Finishing this marketing finance report by baby talking my own brain like you'll get to read a chapter of ORV when you finish it..
/ cw death , suicidal thoughts
unnamed regression (read left to right)
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Extra note:
These two panels were arranged to look like "■■" because I thought maybe her ■■ would be tied to yjh saving her and her bringing it to a close. Despite this, there is a text box awkwardly separating it, it's not so much of a satisfying ■■ for her.
You know what? Kudos to BSD for being a manga that is so GOOD with the stupid power of friendship trope even amongst its philosophical angst, family feels, and fandom ships. No, I'm not talking about friendship destroying the big bad.
I'm talking about Ranpo extending a hand of friendship to a Yosano that had lost all hope in herself, humanity, and life.
I'm talking about Odasaku reaching out in his last moments to tell Dazai he was his friend.
And about Dazai telling Mori Odasaku was his friend, and feeling angry when it looked like Ango's friendship was based on lies, then letting his friendship with Odasaku spur him to be a good person.
It's about Atsushi and Kyouka building a tenuous friendship starting with her letting herself open up to Atsushi, and him inviting her to look at the city, and her protecting him fiercely when he's in danger.
It's potentially also about Tanizaki insisting they save Atsushi from the Port Mafia.
It's about Tachihara, Gin, and Hirotsu when Tachihara refuses to kill those he has come to call friends despite being a man of orders.
It's also about Kenji's full power being unlocked when his friend died from a natural disaster, and when he heard about Atsushi getting tortured.
And when Kenji snapped out of it to offer a hand of friendship to Tecchou
I'm also talking about Chuuya growing to care about people even though he lost all his friends poor man
It's even about Kunikida and Katai having this deep bond that as of yet remains to be explored.
Dazai: Mano a mano! Pistol to pistol! Ugly rat man vs the... grossest face I can make while fighting!
Fyodor: You know, I do have feelings.
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Atsushi: He's trying to lure me into a false sense of security! Well, joke's on him! I've never been secure in my life! And I'm not about to start now!
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Kunikda: I promised I'd work myself to death by the age of 35! Anything less means I wasn't trying hard enough!
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Tachihara: Listen here, Mr. Assassin-
Gin: Miss.
Tachihara: Oh! O-oh my gosh, I am SO sorry.
Gin: It's quite alright! Please, continue with your threat.
Tachihara: Oh, right. Thank you.
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Kyouka: I wish my mom was a ghost. She's just dead.
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Dazai: Aww, c'mon man! Be cool.
Kunikida: Everyone knows the coolest thing to be... is an upright citizen.
Dazai: LAAAAME!
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Akutagawa: (regarding Atsushi passing out) Did he just pass out from the shock? What a weenie. Half of my bones are broken and you don't hear me complaining!...much.
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Kouyou: [The woman steps forward and unsheathes a real ass, goddamn sword and points it at them.]
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Chuuya: How did you manage to crash my car in the TEN MINUTES I was gone?!
Dazai: I don't know, man! It's not my fault!
Chuuya: Dude, you've crashed five cars in the same year? I think you're the common denominator at that point!
Dazai: (whining) THE ROAD WAS WIGGLY!!
Sabo would wear Harvard sweatshirts to encourage Harvard bros to talk to him and then ruin their entire lives.