#ranmugi

Somebody's watching me

the question that i genuinely love so much. thank you for opportunity to talk your ear OFF. /pos

but before we begin: i highly recommend reading: https://ranmugi.carrd.co/# <- this was written by my twitter mutual who i deeply respect and admire & it is really comprehensive analysis of main reasons why people ship it! i share some reasons and i have some of my own :D

1. They fit eachother in cute way

if you remember Love Across the Universe, you can recall the main idea - you spend FTEs with characters, you need to answer correspondingly to their taste when it comes to choose stuff. surprisingly Rantaro and Tsumugi share like... everything except two points (that'll reappear in my ramble). anime and manga, light comedies, preferred type of hanging out - and probably i could say more if i remembered it lol. they do have a lot to talk about & share with eachother!

i may also add that they do likely share interest in fashion. and they're loner type despite Rantaro seeming to be so-o-o social.

however...

2. They oppose eachother

for me the sweet balance of fitting and opposing creates the better dynamic in pairing and Ranmugi do it so well! you may also notice that in Love Across the Universe Tsumugi and Rantaro give absolutely different responses about whether it's good to escape reality.

this is what creates such great tension which results in deeper conversations and development! conflicts are bound to happen and i believe that this is something serious enough to be important and also something that they reach a compromise about. why? well...

3. They complete eachother

their views regarding reality stems from the same issue - disappointment in themselves.

Rantaro tries to escape it, he eases the guilt by always searching and adventuring, by pushing through. for him the fiction is a distraction from his mission therefore bad.

Tsumugi tries to escape it too, she hides it under cosplays of someone better and more interesting than her, under fictional plots and someway under others' appreciation (more visible in killing game than outside). for her reality is a harsh reminder that she'd wish didn't exist.

you can see how they handle differently the same issue - their views challenge eachother but also complete it. you need both fiction and reality to live happily, and Ranmugi in my interpretation can reach it by communicating with eachother and being together in any relationship (platonic, romantic, even hostile idc).

also they complete eachother needs... Rantaro needs to protect and love and pour his care into someone and be understood. Tsumugi needs to be loved and be appreciated for she is and not what she can give and love safely and to connect. you can see their match. they match so good i can't. even if there's unbalance they can handle it. i hold them so dear.

4. They have so much potential.

you can literally see them to get together in any trope you'd like. they fit like a glove - friends, enemies, lovers, situationship... right because their characters can be interpreted in so many ways in relation to eachother! you simply can't go wrong with those two.

this applies to various situations to put them in - his sisters want cosplays, they share the same favourite manga but different characters, fashion talks, petty war in school, Tsumugi needs a model... the fantasy is the only limit i swear.

5. Silly reasons

their color palette is AMAZING, green x blue on top. their names in japanese lowkey indicating different seasons of a year. the way that Rantaro seems to pay Tsumugi more attention than with Kaede in that infamous scene. the way Tsumugi matches his energy and doubles down. all theories about V52 where there's them in this game. i love little things like those so much...