yuki figured machi out without her having to say a damn thing! he understood her triggers just from watching her and witnessing her weaker moments! she didn’t have to spell a damn thing out to him, because he’s perceptive and understands! the moment he patted machi’s head and essentially told her he’d taken notice of the hard work she’s done to become herself and that he’s proud of her for that, i broke. like b r u h. that’s what she NEEDED! he offered to join her in making footprints in the snow! he offered to be there with her so she wouldn’t be trapped in her head as she did it alone! but my favorite part, the most important scene i have been anticipating since i read it in the manga years ago, was when he broke the chalk. without being told, without be asked, without breaking his focus, bringing attention to her, or batting an eye, he reached over mid speech and broke a piece of chalk so she wouldn’t be triggered. it’s such a small gesture with monumental meaning behind it. i love yuchi so much i’m just a big ball of emotions rn please send help
The next time it snows will he still remember his promise? Will he walk with me? I hope it snows soon. That was the first time I ever wished for it to snow, and for the snow to stay.
It’s already been brought up many times by people commenting on this episode - the vast difference between Hiro’s mother and Machi’s. Many people have also talked about how Machi’s parents need to learn from Hiro’s and so forth. So, I don’t think this is anything new, really, but I just love how, by combining the chapter with Machi’s backstory with the chapter focused on Minagawa’s graudation, we not only got interesting parallels with the Prince Yuki Fanclub and Machi (as is the norm), but also a parallel between Machi and Hiro with their parents and younger siblings.
Both Hiro and Machi love and care for their younger siblings (Machi wouldn’t have worried about her little brother catching a cold otherwise), but her parents are the ones that stop her from being able to show him that love and care. Machi’s mother holds her younger brother tightly in her arms and pushes Machi away.
Meanwhile, Hiro has mother that holds his little sister gently in her arms and when she tells Hiro to hold Hinata, she moves towards him, and as she does, so does Hinata. Satsuki is openly inviting her son to hold his little sister and physically show the love and care that he has for her. But, Hiro is the one that holds back and keeps his own sister at arms length, not because he wants to, but because he “kinda” has to due to the Curse.
The flipping of their situation and experiences with their parents (especially mothers) and younger siblings, as well as the flip in the gender of the older sibling and the younger one, makes for an interesting and unexpected parallel between Machi and Hiro that only just really occurred to me.
Family Goals 🤣
Yuki is getting ready to tackle both Kakeru and Machi 😍
Machi Kuragi ~ Fruits Basket ~ S02E24
Him. He’ve changed... little by little. I haven’t changed.
h e l p machi is so smol but she’s always ready to fight yuki and yuki’s more concerned about how stubborn she is and not at how close she is
the fact that we didn’t get this animated...
hey is anyone else in FUCKING PAIN??? Or is it just me?
Thanks. For what? Hmm? Well, you seem to treasure it. I’m happy. - Fruits Basket 2nd Season - Episode 24
🤣 Your literally doing this on purpose aren’t you Kakeru 🤣🤣
Machi in the back literally going WTF are those 2 doing 😂
No one:
Me: but did the anime onlies catch the meta meaning of Machi liking red and Kakeru teasing her about it I NEED TO KNOW
S1 Episode 25
S2 Episode 24
Seems Machi isn't the only one who has a messy room...
kakeru manabe in season 2 episode 13 // yuki sohma in season 2 episode 24