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The like heart just turned into a pumpkin on a Halloween post. Best easter egg ever

I'm still processing this week's chapter. It's nourished my soul and cleared my skin.

I'm still processing this week's chapter. It has nourished my soul and cleared my skin.

But for now, I'll tell you that this creature is Tonkaraton, and it's based on a yokai/urban legend. Its name comes from the onomatopoeic sound of a rusty bicycle. The story is about a boy trapped on a cursed bicycle. The mummy and the sword are also part of this story.

seeing how far he’s come in all this time just warms my heart. okarun started out as someone who was so shy and unsure of himself, and even though he’s still an awkward guy, he is so much more grounded with the new support system he has now.

the thing that makes momo fall for him is that he is just so unabashedly himself. when he’s not trying, he’s charming and sweet and caring and kind. in this chapter, we SEE that!!! when he can just be who he is, we see how interested and intriguing of a person he can be. we see momo engaging with that, smiling at that, listening to him speak.

this is what gives him the courage to come clean about his feelings. he LOVES her, and that’s not something that he feels ashamed of or has to hide. even if it’s scary to admit something like that, he is so secure in who he is and who MOMO is that he’s not afraid to be upfront about it. he DOES love her, and he knows that she loves him, too.

if she’s going to ask, he’s going to be honest. he doesn’t dance around it or try to deflect; he’s being himself. it’s something that’s just so beautiful about okarun as a character. the thing is that he’s never been afraid to tell it like it is, especially when it comes to momo (hence their bickering).