Their names have meaning that I find ties their relationship. Shiro meaning “White Castle”, Hiro standing for “generous, abundant or even tolerant” and Mio “beautiful path or thread” The opening scene is often repeated throughout the story. Hiro says he kept his head hidden bc the mountains behind Shiro looked scary. They’ve grown up around these mountains all their lives so what’s changed? In contrast to the dark mountains Shiro can be seen as a white knight Hiro mentions that he didn’t look at his face but like always he protects him and hung on his back. As the story progresses you see that flashback was a lie Shiro recounts on that same day he runs away. He turns his back on him and sees Hiro is crying watching him we don’t see his eyes but the tears streaming down his face. Shiro wonders, was that really you? Rather than the crybaby he’s used to seeing I think he saw a stoic Hiro.
When he visits Shiro in the future he asks Mio if her body is alright her answering yes I interpreted as him confirming Shiro no longer has use for him. I find chapter 4 seems to parallel the conversation he has with Shiro in the kitchen. The ending I assume Hiro thought that Shiro would leave just as he did as they were kids and once again when he leaves for college each time running away from him. He mentions the life Shiro would have with Mio knowing his attempts at being normal. He confesses knowing it would scare off Shiro, at what he thought would be their end but alas…
Their names have meaning that I find ties their relationship. Shiro meaning “White Castle”, Hiro standing for “generous, abundant or even tolerant” and Mio “beautiful path or thread” The opening scene is often repeated throughout the story. Hiro says he kept his head hidden bc the mountains behind Shiro looked scary. They’ve grown up around these mountains all their lives so what’s changed? In contrast to the dark mountains Shiro can be seen as a white knight Hiro mentions that he didn’t look at his face but like always he protects him and hung on his back. As the story progresses you see that flashback was a lie Shiro recounts on that same day he runs away. He turns his back on him and sees Hiro is crying watching him we don’t see his eyes but the tears streaming down his face. Shiro wonders, was that really you? Rather than the crybaby he’s used to seeing I think he saw a stoic Hiro.
When he visits Shiro in the future he asks Mio if her body is alright her answering yes I interpreted as him confirming Shiro no longer has use for him. I find chapter 4 seems to parallel the conversation he has with Shiro in the kitchen. The ending I assume Hiro thought that Shiro would leave just as he did as they were kids and once again when he leaves for college each time running away from him. He mentions the life Shiro would have with Mio knowing his attempts at being normal. He confesses knowing it would scare off Shiro, at what he thought would be their end but alas…