#we forget

we can see in this chapter that ume and endo represent two parts of the human experience that takiishi seems to have some experience with, in a way - while it started off that way, he admits, that they annoy him

it's more obvious to say that umemiya specifically made him have fun, but look at the framing

he doesnt say specifically ume made him feel that. it's BOTh of them

for takiishi, this is how he experiences the world. and think about it! he knows of endo as someone who gets him things he likes. he went to him for the tattoo bc he knew endo would design something he liked (<a servermate said that and i was STUNNED)

endo exists in his world, it's just that it's not in the way endo sees it/expects it, because so far all we've had is HIS interpretation of takiishi

takiishi's view of the world is very tilted and strange, he might even have face blindness. he only sees people as objects, but for these two... theyre human.

theyre the only humans, to him. that's huge, for someone like takiishi. and soon im certain we will see more, and we will ge more of him acknowledging endo

yes, takiishi def doesnt APPRECIATE endo as much as he should but we expected that, in fact endo is someone he values more than i expected a few moths ago, it's huge. and in takiishi's own inner world, where he's blank, devoid of color and shadows, endo's tattoo is still there. he values him and what endo gives him, although probably not the way a regular human experiences it. he needs to just get better

[video by Sakir Khader]

أَلۡهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ

Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you

حَتَّىٰ زُرۡتُمُ ٱلۡمَقَابِرَ

Until you go into your graves.