#yoshihara

At some point, he got a lot closer with Muramatsu and Terasaka. The three of them bonded over being “outcasts” of sorts, and didn’t want to conform to the rest of what Kunugigaoka was like. Basically, you get the gist.

And in the midst of this, Yoshida changed up his image. He adopted a tougher look, got dreadlocks, etc. And I think he also distanced himself from Hara because of his new changes.

I kind of feel like joining 3-E was the first time they we’re back to being friends. And even if there was a bit of awkwardness, clearly they got close again. They’re in the same friend group, interact quite a lot, still talk on the way home, etc.

And this lovely moment

Hara is reassuring him 🥺 Even when her life is on the line and she feels like shit, she makes sure that he’s okay.

I definitely feel like in this dynamic, Hara would be more proactive in their interactions and reach out first.

But I HC that Yoshida can read her better than she can to him. He’s the first to notice if she’s sad, mad, etc no matter how well she hides them. He’s very attuned to her and will try to comfort her in some way, get her mind off it. His endearing attempts definitely cheer her up.

They’re also the type of friends who everyone knows care about each other deeply...possibly in a romantic way...but no one will tease them about it. No one will even point it out or talk about it. Seeing these two together, even just standing next to one another, is so natural. They clearly are important to each other, it’s so obvious.

Also everyone just respects Hara way too much to tease her