#hirouma

Where are those hands going?? Pssst, don't tell anyone!

I CANT BREATHE OH MY GOD HELP MEEEEEEEE

This chapter with Hiroshi's flashback too on his meeting with Umetaro in his childhood plus in the university OH MY GODDDD AUGGHHH OWWWWWWW IT HURTS SO BAD Umetaro is so deeply attached to Hiroshi, the only person to be able to make him open up despite his loneliness from his genius + losing his family.. ough their relationship is so so sweet, they have such great mutual admiration for each other.

SO. Since 03 Tenma pretty much IS the Phantom (and I started shipping the old men real bad) I started cooking this

The story is that Ochan is a medic and Tenma a cientist. They're old friends, but then Tobio dies (as he does) and Tenma isolates himself and makes a pact (with a demon or spirit ig?) to trade half of his soul to bring his son back (which leaves some scars or stuff hence the mask)

The half soul is used to make a new soul for Tobio's body, restored with mechanical prosthetics by his father. But the new soul isn't Tobio. It's a new life, a new person, who just carries his memories. Tenma acts overprotective and possessive of him, hiding them from the world, so the kid eventually runs away and finds Ochanomizu, seeking help. Ochan names him "Astro" since he loves the sky and stars so much and cares for the kid.