just sharing my thoughts!

“Do you want to go on an adventure?”

Morofushi blinks at him confusion which is already better than the usual apathy. Good.

“I take this as agreement,” Rei says cheerfully and grabs his hand. “Let’s go!”

I think the sakura branch looks really nice with Rei looking back at the sakura petals like he's thinking of the other four

Marigolds represent the flowers of the dead in Mexico, where they believe that the flower's bright colours and strong scent would guide dead or lost spirits back to their families, and as this guy has gone through so much losses, what better flower than it

For no reason, I just think bluebells suit Hiro very well, don't know why I got the feeling

Hiromitsu means light in Japanese (according to the internet, if I'm wrong please correct me!) and moonflowers represent light and thriving in darkness in flower symbolism, and I like to think that Hiro's the light in Rei's life

I tried a different style for Matsuda's and made it a bit blurrier than the rest for that kind of dreamy and drowsy effect

Anyways, Matsu in Japanese means pine trees, which represent longevity and resilience because they are some of the only trees which also grow in winter and it does remind me a lot of Matsuda, as I picture him as the steadfast one in their crew and also the one who can withstand more criticism and hits than the others (not that I'm implying the rest are weak I just have the image)

So pine cones it is

hehehehe

Anyways, Hagi in Japanese represents bush clovers which means flexibility and resilience which kinda matches Hagiwara I think it shows because Hagiwara as a girl's man, and some girls (and Matsuda & Chihaya) change their plans all the time imo so he has to go with the flow

LAST ONE!

Sunflowers follow the sun as they grow from a seed to a flower, so does Date, following the law and rules his dad taught him since he was a kid and as he grew up he followed and respected them ( I think he does, otherwise why would he be the class president of the police academy back then) all the way till his death

on one hand, any kind of chapter focused on haibara is so cathartic and interesting.

on the other, i don't understand the inconsistency of haibara's character this chapter:

We're not children anymore, he replies. I can hold my own just fine, he adds before Zero can get another word in, and then he just watches as something breaks behind those eyes.

(He's always been good at saying things without actually saying them. His nii-san is much the same in that regard; maybe it was something in their blood that made them like this, silvertongued things hiding behind guileless eyes.)

I can hold my own just fine, he says, and lets Zero hear the I don't need you to protect me anymore.