she would have liked to physically destroy every negative feeling she ever had, too.

Still hopelessly chasing the light. Or maybe it was just the idea of it. What was Vanitas chasing?

❝ Our destinies are tied to that man. And none of us came out better for it. ❞ She turns away from him. ❝ I guess we can share that despair. ❞

[howlingday]

RWBY-DERE

w/ examples

Tsundere - Publicly harsh, Privately loving - WEISS SCHNEE / Cindy Vortex

Yandere - Loving to one, Volatile to others - NEOPOLITAN / Yuno Gasai

Dandere - Hesitant towards love interest - BLAKE BELLADONNA / Hinata Hyuuga

Kuudere - Loving, but must be professional - PYRRHA NIKOS / Mikasa Ackerman

Deredere - Obsessively loving, but healthy - NORA VALKYRIE / Amy Rose

Nemuidere - Often sleepy, Loving to waker - LIE REN / Frieren

Bakadere - Less than intelligent, but loving - RUBY ROSE / Aqua

Dorodere - Publicly loving, Privately harsh - WILLOW SCHNEE / Makima

Yottadere - Often drunk, but still loving - QROW BRANWEN / Misato Katsuragi

Masodere - Replies to bullying w/ affection - TYRIAN CALLOWS / Virgo

[hanafubukki]

Hello, I finally got the courage to interact with you. I just finished writing a fic, then suddenly got an idea after finishing it. 😭😭😭 like nooo I just spend hours writing one, dont make me write another- Basically, I've been listening at the song Renegade for hours while writing and was like, holy- this might fit him. Yes, all the lines are from renegade and ASDFGHJKLASDFG *insert simping noises*

Okay, imagine imagine this General Lilia, you were just out to gather some food, then you stumble upon this ethereal injured fae. Because you just dont have the heart to leave the kid so you decided to bring him to your home (Yes, you first thought he was a kid) 🤣🤣 and then tended to his wounds. Then one day you just woke up, with him staring at you unblinkingly (⓿_⓿) And when you heard his voice, yup you knew he wasn't a kid lmao. Like how can you forget faes are known for having youthful looks

Of course he needs to leave, but he will stop by occasionally. Then you guys got close then you guys went past the friend part 🤭🤭😏 Okay, then one day, he advises you not go out too late, like go home before it gets dark, but of course where's the fun in listening to him.(￣y▽,￣)╭ Yeah, let's also add that you guys have a lover's quarrel before he lefts he pulls :

"You dont know me; You just know my name." And then your hurt self decided to wander then didn't realize the time.

Eventually, you get kidnapped cuz you didnt listen to him and itz all your fault. Then when he decided to come by at night, because he's a creature of the night, he didn't see your house lit. He thought you were just asleep, and just convince himself he was just gonna take a peek at your face then go back. AND THEN (for the 10th time lol) *insert Lilia's shock face* he didnt find you 😭😭 and man he is like (►__◄)

Fast forward, he finds. Before he unties you, he lifts your chin with his pointer finger (probably the only time he'll tower over you for real) and then, "You should've to him listen to me" Then the guys who kidnapped you realizes there's someone trying to free you. Then our Lilia shoves us to his chest 🤭😘, then pulls his shiny cleaver, and then proceeds to beat those guys while holding you protectively and making sure your eyes are not traumatized. Then after the ordeal was done, you were pretty shocked cuz he's been pretty gentle with you all this time albeit a little bit of tsundere. Like you just can't believe he did that. (You dont know he's the General of the right of the fae army)

"Don't you know what I am?" He says, but you're like: your a fae, what do you mean???? Then man sighs at how naive you are. Yeah, you guys make up (not make-out but why not 😏) in the end.

Hello Aqua 🌺🌷💚

You’re always welcome to interact with me. I don’t bite I promise 🥰💞 (well…I only bite Lilia 😆). I get you entirely though! The ideas never go away. You might finish one fic but then get hit with another. The muses love to spread their love…sometimes at the most inconvenient of times lmao.

Renegade? By X ambassadors? Thats the only one I know of 🤔

I love injured General Lilia being treated by reader stories. Just the potential?? Chef kiss. I’ll kiss your wounds all better general 💞

Ohhhh you thought he was a kid!! Ohhhh I know for a fact I would never let that joke slide. In fact, I’m sure Meleanor wouldn’t either 🤣🤣

Ahh yes the lovers quarrel and famous last words before shit hits the fan 😆 don’t we love regrets? But! In defense of my words, the reunions after these moments are always spicy. 🥰😚

…the brat has to have the last word lmaoo

Okay but the shoving you into his chest while he kills everyone who dared to harm you is my favorite. Mwah. Chef kiss. 🤌🤌

I mean?? If you never brought it up?? How would they know Lilia 🤨

…hey I’m always down for make outs as a way to make up 🥰💚

[alola-reblogging]

Hello do you have any headcannons for lonna shipping please :>

Gladion x Moon (selene/mizuki) hc's

• Gladion admired Moon for her impressive skill as a pokemon trainer

• Of course they were rivals, and he wanted to surpass her, but she is the first person who made battling seem fun for him, rather then just a means to survive and get stronger

• Of course getting stronger was his main goal, but each time they battled one another, Gladion finally understood how a pokemon battle can be fun, especially when it's with a friend, and how battling a strong opponent you respect will only make you steonger

• As they got older, Gladion realised he had complicated feelings for Moon, that he didn't really understand himself

• He was convinced these feelings he had for Moon was just admiration, after all she's the strongest trainer in Alola

• Hau and Lillie can see how obvious his feelings are for her, despite being oblivious himself

• Moon is also completely blind to this

• Moon never thought Gladion was a bad guy

• She could see from how torn his clothes were, how fragile his body seemed, how he was treated by the team skull grunts... and most importantly how his pokemon battled for him

• She knew his Pokemon saw him as not just a trainer but as a friend, so that told Moon that despite his roughness and cool guy tsundere act that Gladion was a good person underneath it all

• Moon defended any harsh words anyone ever said about Gladion, because even though he wasn't always fhe nicest to her, and he didn't consider them friends, she still thought of him as her friend

• Maybe even part of Moon...always secretly liked Gladion more than a friend, but she couldn't admit it out loud, in fear of rejection as she believed Gladion didn't even consider them true friends

• Lillie had to literally spell it out for Gladion to realise he had a crush on Moon

• He was in denial for the longest time, and he avoided her sub-consciously because of this

• It wasn't until Gladion was training with kahuna Nanu that Nanu made a passing joke and he realised how obvious his feelings were to everyone but himself

• When Moon was training on the beach one late night with her pokemon, Gladion caught up to her and asked for a battle

• After the heated battle Moon waited for Gladion to take his leave, as he usually disappeared after battling her, but to her surprise this time he stayed, and asked if they could train together

• Moon was happy to train alongside Gladion, happy he was coming out of his shell more and more

• They continued to meet up for nightly training sessions, continuing to get stronger together

• When Hau invited Moon for malasadas she somehow convinced Gladion to come too, snd of course Lillie tagged alomg

• When the four of them were sat eating Malasadas Hau jokingly asked when they were gonna start dating

• Gladion reacted badly to this, feeling both embarrassed and exposed

• Moon was also embarrassed, but when she saw how Gladion reacted to this she felt deeply saddened...she knew her and Gladion wernt exactly friends, he had told this to her face...yet she felt strangely close to him, and him reacting badly to the thought of them two dating...even if was just a joke...it upset her

• Gladion noticed how Moons' demeanor changed after this, but he couldn't figure out why

• He thought he had done something wrong so he stopped showing up to the beach to train alongside her

• Moon felt heartache by this... she looked forward to seeing him every night

• It had been a little while since the two had seen each other

• During this time Gladion realised how much he truly did like Moon in that way, he missed training with her, but not only the training...

• He missed the pointless conversations they'd have, even the ones where he remained silent and listened to Moon's rambling, he missed the way her aqua grey eyes shined in the moonlight... he missed the look of determination and excitement in her eyes during a battle... he missed her smile...

• It may of took him a concerning amount of time to realise his feelings

• Moon had almost gave up on her own feelings, so no matter how much her heart longed for Gladion she couldn't face telling him

• After all...she couldn't confess to someone who admitted to not even liking her...

• Gladion was silent for a while, Moon a bit more quiet then usual, the two both wanting the same thing convinced the other doesnt

• Moon started up the conversation...

•"Look Gladion I know we aren't friends, but your one of my most precious people, and Im so happy we get to know each other...even if you don't see us as friends."

•Gladion looked down at a sheepish Moon, tears prickling in her eyes

•"It's not that I don't consider you a friend...your the closest thing I have to one. I don't think someone like myself deserves to be a friend to you."

• It was true, whilst when the first initially met Gladion didn't care for friendship, once Moon helped save his mother he had to have a certain level of respect for her...but even through the years together Gladion didn't think such a pure soul like Moon should have someone like himself as a friend, someone who had fo rely being team skulls muscle to survive, someone who felt they'd abandoned their sister, someone who could never seem to best them in battle...

• "What do you mean someone like you...? Your amazing Gladion...your really are!"

•"Thank you. Even if i don't believe it myself I appreciate it coming from someone as special as you."

• He paused for a moment, blushing deep and looking away from her

•"Your...really special Moon....and I don't mean just the way everyone says you are because you received a sparkling stone from Tapu KoKo....I mean your special, to me....and I like you!"

•Moon was silent and just repeating his words over and over in her head

•Gladion shifted uncomfortably in her silence

•"You like me?"

"Don't make me repeat myself!!"

• Gladion started rambling in an attempt to cover what he'd admitted

•Moon was still sat in silence

• "Do you like me in the way I think you mean?"

• "Which way do you think I mean?"

• Gladion thought this was his opportunity pursuade her it wasn't how she thought

• Moon thought this was an opportunity to finally reveal her own feelings...or completely embarrass herself is she misunderstood

• Gently, yet quickly she clasped her hands on Gladions face and dived onto his lips, kissing him sweetly but passionate

• She pulled away after a couple of seconds...

•"That's...that is the way you meant, right?"

• Gladion blushed but nodded

▪︎ Moon just smiled and kissed him again, Gladion this time being somewhat prepared, looped his hands around Moons back, shyly returning the kiss

•Lillie and Hau were so relieved to finally have these two together, them both knowing Gladion and Moons feelings but keeping the secret was torture!

• Gladion, whilst overwhelmed with joy finally being with Moon, was also incredibly nervous and unsure about everything

• He had a cool guy attitude but Moon could see through it with ease, and she could see how anxious he truly was

• Gladion was always unsure if an expensive date and getting dressed up like they do in the movies should be the sort of date the two go on... I mean he did come from a rich family

• Moon was happy with malasadas and a stroll on the beach or a battle tree date, and Gladion was happy that Moon was happy

• They have a very golden retriever and black cat kinda relationship

• Gladion is reserved, but can be fiesty, has blank stares but a smile that can melt you. Moon has a outgoing, seemingly happy demeanor and whilst she looks like she's all bark no bite, she does have a pretty ferocious bite if you hurt those she cares for

• Gladion and Moon live for double battles! These two will challenge anyone and everyone who'll accept

• They love to train together, their pokemon working well together and complimenting one another in battles, defending each other and covering one another's weaknesses

• Though when they battle each other its a different story, they may know each others teams strengths and weaknesses like they know their own, yet each battle they have something unexpected from the other person happens

• Gladion is a pretty anxious person underneath and just being around Moon relaxes him

• Moon leaves his little notes or cute gifts in places he'll find like in his pokeballs as held items or in his bag

• Gladion is reluctant about PDA just because he's a private person

• Gladion always feels anxious when Moon is off exploring / doing missions in ultra space because he's learnt firsthand how dangerous these beasts are

• They are Alolas cutest couple, snd since Moon is champion and Gladion was acting president of the aether foundation they are both pretty well known

•Rotomdex is their biggest shipper

• Closely followed by Kahuna Olivia who finds the pair adorable

• Gladion finally has a person he can confide in and share what's on his mind or in his heart, someone he can rely on

• Overall these two just compliment each other very well, they strive to protect the people they love and make sure that everyone and all pokemon are treated fairly

• Gladion making sure that the aether foundation goes back to its original values, to help injured pokemon and protect species from distinction

• Moon keeping up her training and meeting new people and pokemon that will enrich her journey, and defending her championship

[aihoshiino]

heyy how do you think the relation between the twins and kamiki would be if ai never died and kamiki came to met them like a normal person? I mean we are unsure how kamiki feels about twins but how would twins feel about kamiki if everything was normal? Also how ai would be during the whole scenario? I always love to hear your thoughts on random ass things that come in my brain lol

Honestly speculating anything about Kamiki rn is So Fraught because we had that whole "sorry you thought i was /srs when rly i was /jk" reveal with the mangakas BUT for the purposes of this ask and because it's more fun that way, I'm gonna just assume the teen Hikaru we see in 15YL is like… mostly close enough to some kind of reality.

I think the twins would start off kind of hostile towards Hikaru, in a sort of quasi protective way. Like omg, we have to protect Ai from this sleezeball guy!!! totally ignoring the actual reality of the dynamic between them… I think Aqua would have a lot of trouble taking him remotely seriously as a father figure just because of Hikaru's age compared to Gorou's but I do also think that because baby Aqua has so much more of Gorou's influence in his brain, he would start to pick up pretty quick that like… uh, is this kid alright??? hello??? & eventually come to feel a similar sense of responsibility for him as he does for Ai and Ruby.

As for Ruby, she's definitely way more hostile for a lot longer and goes out of her way to commit Baby Crimes in an effort to just make his life miserable and drive him away. But he gradually wins her over just by being patient with her and tbh I think Ruby would be similarly weak to someone being A Dad for her as she was for Ai being her mom given just how completely she was abandoned by her parents and she ends up accepting him in a tsundere sort of way.

As for Ai… I think she has some surprisingly complicated emotions about it!

While she reaches out to him for the good of the kids, I think Ai would actually have some fears of the twins preferring Hikaru to her or Hikaru's presence somehow otherwise upsetting the dynamic of her relationship with the twins. But then of course, she feels guilty for having those feelings and ends up negatively comparing herself to her mom, who she absolutely does not want to be like, and bottles them all up which means it just gets worse and worse and worse… <3 avoidant little idiot

I think she would eventually have a heart to heart with maybe Saitou and Miyako about it who help her to have a sort of of come to jesus moment about how even if the kids DO end up loving Hikaru, Ai is always going to be their one and only mom and nobody can ever really replace her. I think it would take her a lot of time to feel properly secure just because her history of abandonment by people who are supposed to love her is so gutwrenchingly consistent but she does eventually come around.

I think they'd be a pretty cute family unit! I don't think Ai and Hikaru would ever get back together romantically in this setup but the idea of them being a platonic co-parenting team is really good…

[lina-horn]

Mistletoe scandal (Doodle) . . . #kh #aqua #vanitas #love #giantwoman #tall #short #couple #tsundere #confessions #vanqua #kingdomhearts #art #doodle #myart #sketch #christmas #xmas #mistletoe #kiss #elf #santa #hohoho https://www.instagram.com/p/CmQX8kUs1UX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sungkaan]

lmao onk 149 converting me into a kana arima x akane kurokawa shipper. it's the 'if i were a man, i'd definitely choose you' which pulled me in. likee guurl kana you don't have to be a man to pull a bad bitch like akane. that girl has been in love with you and your tsundere charm since childhood. just leave aqua and grab that waifu lolol

[redge]

Kana, Aqua, and Akane

This post was sparked by what I read from yuseirra's post:

Just reading through the highlighted texts made me emotionally exhausted because since chapter 17 that showed "the face of a maiden that fell in love with the main character", it really has been like that the whole time.

It's a push and pull of feelings between Kana and Aqua. Like we see Kana and Aqua playing catch ball happily like delinquent teenagers skipping class in chapter 30 and then we see Aqua kissing Akane on the same chapter. We see Kana and Aqua do that "smart" errands in chapter 73, Aqua choosing color white for his luggage same as Kana's glow stick color, Aqua making a restaurant reservation in advance, telling her that those things are normal if he wants to make his partner happy, advanced booking her a ride home. Then few chapters later, we see Aqua and Akane kissing again in chapter 78. Kana was so careful threading through those things that happened in chapter 73. She even had the courage to ask about Akane, probably had a glimmer of hope when Aqua responded that they talked about it and will probably get an answer the next time they meet. When Kana realized that she likes Aqua, she asked Aqua if he had a girlfriend during the Sweet Today after party in chapter 18. This girl was considering to make a move on her feelings for Aqua but on the same chapter, Aqua was offered the reality dating show. Kana still haven't had the opportunity to confess her feelings to Aqua because how could she when he's dating for publicity that time? And when it was made clear that Aqua was just dating for work, she thought she could actually move ahead on her feelings but then Akane tells her in chapter 80 that "it's not a dating show anymore." I seriously felt Kana's shudder on that chapter. And as if that's not enough, Aqua tells her in chapter 81 that "I decided to go out with Akane for real." Kana was trying to sort out her feelings for Aqua who is dating for real now but she can't help but feel hurt when Aqua distanced himself to her. She tells Mem in chapter 81 that she knows Aqua is not doing anything wrong but him avoiding her just really hurts. Before she liked Aqua, he was someone whom she was happy to know that is still on the same industry as her. He is one of the few people she's familiar with in this industry and then he decided to avoid her.

*I realized that Honest Feeling I was playing in the background send help*

Then there's Aqua. When Aqua decided to distance himself from Kana, it was Mem who tried to talk it out to Aqua.

(looking back, it was a smart move to actually put a character in her 20s to deal with these characters in their teens so there's someone a little mature watching over them. Memcho deserve all the love *waves yellow glowstick*)

There was an argument in the fandom that chapter 83 did not really prove that Aqua has feelings for Kana because it was not love, it was an obsession but my take on this chapter were Aqua's thought processes. He tells Mem

Aqua: Do you think I didn't know that Arima would get hurt when I suddenly tried to avoid her?

Keyword is tried because though he tried to avoid her, he still watches her closely despite his busy schedule. He tells Miyako in chapter 103 that Arima never skipped practice. How would you know that when you're too busy avoiding her, locking yourself in your room when Kana is in the agency office? Keyword is tried because even though Aqua considered dating Akane for real, in chapter 87, Akane still saw through him and realized that "Aqua-kun is attracted to Kana-chan". Everyone knows, everyone sees it but Kana and Aqua are two broken tsundere individuals who can't admit their feelings to each other oh these two dummies T_T

Aqua: If an idol has a boyfriend, her fans will get mad.

When he told Mem that he started to think of the future earnestly, being a boyfriend to someone was one of the considerations, but then he was snapped back to reality that Kana is an idol and though Kana told him in chapter 73 that "the freedom of love is a basic human right", it's not always the case for idols.

And then we got chapter 107. These two are too tsundere of a character they won't admit to whatever they're feeling for each other.

Aqua: What should I have said then, "you'd better keep your distance before you fall in love with me"?

Kana: Who would fall for a gloomy narcissist like you, anyway?!

***

Kana: For your information, I've never thought of you as a love interest and I never will.

Aqua: Is that so?

***

Kana: You're my precious friend.

Aqua: friend...

***

Kana: By all means, I won't fall for a guy who has a girlfriend.

Aqua: I broke up with Akane already.

My goodness I want to strangle these two. If/when they end up together, I want them to return to this moment and go "if you liked me why did you tell me before that you won't fall for me?! And then tell me that I'm your precious friend?! You know how I felt that time?!" "How would I know?! You suddenly avoided me! I didn't even know that you and Akane already broke up! And have you ever told me that you like me too?!"

But still, more than a hundred chapters later, Kana didn't get the opportunity to tell her feelings to Aqua. It's been a long time since she realized she likes Aqua. So many things happened. So many times when her heart's been broken and she still thinks of him. Her thoughts on chapter 150 saying

Kana: I bet you don't understand it. What about you? Are you looking at me earnestly? Even though the intensity might not be the same, do you look at me with a certain amount of interest?

And then concluding that she is seriously in love? After everything? Heartache after heartache and you are still in love?! Oh Arima Kana.

And you know what's interesting? On times we see Aqua the most decisive, it seems that it always starts with Kana. She is his motivation. And that one time I saw Aqua confused and lost track of what to do, was when he accidentally hurt Kana. When Kana offered Aqua a role in Sweet Today, he agreed when he heard Kaburagi's name- knowing it would lead him closer to Ai's previous relationship/s. In chapter 16, we got a glimpse of Kana's life past her child actor era.

Kana: I couldn't get a job at all. I thought of quitting again and again. However, someone has finally acknowledged my skills! It's been tough but I'm glad I kept going!

Kana was so hopeful, but then Aqua found out that it was not that someone acknowledged her acting ability; Kaburagi was simply using her name. What happened next? Aqua decided to take on the scene seriously, setting the stage for Kana, so that Kana can show her acting ability.

In chapter 50, when Kindaichi required him to bring out more emotions into his acting, it was Kana who told him why it's difficult for him to do emotional acting.

Kana: Aqua, you haven't done emotional acting before, right? Acting gives away your personality. Since you normally don't show emotion, we can't feel any emotion in your acting either. You're just trying to reenact some samples that you saw somewhere. That's your nature, Aqua.

This is Kana wielding her weapon of a sharp tongue because inside her head...

Kana: I might have gone too far but if I didn't say it, no one would.

And what happened next? Aqua (in his head again because these two are so bad at communicating things to each other I really want to strangle them both) agreed to everything Kana said and because he really wanted to do good on his role, he asked what he could do to improve. Sadly, it also triggered his trauma, but despite that, he wants to act his role properly. Which is why though he hates showing his previous roles to anybody, he agreed to show it to Akane in chapter 52 because he knows Akane could help him improve his acting ability.

In chapter 61, Kana's habit of putting others in the spotlight pissed him off, and made him decide to push Kana into the spotlight. Even Kana was surprised when Aqua did the ad-libs. Aqua did all these to set the stage for Kana, so she could show what she's capable of.

When Kana was caught in a scandal, Aqua met the reporter and exchanged information that would help save Kana though it would hurt Ruby and would reveal Ai's secret that they've all been keeping.

On chapter 146, when shooting the movie was almost over, Kana saw how his role affected Aqua.

Aqua: I just want to die like this.

Kana: For your information, I won't be sad even if you die. I'll slap your corpse, curse at it like I always do, and forget about you in no time. If you don't like it, promise me, you'll never say anything about dying again, even as a joke.

Aqua: ...

Kana: Promise me!

Aqua: Fine. I promise.

I feel that in the earlier chapters, Aqua had already made the decision to die in the process of his revenge. He even mentioned earlier on that he already died once so it's no big deal if he dies again. But on chapter 146, when Kana told him to promise not to say anything about dying, he agreed. And I want to trust Aqua that this is not an empty promise because in chapter 151,

Kana: What are you going to do in the future?

Aqua was surprised with this question because he stopped considering his future. When Ruby got mad at him in chapter 106, his thoughts were "this is necessary so you can live in this world...even after I'm gone." Then Kana go on asking him about his future- a future he thought of giving up. Did he deny that future? No. He had an answer.

Aqua: For now, I'm planning on applying to medical school. It was my dream to become a heart surgeon.

It was because of this future and dreams that we get a head start on the last arc of the story. Aqua knows he needs to settle his revenge so he, and everyone else, could move forward into the future.

I know chapter 151 is not the first time Aqua thought about his future with being a surgeon as an option. He also mentioned this to Mem in chapter 83. He considered having a future when he thought that his revenge was over. Then in chapter 95, Ichigo told him that nothing's over yet. And in the same chapter, when Aqua was getting confused, drenched in the rain, clouded by his thoughts that he need to fulfill the revenge again, he unintentionally hurt Kana. What happens next? He was a complete mess. He didn't know what to do. The decisiveness he had when Kana was his motivation disappeared when he realized he hurt Kana. We may not have gotten a solid "I've always liked Kana" from Aqua like what we got from Kana but I would like to believe that Kana is an important person to Aqua whom he considers a lot when making his decisions and considering a future for himself.

Remember that before Akane knew Aqua, there was Kana. In chapter 59, during the fight between Tsurugi and Sayahime, Akane thought "I'm here because of you" as she looks at Kana. Akane as a child, admired the genius child actor. Though her parents suggested to her to start acting, she was hesitant, telling her parents that she can't do it because she's shy and timid. But what made her change her mind? It was when her father told her "you might even become friends with Kana-chan".

We haven't got an "I like Kana" solid confirmation from Aqua but not in the case of Kana. Kana probably realized she likes Aqua from chapter 17 but it was only in chapter 148 when it was explicitly confirmed that Kana had always liked Aqua and who did Kana reveal this truth? To Akane Kurokawa- to that person who, in chapter 87, realized that "Aqua is attracted to Kana-chan." I've always wondered why Akane was so surprised with Kana's revelation and I would like to interpret it as it suddenly hit her that Kana and Aqua, the two persons she cares for the most, actually likes each other. For me, Akane is like the Hanazawa Rui of Oshi no Ko. She is the character that has a strong attachment both to Kana and Aqua and their happiness would be her happiness.

Akane: If I become friends with Kana-chan, I could die happy.

Little Akane admired Little Kana so much that she tried to be like Kana in the most literal sense: Akane worked hard to become a child actor herself like Kana and she copied her style, from the haircut to the hat. It was so on point that the guy in chapter 60 confused Akane as Kana. On the same chapter, Akane finally met Kana. It was not a good encounter but it was very monumental to Akane.

Akane: That man was saying something weird. He said that they had decided for you on this audition. It must've been some kind of mistake. You never cheat.

Kana: What if I did?

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Akane: Kana-chan, are you okay with that?

Kana: Of course I am. I'll get a job that way.

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Kana: Who cares about acting anyway?!

Akane: No, that's not true. That's not what you really think, right? How can you not care about acting?!

This encounter left Akane puzzled. Why was Kana acting that way? She didn't know the answer so she studied. She immersed herself to understand her. Chapter 60 showed us the intensity of how Akane studied a lot to understand Kana. She got interested to a lot of Psychology books like Boyhood Psychology, Gentle Behavior Psychology, A Guide to Understanding a Person's Heart, Psychological Methods that can be used in daily life, An Introduction to Psychology for Children. When Akane thought "I'm here because of you", it's not just because she started acting because of Kana. Even her way of acting, that Raida described in chapter 42 as "the immersive type that gets into her role" was sparked by that encounter with Kana when they were little. It's so interesting how Akane acknowledges Kana as an actor. Having watched her since she was a genius child actor, she knows what Kana is capable of. She knows what little Kana went through. She knows about Kana matching other's pace, synchronizing with them, and she knows that Kana can do better. She picked all this up because she admired Kana for a long time. As she said in chapter 60,

Akane: Kana-chan, the actor I loved, was more selfish and overwhelming. It was something that shone brightly like the sun.

Which is why in chapter 87, when Aqua picked her up from the studio, she had this realization.

Akane: I'm aware of it. Aqua-kun is attracted to Kana-chan. I probably noticed it a long time ago.

Because Aqua also saw through Kana. The things Akane saw in Kana through the lens of a person who admired her for a long time, Aqua saw it too.

Then we got chapter 149. If you followed through this post, I pointed out that Kana really tried to get a move on her feelings to Aqua, but she never got the opportunity. She thought that after Aqua confirmed that he and Akane had broken up, maybe she would give it a try again, for the nth time but then

Kana: You guys still love each other, don't you? It's best for you to get back together.

Akane: What are you talking about all of a sudden?

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Kana: That's how it is afterall. I totally got the wrong idea when he started being friendly with me again. I guess that's my weak point.

The mental workout Kana does as a character like I can actually feel those tears and I would totally understand if Kana just declares "I don't want to do this anymore" but Kana is so persevering I love her so much but Aka-sensei come on, just conclude this already I'm not as persevering as Kana T_T

If we got a confirmation in chapter 148 that Kana has always liked Aqua, chapter 149 showed us the standpoint of Akane towards Aqua. Akane made it clear in chapter 149 that she and Aqua are over. She waa truthful when she says to Kana "I've already put my romantic feelings in order when we broke up" bold and loud. But Kana, even being presented by those facts, still thinks that she's no good. She has always recognized everyone's charms except her own.

Kana: If I were Aqua, I'd also choose you.

Akane: Why?

Kana: Because you're pretty. Everyone thinks you're beautiful and smart. You also have skills as an actor and your personality is kind.

Hearing this from the person you admired for a long time, oh Akane, you've come this far and I am very happy for you ♡

I love the next conversation of Akane and Kana because it's the usual, scolding banters that you do with your friends. And Akane have always wanted to be friends with Kana.

Akane: You don't even have the courage to confess to yourself right now. It just seems that you're running away!

Kana: You're wrong! That kind of thing needs perfect timing.

"Perfect Timing". The whole time, all Kana was really looking for is that perfect timing opportunity to tell Aqua her feelings that never presented itself on its own. But this time, it's different because Akane is there to set that timing and no other character should set it up except her. Why? Because the whole time Kana was trying to make a move on her feelings for Aqua, Akane is always between them but this is not Akane's fault. If you want to put a finger on anyone, put it on Aka-sensei. Kidding. I respect your writing, Aka-sensei!

Again, if you read through this long post, it's always the timing, the opportunity that Kana keeps on missing. And now that Akane confirmed in chapter 149 that

Akane: Aqua-kun and I don't have that relationship anymore. I'm not a woman who doesn't know when to let go of her ex-boyfriend! I'm still in touch with him knowing that we've had a clean break! Right now, I just want to wish for Aqua-kun's happiness. I already put my romantic feelings in order when we broke up!

The timing has been set. I take this confirmation from Akane with all sincerity. Denying this truth from Akane and still pushing her feelings romantically towards Aqua would be unfair for her character. If Aqua, for the rest of the story, would realize that he likes Akane for real, then that's a different scenario. But in the case of Akane, she made it clear in chapter 149 that her romantic feelings for Aqua is over. Again, in my opinion, Kurokawa Akane is the Hanazawa Rui (Hana Yori Dango) of this story. Even when Makino decided to go out with Rui, he knows deep down, that Makino likes Domyouji and Domyouji likes Makino. And Rui was there to make sure that these two set their feelings straight. Hanazawa Rui is that important character that wanted happiness for both Makino and Domyouji and Kurokawa Akane is in the same position as Rui, for Kana and Aqua.

A hundred plus chapters later, Kana finally gets the opportunity that she kept on missing. It was important that Kana was the one who initiated the first step towards whatever path their story would take because she has been trying to get a move on her feelings for Aqua since she realized that she likes him. It's not that Kana has been so dependent to Aqua that her entire character circles around him. It's just that she fell seriously in love with him. And it was not an instant love. It's a love that developed over time. It's that kind of love that regardless of hurt, heartache, and pain, it just grew stronger. And I admire Kana for holding on to these feelings of love.

All that's left is Aqua. In chapter 150

Gorou, talking to Aqua: Anyway...it's all up to you.

With the stage being set, it's now up to Aqua how he will go about it. His revenge, Kana's declaration, it's all up to him.

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TL;DR

Akasaka-sensei is so good at messing with OnK readers' feelings I admire him and want to strangle him at the same time.