*Â madara didnât know much of nazuna, nor valkyrie as a whole, during his second year and the war (beyond their themeing, and the way nazuna behaved in the past, which just felt all too doll-like for him, earning him madara occasionally calling him âpinocchioâ in an almost chastising way).
what he did know, however, was that they were very much victims in the same way that kanata and ryuseitai were.
however, madara had always felt that he and nazuna were similar in the regard that they werenât fully involved with the war, yet still were in the blast zone and suffered their own pains and casualties from it. he considers MaM and ra*bits to be âsibling units,â since they both came from the warâs effects on their respective units.
* madaraâs joking at kuro in shinsengumi aside, however, madara was genuinely very pleased to come back from his various trips to see nazuna no longer being shuâs âdoll.â ra*bits was also a welcome addition to the schoolâs roster, and he couldnât help but feel a lot of pride seeing that one of his schoolmates was taking such ready steps in improving themselves and growing as a person. in a way, he was envious of nazuna for a long time, because of this.
*Â nazuna is one of the extremely few people that madara will openly discuss matters of the war with. itâs this openness about the past that resulted in their most frequent meeting spots at ES being the cafeteria before heading to their main destination. nazuna doesnât like to drag madara to rhythm link unless itâs absolutely necessary, on the chance keito might be around.
madara, however, is an idiot, and will frequently stop by rhythm link anyway, because damned if that keito is gonna get in his way of loving nazuna!
* (featuring yours and cryâs kohaji) while madara would usually be worried about kohakuâs heart with a partner, like any overbearing parent would be, there was very little of that when it came to hajime, because he knew that ânazuna-san would always raise his kids right!â madaraâs trust in nazunaâs judgement and sense of responsibility and very airtight, and he trusts nazuna to talk him down or give him feedback on his feelings, even when he doesnât understand them himself.