I went into some detail previously about the nature of Souji's relationship with Kondou, so I'll elaborate less on it here, but understanding his relationship to Kondou becomes vital to understanding Souji's relationship to Hijikata. What's important to reiterate here, again, is that Kondou serves as the guiding light and center of Souji's universe. Souji admires and loves everything about Kondou; he wants to be useful to Kondou; he wants to matter to Kondou. One might surmise this is because Kondou matters to Souji. As the first to acknowledge Souji as a fellow human being and not a creature worthy of pity, Kondou holds a special significance in Souji's universe. And rightfully so, I think. Even though Souji's desire to live up to Kondou's expectations causes him innumerable problems and, in some ways, stunts his development, I don't think it's possible to blame Souji for those feelings. Repeatedly, Hakuouki reveals Kondou to be one of the few people in the world who gives a damn about Souji's well-being at all: who reads to him when he has the measles, who cuts onions for the gruel he eats when he's sick, who wraps him up to keep him warm. Kondou's care for Souji is both touching and profound, and Souji's earnest adoration back - the unashamed, childlike love that prompts him to wear his hair like Kondou's, to be so unabashedly open about his devotion - breaks my heart every time I think about it.
And then there's Hijikata.
I went into some detail previously about the nature of Souji's relationship with Kondou, so I'll elaborate less on it here, but understanding his relationship to Kondou becomes vital to understanding Souji's relationship to Hijikata. What's important to reiterate here, again, is that Kondou serves as the guiding light and center of Souji's universe. Souji admires and loves everything about Kondou; he wants to be useful to Kondou; he wants to matter to Kondou. One might surmise this is because Kondou matters to Souji. As the first to acknowledge Souji as a fellow human being and not a creature worthy of pity, Kondou holds a special significance in Souji's universe. And rightfully so, I think. Even though Souji's desire to live up to Kondou's expectations causes him innumerable problems and, in some ways, stunts his development, I don't think it's possible to blame Souji for those feelings. Repeatedly, Hakuouki reveals Kondou to be one of the few people in the world who gives a damn about Souji's well-being at all: who reads to him when he has the measles, who cuts onions for the gruel he eats when he's sick, who wraps him up to keep him warm. Kondou's care for Souji is both touching and profound, and Souji's earnest adoration back - the unashamed, childlike love that prompts him to wear his hair like Kondou's, to be so unabashedly open about his devotion - breaks my heart every time I think about it.And then there's Hijikata.
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