Kuramoto Yoshiro's Links
[Best Friend/First Love] “You’re so cute, Shorty! I’m glad I was assigned to you when I joined the guild! Though you were a lot meaner back then, and stole all my snacks, you slowly opened up to me. Once the walls you built up started coming down, and the more you revealed your true self to me, I couldn’t help becoming absolutely enamoured by everything about you. The time we spent together… I’m ashamed to say, but I began developing feelings for you. I can’t. I shouldn’t. I have a duty to uphold — to the guild, to my mentor, to you… the you that’s in love with someone else. Shit. Despite him being a slayer and all, I would never want to put you in a position to choose. You loved him first. I will always be by your side and support you, even if it’s not how I want it. But I can’t be selfish. Just being around you is enough.”
Sometimes Yoshiro wishes he was more selfish. Maybe then he would be happy, and maybe, he hopes, Lyra would be happy too. Yoshiro never approved of Lyra and Seven’s relationship. He could never wrap his head around how someone could just abandon their partner like that, let alone abandon someone as amazing as Lyra. He wants to say that he can be that person, the one that will always be there, the one that will sacrifice everything just to be loved back, the one that will love you in the way you deserve to be loved — but he can see the tenderest of love, the strongest of devotion, that seeps through her evening eyes whenever she confides about her slayer partner during their little talks — and that’s enough for him to reside and suppress what ever he’s feeling for her — to bite his tongue and hold back the “I love you, and I can be good for you” that’s burning to escape from his throat. He cherishes their friendship too much for it to be ruined by his self-centred desires. All Yoshiro wants if for her to be happy, and if that’s not with him, so be it — he will be whatever she needs him to be.
[Best Friend/Repressed feelings] "Yoshi! You'll hang out with me today, won't you? I feel safe around him. At first, I wasn't too sure about the whole rehab thing...but..I think it was for the better good. I'm glad he stuck with me. Everyone else was giving up and...I don't know what I would do without him haha. I know sometimes I'm protective but I'm doing my best to be good for him- Ah..no in general. I didn't get what I was feeling at first. And then when I did I didn't want to admit it. He wanted to keep things professional. And I just wanted someone there for me...maybe I was asking for too much. He never approved of Seven. I...I agreed with him sometimes. But I'm too deep in. And I don't know what I feel anymore. If I keep telling myself it's ok...then maybe it will be? Yoshiro, when I see your smile I'm happy. I'm happy if you're happy. I'm sorry I messed with your feelings but I meant every word. And I still do." - When dedicating herself to a slayer, Lyra realised how much of a mistake she had made. She felt she had locked herself into a path and was unable to change her future. Yoshiro stayed with her but Lyra refused to accept that it was possible to change her course. If only she listened to him, she wonders if her life would be better if she stayed with him instead of crawling back to someone who cared less about her. Lyra wouldn't say she loves Yoshiro. She wouldn't want to admit that. But she does care deeply for the other and has tried in her own way to show him that. She struggles to admit or talk about any intimate moments they have, preferring to pretend they didn't happen. Lyra finds feelings difficult, often putting things into song instead of saying them out loud. She wonders if any of her music has made it across to him or if she's still stuck at stage one. Despite all of this, Lyra has managed to open up quite a lot to Yoshiro and considers him a rather close friend and someone she can trust her life in.
[Friends] "I love to hang out with you, dude! I'm taken though, haha!"
Yoshi has an inkling that Jin's feelings stretch beyond being platonic, but, of course, is friends with him, and tries to let him down as easily as he can. He really loves to be around him, and cherishes their friendship a lot.
He's... pretty cool you know. Kinda sucks a lot that we can't work out but it's alright!! We are good friends, yup!!! Definitely, one of my homies to bring out to start chaos!! :P
"Auntie, Father would be so disappointed in me. I can't disappoint you too."
"It has been a while, my nephew, how have you been? Let's visit your father soon, alright?"