Going crazy crazy crazy because of you

Sakura going into a mental spiral during noroshi arc, Suo and Nirei ain't having it. Nirei gets hurt during keel fight, Suo was powering up to crashout and Sakura got a new trauma unlocked. Suo doing his best to ghost them, Sakunirei plan on bringing him back cuz rule 1 of fight club: no one leaves the friendship harem

How this chapter felt:

this was so interesting of nirei to say. there’s such a wide variety of emotions these flashbacks are displaying—when suo is playing arrogant, cocky, supportive, proud etc. and nirei acknowledges all of it as part of suo’s personality. he calls suo “easy to read”, basically saying that he thinks all of these experiences suo has had with furin are an undeniable truth that he displayed, which must be difficult to digest for someone who is currently trying so hard to pretend that they were nothing

nirei directly challenges suo’s facade and says that he sees through him, even if suo is being deliberately cruel. because even after suo has beaten him up so bloody, he does not believe suo. and his disbelief isn’t due to naivety or him being too much of a fool, but it’s because he knows suo too well. because they’re friends

which is why he asks that question directly after—aren’t we friends? it’s less about nirei feeling genuinely betrayed by suo’s behaviour, and moreso him begging suo to drop the act and stop lying to his face