#etra

For the record, the image does spoil something

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(hoping people who don't want to be spoiled have looked away)

the final jeweler richard volume's cover is finally out. just look at them. i might cry.

and the emotional whiplash is obviously stronger when you look at the first volume's cover and process the differences

richard's expression particularly - stiff and guarded, turning into a smile that's soft and genuine, but most of all, content. like the weight he was carrying and the things he was protecting himself against have finally fallen away. things he never thought would happen have come to fruition. now all that's left is seigi, by his side even 10 years later, but he's now his husband. look at him showing off that ring!

(i know he's holding a gem in his hand, but i'm still convinced he's just happy at his long game of pining after this clueless man has come to an end. now seigi is his forever and ever. and he won't ever have to share with him with anyone else).

and seigi, of course. he's grown into himself. he knows the position he has in people's lives, and is grateful for it. he carries out his responsibilities, and is wanted by so many people. but he now has realised and acted upon his feelings for richard. which have always been difficult to define, whether out of genuine confusion initially and fear and insecurity later on. i see the case files of jeweler richard, in part, as a queer coming-of-age story about seigi. he accepts his romantic love for richard at the end of the series and is ready to face their future together.

they're married! not because it necessarily means anything on paper (unfortunately), but to show the world that they are each other's most precious person.

the case files of jeweler richard has been a beautiful and emotional series, and i'm so sad it's ending. seigi and richard will live on forever in my heart.

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seeing seigi dream of richard kissing him in the manga is gonna be the death of me 😭🫶

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