AND ANOTHER THING. Chiba and Inugamiās dynamic could be so great. While I love the scene where Haguro confronts Chiba about his lie, there was build up to it, it had to happen, it still feels like such a waste of a character.Ā
I have a hard time relating to Akira because of his holier than thou attitude towards humans. I donāt care that heās a werewolf, heās supposed to be a teen and that already turns me off about him. But in this moment?
Heās incredibly sympathetic to me. This right here is a kid who is a self imposed loner and because of that he aināt so good at the starting a conversation thing so he rehearses his lines! Thereās no cocky bravado here, no swagger like he knows all the answers or that heās above it all. Heās worried about Aoshika, yāknow, like a human with feelings and heās never had to rely on someone before. Thatās some good shit.
And who is there to pull him out of his own ass? Chiba.Ā
In a perfect world Chiba could have been the one to get Inugami out of his shell. Chibaās not scared of Inugami, he doesnāt wanna beat the shit out of him just for kicks. Chibaās real enough that he can acknowledge his jealousy of Inugamiās power, but he doesnāt act on it because of the chip he has on his shoulder. Chiba seems grounded and mature for his age and thatās a presence that Inugami could really thrive off of. Someone who isnāt on a pedestal of purity like Aoshika that can show Inugami that not every human is a fucking black hole of negativity just by being himself.Ā
And Akira can be a more positive motivating force for Chiba than fucking Haguro. Through Akira, Chiba can grow past the hang ups he has. Akira can be a conduit through which Chiba can realize that physical strength isnāt the only strength that matters, that Chiba doesnāt have to rely on people like Haguro to achieve his goals, that he doesnāt have to sacrifice a part of himself to get where he wants to be.Ā
All this to say I just want to see them being fucking bros man. Just two teen boys who rip on each other, arenāt afraid to be honest with each other because at the end of the day theyāve got each otherās back.Ā