**this post contains spoilers for azami's story
just finished reading azami's story and when i tell you i CRIED during juza, omi, sakyo, and azami's collages,,,i am not lying.
how much i absolutely related to those four in different ways was just astonishing. i knew i had an affinity towards autumn trouoe because of their rough lives, but slowly discovering how much more similar i was to them just hit me really hard.
to omi taking care of his household and questioning the worth of his efforts, juza having a single mother and a sibling he wants to protect, to sakyo feeling shame in using the money his mom worked so hard to give him, to azami having to watch his mom live in a hospital bed, autumn troupe is...me.
the way most of them grew up with a violent, traumatic/lonely past when they're all so sweet and thoughtful of each other, it makes me want to bawl. because i understand what they've been through, and i can only wish real people with the same situations can live a little longer to reach their dreams and happiness too.
their feelings in the past resonated with me so much and it makes me so happy that they're slowly healing themselves through something that they all mutually love doing. although akigumi isn't my favourite troupe anymore (fuyugumi 🙄 come on) those 6 members hold a really special place in my heart.
i really love them all so much. thank you, azami, for a meaningful story that i won't be able to forget.