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Azusa to me just seemed…different? At least when I first came into contact with him through translations. This might come as surprising, but I never found him trying to intentionally inflict pain upon the pretty petal (Yui).
If I remember correctly there had even been one moment in his route where he mentioned to her he was hungry, but instead of biting her as she expected he would, he lead her to the kitchen to eat peacefully with him. Though his favorite food was a little to spicy for her taste he enjoyed sharing it with her. He’s taken a bullet for her, losing his arm in the process, and even allows himself to be sacrificed in one of Kanato’s routes so Kanato and Yui can be together. He saves them, with no reason to do so.
He affects me in an emotional way, intrigues me with how he responds to affection and spite, and I know he is much more aware than the other characters ever give him credit for. He’s strong in ways that may seem hard to comprehend, and is able to carry so much weight upon his shoulders while keeping his own soft, small, smile.
Another concept that affects me is that the only way Azusa ever feels he can validate his existence is by feeling pain…and sometimes I’ve wondered if that perhaps he wanted to validate that Yui was real too. She becomes an important person to him in a way he’s likely never had to handle before. (I understand if that sounds ridiculous.)
Azusa felt pain as his only pleasure, as his only way to feel the world and understand what’s around him and yes, he does harm Yui (I will never deny that), I just question if it was more so to bring her happiness, comfort, and contentment the only way he knows how to. With his cuts and sharpened blades of expression.
I’ve never had a favorite till I had really read Azusa’s route, no other boy attracted my attention the way he had. Though I love all of the other boys on about an equal level. I can say I honestly love Azusa and he is without a doubt my favorite character in the series. Though I must specify not in a romantic sense, in the sense that I would be willing to be his companion.
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