Somebody: “Kyo is such a red flag, his behavior in season 1 is sooooo abusive, Tohru deserves better”
Also Kyo: recognizes when his anger is harmful and works towards managing it, actively tries to make up for his mistakes outside of just saying “I’m sorry”, is really good at reading Tohru and gradually learned ways of cheering her up, DID apologize for hitting her in his True Form in the manga (both animes cut it out for some reason but whatever), and protected her in so many little ways.
No, Kyo is not perfect, but Fruits Basket emphasizes why he and Tohru fell in love with each other. That their relationship is balanced and good natured even if it’s not perfect. Those that only acknowledged surface level impressions misunderstood the characters, I fear.
