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rereading this at pivotal points in my life is such an experience. got into kimi ni todoke when I was around 8 years old LMAO and have always enjoyed the story of Sawako and Kazehaya. I'm at the same point in life as Sawako and the others were in the final arc, and watching them navigate prepping for uni, their last few months of school and nurturing their friendships while they still can has inspired. Since I was young, I've always craved meaningful friendships. To me, a friend was someone who could understand me, who could see good in me that maybe I couldn't see in myself. I've had a lot of friends over the years and at this moment in time, but I can't help but look at Sawako, Ayane and Chizu and feel wistful. To be able to have close female friends like that, to be able to say that "we were girls together" would be a dream come true :") But hey, maybe I'm the one holding myself back? Maybe I need to be less scared to be vulnerable, less fearful of being a genuine individual. Maybe I should be more like Sawako