#oukami maya

I see a lot of myself within her character. Like I do with Taichi and Kohei. That inner contempt for those you think have it easier in life because they don’t have the drawbacks you were given, such as a disability.

And given she’s disabled and has gone through so long in an ableist, hearing world, you can understand why she would be harsh towards Taichi since in her eyes he’s just using Kohei’s kindness to take advantage of a disabled person for free food.

She doesn’t want her or the people she cares about to het hurt by the ableist world around them so she puts up walls and drives people away before they have a chance to. Due to past and current ableist experiences she already assumes the worst of the hearing world, a place that doesn’t seem to take the effort to understand her or Kohei, and so she either doesn’t try or she actively pushes people away to avoid any more ableist harm.

I definitely feel like this helped set up themes that were very well explored in LIMIT which sadly I don’t think will get adapted.

It’s unhealthy. And it’s shown as unhealthy. And Taichi calls her out on it.

It makes it all the more rewarding when they she sees what Kohei sees. And sees Taichi isn’t who she thought he is.

Much like with Kohei. It makes it all the more rewarding when she realises she can be understood.

PARALLELS PEOPLE PARALLELS

Specifically a parallel to the “it’s not your fault you can’t hear” line.

Like they’re just there because it’s two boys who are gonna do the kiss.

Those bl drama fans when an imperfect, nuanced woman enters the chat.

I know what they say, that it’s not all bl drama fans but like. I’ve definitely seen enough with the reactions to Maya that are misogynistic and down right ableist. Just painting a disabled woman as a bitch for not being perfect and not liking taichi/being mean to him when she understandably thinks he’s being an ableist dick (just because we have an in-universe academic year to know their relationship doesn’t mean Maya does so it’s understandable that she’d defend her disabled friend if she thinks he’s being taken advantage of because of his disability).