#mafiaruma

I'm gonna explode from this much inspiration omfggg

Bonus

[id: several pictures of 5 year old iruma from the first chapter of the episode of mafia mairuma spin off. end id]

It's interesting what parts of this chapter that people are posting about most/focusing on (Or at least, for what's coming across my dash), versus what I keep thinking about whenever I see other people's image sets.

-Which is this section, most specifically the final panel, with Opera having removed their glove to so thoroughly check that Iruma- the first person they've probably *ever trusted* is alive... It's such a painful image. Both in how much you *don't* see of Opera, and how much you *do* see of Iruma.

It's heartbreaking, most especially after the flashback involving trust. A majority of us know Alice will turn around, but at this moment, there is such a deep, sad bleakness that aches and bleeds through the panels.

Maybe it's the lingering effect of having written/completed Lost and Found/Surrender and Recover... But man. These panels just hurt so much. Opera's been so difficult to pin down [as a character] the past few chapters, despite knowing through it all, that they care for Iruma deeply and absolutely.

I just-