This is the 18372 time I've reread this and I wanted to leave my thoughts somewhere:
I always imagined that the old man's death wouldn't be the end and that Kyoji would still have things to deal with after that. I can't imagine Kyoji simply leaving everything and everyone just because he told Satomi, even if it sounds bad, and Satomi knows it. I'd be surprised if he did lol.
I personally think Kyoji will still be in the yakuza for a while and he will gradually distance himself from it. As for Satomi, I'd like him to continue on his own path in the meantime since this is going to last a while, but this is the best outcome. I don't think he should skip things in his life waiting for someone he doesn't even know will come, and he is still young. That's why he wanted to move on after removing the tattoo, he's a smart kid and he sees it coming.
My angst craving heart imagines scenes where Kyoji sees Satomi from afar going about his normal life, graduating, getting the job he wants after figuring out what he wants and dating people. It's not like they'll stop going out to eat tho, maybe once every few months like they are now, but the distances will surely widen after a while because that's life when people have different paths, and it's not a bad thing. I have no doubt that Kyoji will do something like hide from Satomi that his boss died to not disturb his peace ngl.
After leaving the yakuza Kyoji could just settle down in Osaka with all savings he must have made all these years because if he can go around giving away expensive watches like it's nothing he must have money. He will soon realize that his house is empty. He has no one. Perhaps he'll try to reconnect with the family he hasn't seen in so long.
Maybe in the future they can be together, maybe Kyoji will regret wasting so much time of his life, and that's good lol. I understand the decisions made because he's a responsible adult and all that, but I also want to see him crawl back in a few years when Satomi has become the adult he wants to be.
This is the 18372 time I've reread this and I wanted to leave my thoughts somewhere:
I always imagined that the old man's death wouldn't be the end and that Kyoji would still have things to deal with after that. I can't imagine Kyoji simply leaving everything and everyone just because he told Satomi, even if it sounds bad, and Satomi knows it. I'd be surprised if he did lol.
I personally think Kyoji will still be in the yakuza for a while and he will gradually distance himself from it. As for Satomi, I'd like him to continue on his own path in the meantime since this is going to last a while, but this is the best outcome. I don't think he should skip things in his life waiting for someone he doesn't even know will come, and he is still young. That's why he wanted to move on after removing the tattoo, he's a smart kid and he sees it coming.
My angst craving heart imagines scenes where Kyoji sees Satomi from afar going about his normal life, graduating, getting the job he wants after figuring out what he wants and dating people. It's not like they'll stop going out to eat tho, maybe once every few months like they are now, but the distances will surely widen after a while because that's life when people have different paths, and it's not a bad thing. I have no doubt that Kyoji will do something like hide from Satomi that his boss died to not disturb his peace ngl.
After leaving the yakuza Kyoji could just settle down in Osaka with all savings he must have made all these years because if he can go around giving away expensive watches like it's nothing he must have money. He will soon realize that his house is empty. He has no one. Perhaps he'll try to reconnect with the family he hasn't seen in so long.
Maybe in the future they can be together, maybe Kyoji will regret wasting so much time of his life, and that's good lol. I understand the decisions made because he's a responsible adult and all that, but I also want to see him crawl back in a few years when Satomi has become the adult he wants to be.