whose grandpa looking at bl rn...

SuoNire: I'll keep you safe with my strenght/ I'll help keep you human with my empathy. "I’ll make sure the world doesn’t harden you" and "You’re safe being yourself with me"

SuoSaku: I'll validate your position here by following your lead unquestioningly / I'll give you a place to belong by being someone you can follow. “If you fall apart, I’ll still be standing next to you” and "I know exactly what you are, and I chose you anyway".

NireiSaku: I'll always believe in you, even if you show weakness / I'll always protect you, even if you become stronger. “I believed in you before you knew how to believe in yourself" and “I’m on your side. That’s not changing.”

What if Sakura doesn’t fight Suo like he has other people, what if he takes a page out of ume’s book and lets suo fight him?

What if Sakura lets Suo use him as a punching bag to get his feelings out like ume did for choji? What if he takes on a defensive roll? One he hasn’t really taken in the series yet and let’s Suo hit him? I mean their fight has been set up since Sakura asked Neiri how he could get Suo to fight him for real.

I think there is a very good chance here that we see a whole different type of fighting from Sakura! Him saying that he wants to basically kidnap Suo really makes it seem to me that it’s the case. He doesn’t want to fight him, he doesn’t say he wants to have a conversation with him, he says in his own way that he wants to just bring him back to Furin.

So what if we see a raging and irritated Suo taking things out on Sakura.

His punches become less and less precise and his movements easily readable the more he gets pissed off. Sakura dodging easily and without fail as Suo just gets more and more annoyed. Because why won’t he just go away? Why can’t they just leave him alone? What does he have to say or do to get them off his back?

I’m thinking that Suo’s mask won’t be broken by a hit or a punch but by a genuine connection to Sakura.

Something that truly connects them a way for Sakura to show that he cares, that he genuinely appreciates Suo, that he understands the pain even if he doesn’t experience it the same.

I personally would love to see a hug, I’d love to see Suo’s rage and anger met with his own compassion. Suo, the one who’s wise and mature and shows no falter, finally throwing his own tantrum, finally lashing out, but instead of being met with dismissal, or punishment, it’s met with kindness, with understanding, with a genuine love and care.

This is a dating sim.