#worms.

in my head the dynamic is kuwabara’s totally oblivious to kurama’s affections towards him bc i think he just kinda processes it as like. oh kurama’s totally out of my league. like it doesn’t even occur to him that he could even be a blip on kurama’s radar bc well Look At Him. kurama’s smart, kind but cutthroat when he needs to be, pretty, resourceful, popular, strong, cunning, etc etc he’s close to perfect as you can get, from his perspective. why would kuwabara even be an option. but for KURAMA it’s so so so much different than that.

bc kurama thinks the SAME DAMN WAY but in the opposite direction. he thinks kuwabara is compassionate, and determined, and strong, and selfless, and charming, and wonderful just so so wonderful. too good for him. or at least, that’s what kurama’s eternal guilt complex tells him. bc if kuwabara is anything at all it’s deeply, unapologetically human. something about kurama living most of his existence as a thief, someone who only knows how to take. how he’s only just now learning the act of giving. and here comes kuwabara, so incredibly loyal that he’d donate his life energy to yusuke at the drop of a hat, in the saint beasts arc. kurama taking note of that selflessness, kuwabara’s strong moral code. both being fascinated by and in admiration of that. idk just the thought of kurama recognizing that fundamental goodness in kuwabara and it motivating him on his road to redemption. like you make me want to become a better person just by existing.