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cinderella-ish · 12 days

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Momiji, Kyo, and what it means to protect the ones we love (part 5 of 5)

From the beach arc onward, we see Kyo intentionally spending more time with Tohru. He asks her to hang out in Kyoto, he eventually agrees to be in the play, they spend the New Year together, and he does little nice things for her when he can, like washing her scarf, or giving her the paper flower when he sees how upset she is.

This isn't wildly different from S1 Kyo, of course. He's done little nice things for her right from the beginning, like going to pick her up from work in E2. But he's more intentional with it now, and he's aware of his feelings for Tohru and desire to spend time with her. He may still feel unworthy of her, but he finally accepts that his presence makes her happy, so he's willing to quash his self-hatred enough to spend time with her, for her sake.

And we see Momiji work at protecting Tohru, most notably in Ask Him For Me, when he tries to accompany her on her mission to find Kureno, and when she insists on going alone, he draws her a map, tells her to stick to the bushes and give his name if she's caught, and tails her to make sure she doesn't get into trouble as she searches for Kureno. (Just look how worried he is! And look at him getting Tohru out of there!) He sees that Tohru feels very strongly about being involved, so he does absolutely everything he can to make sure she can do so as safely as possible. We even see his memory of the night Akito scratched Tohru's cheek, just to make his worries crystal clear.

He also doesn't try to distract or manipulate Tohru when he realizes she's upset. He asks her what's wrong and listens, and he even cries with her.

Takaya also connects Momiji and Kyo in the structure of Ask Him For Me/manga chapters 74 and 75. Momiji's section of this episode is almost bookended by two appearances from Kyo.

Near the beginning, Tohru asks Kyo about Kureno, and he warns her not to go looking for trouble. And at the end, we have that rooftop conversation.

Tohru: It's only natural to want to be with the person you love, to want to be by their side, right? Kyo: What is it? Are you in love with some guy? Tohru: N-n-n-no! It's not about me! Kyo: Don't worry. When you do fall in love, you'll have my full support.

So, in this episode, we have Momiji trying to protect Tohru, and Kyo trying to cheer her up and spend time with her, a complete reversal from where they started relative to each other.

And then, Momiji grows up.

After Golden Week, a bunch of the kids gather at Shigure's house for dinner, and when Tohru notices that Kyo isn't with them, Momiji volunteers to go get him (Momiji really is always the one to invite Kyo to join everyone). In the manga, Tohru starts crying when she notices that Kyo's not with them, no doubt thinking of Kyo's upcoming confinement.

When Momiji arrives in Kyo's room, they have this exchange:

Kyo: You guys are gonna eat here, too? Momiji: It's okay, we settled on curry. Kyo: Whatever. You grew a lot, huh? Momiji: Right? Pretty soon I might be taller than you, and better looking! And then, and then... maybe Tohru will accept my proposal? Do you get that if you give up, something like that might happen? So you shouldn't give up. I'm gonna stop going, 'There's no point in thinking about this,' and giving up. Wouldn't it sting if some other guy took Tohru from you? Well, look at the time! We better go help make curry! Come on!

In the manga, it's made clear that Kyo is horrified that everyone knows he loves Tohru. He stands separate from the rest of the group at the barbecue. In the manga, he and Tohru share a cute moment of blushing eye contact.

I love how Momiji says he'll stop thinking it's pointless, too, after he encourages Kyo not to give up. In a conversation where he could have focused on the fact that Kyo is his romantic rival, he instead focuses on the fact that they both might have futures worth fighting for. They're fighting beside each other, even if they can't both be the one Tohru loves romantically.

Later that episode (or a few chapters later), Momiji's curse breaks. He now has a real future ahead of him, but he sees how Tohru looks at Kyo, and he knows that his own future won't be at her side like he wants.

Kyo: Momiji? Jeez, you're here of all places. Tohru and them are inside looking for you, so- Momiji: What? Kyo: Huh? Uh, nothing. Did something happen? Momiji: My curse is broken. Would it surprise you if I said that? Kyo: What? Listen, you- Momiji: Yours breaking would make Tohru happier than mine breaking. I'm sure she'd be happy. I mean... you know, right? I'm the one this stings. Kyo: Shut up. I don't wanna realize that. It's too...

Gosh, this scene breaks my heart every time. On both of their behalves. Momiji is dealing with his first real heartbreak, and Kyo is dealing with his extremely complicated feelings about loving Tohru, his guilt over Kyoko's death, and his upcoming confinement in the Cat's House.

It's clear Kyo cares for Momiji in this scene, and Momiji really tries to put on a happy face for Kyo, but he can't. Megumi Han does an outstanding job as Momiji in this scene. The way her voice breaks when Momiji smiles and says, "Would it surprise you if I said that?" is just crushing.

The visual storytelling is stunning, too. The wide shots, emphasizing how lonely both Momiji and Kyo are. The way the scene is composed to emphasize the distance between them. The close-ups on their faces when they're each grappling with the thing that's gutting them. The way Momiji's smiles are always immediately followed by the saddest looks. The way their solo shots mirror each other's, at the beginning, middle, and end. We also don't see Kyo's eyes between the moment Momiji says his curse is broken and when Kyo is saying, "I don't wanna realize that."

Before the beach arc, I don't think Momiji would have watched that sort of interaction from a distance, and I don't think he would have let it stop him from making plans with Tohru. He would've just wanted to make her smile and spend as much time with her as possible, even if that meant ignoring her feelings. And he definitely wouldn't have let himself feel sad. Momiji's pain in this scene is evidence of his growth.

That night, Momiji goes to speak to Akito, after having dismissed her the night before. His speech to her might be my favorite moment of the whole series. It's the climax of Momiji's arc, at the very least.

Momiji: I'm sorry I sent you home alone yesterday. I spent the whole day thinking. Wondering why my curse is gone... only mine. I couldn't think of anything that would cause it. But I can say this: Akito, I can't stay by your side for the rest of my life. And you can't tie me down anymore. [Akito slaps Momiji] Akito: Monster! Traitor. Traitor! [Akito beats her fists against Momiji's chest] Akito: If you leave here, leave me, you've got no place to go! Your mother and father won't just welcome you back! No one will! You'll never be happy! Momiji: I know. I've become so free, and so lonely. The curse breaking doesn't mean I'll get the girl I want. And the bonds that unconditionally connected me to everyone are gone. It's too late. I can't go back to before things were broken. But... but don't tell me that not having those things means I can't be happy! Don't just decide that! I feel vulnerable being free, but a happiness might exist for me! It might be somewhere in the future, waiting for me to catch up! I'm going to finally start walking along my own life's path. What about you? How long will you stay here? The person most afraid that if they leave this place, they'll have no home and no happiness... Akito: Shut up. Just shut up. Get lost. Momiji: Okay.

It's almost the credo of the whole series, isn't it? That it's better to make your own way, with no guarantee of love or happiness, than to cling to bonds that have become a burden and wish for things to never change. What Momiji's saying is what Akito needs to accept in order to be free herself.

And Momiji, despite all the loss he's suffered, despite having his heart broken that very afternoon, he's still determined to keep going.

I love this as the climax for Momiji's arc because it showcases the ways he's grown while also showing us the things that have always made him such a special character. He's standing up for himself and his future, not afraid to make Akito angry or say things she doesn't want to hear. He's acknowledging that it hurts, and that he might never have the family he so desires. But he also might.

It's a waste of time to think about loss or life getting harder. The traveler never thought about that stuff.

He still has hope, even as everything seems so dark. And he still tries to help Akito, even after everything she's done to him.

The parallels between Kyo and Akito in this episode/chapter are so well done. For both of them, the pain of moving forward is just too much right now, but Momiji still wants to see them both move forward anyway, and he's telling them this in a straightforward, mature way, rather than manipulating them.

And Momiji's not done affecting Kyo's arc.

After Kyo asks Tohru if she loves him, we see Momiji's face and hear him say, "I mean... you know, right?" Once more, it's Momiji whose voice Kyo hears at such a crucial moment.

It's painful for Kyo to finally accept that Tohru loves him. He doesn't know she already knows about his confinement, and worse still, he knows he has to tell her about the day of her mother's death.

But again, it was Momiji who led Kyo to realize that he loves Tohru in S2, and now it's Momiji leading Kyo to realize that Tohru loves him, too.

After Kyo unloads his guilt on Tohru, and Tohru falls from the cliff, it's really Yuki who gets Kyo to take the final step toward accepting Tohru's love, so I won't say much about that except to point out that Yuki says making Tohru smile was protecting her, and that only Kyo could make her smile like that.

I think this scene, where Momiji and Kagura team up to tease Kyo, is the last time we see Kyo and Momiji together. But they're still affecting each other's arcs all the way to the end.

After Kyo and Tohru get together, they visit Kyoko's grave, and Kyo asks Tohru to move away with him.

It's selfish, and it's going to take Tohru away from everyone else, but he still asks anyway. It's a very Momiji-like thing for him to do.

And then, he says this:

I'm taking her with me. You good with that? I'll keep my promise. I know I'm really late, but... I'll protect her for life. So, we're good, right?

He's taking her with him, and he'll protect her for life. He's learned from Momiji, but he's still Kyo.

As they get ready to leave, Tohru starts reminiscing and starts to cry because she'll miss everyone so much.

Kyo: Clearly you don't get it. Listen up: everyone loves you more than you think they do. So it'll be okay. This isn't the last time you'll ever see them. It's the start of a new banquet, right?

In his last appearance, Kyo hugs her and cheers her up and offers a healthy dose of optimism for their future.

And the last time we see Momiji, he's sitting at the dojo with Haru and Rin.

Momiji: More importantly, how dare Kyo take Tohru with him! I bet he just wants her all to himself. I wanna pinch him! Really hard! Haru: Why not pinch him tomorrow? Momiji: Nah, I can't do it in front of Tohru. Oh, but thanks to him, I have another dream. I'm going to find an amazing significant other, and we're gonna go visit them just to show off! So Tohru had better stay happy. She'd better keep on smiling, or I'll be disappointed.

He's complaining and getting annoyed at Kyo (and threatening light physical violence!), but he's still dreaming of a bright future for himself. And he's trusting Kyo to keep cheering Tohru up in their new home.

When I started thinking about writing this series, the point I thought I'd be making was that Momiji functioned as Kyo's mentor in Fruits Basket. But after putting these posts together, I really think it'd be more accurate to say they were each other's mentors. Their relationship has a mutuality from the start. I hope they remained close as adults.

And I really hope Momiji found an amazing partner.

Momiji and Kyo: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Here's a plug for my fic, Bloom Within Us. It's a canon-divergent AU where Tohru dies after falling from the cliff. I've really enjoyed exploring Momiji and Kyo's relationship in that story. If you've enjoyed this series, I hope you'll check it out!

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yoshu-yoshu · 11 months

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I'm a noob at writing so I want requests. I need to get better at writing and at going off prompt.

!!Things I will write!!

- Fluff (☁️)

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- Against (🚫)

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Thank you<3

Fruits basket

- Akito

- Kyo

- Shigure

- Ritsu

- Yuki

- Tohru

One punch man

- Saitama

- Genos

- Speed-o-sound-sonic(Yûki)

Spy x Family

- Yor

- Loid

- Frankie

- any of the children platonically

- Yuri

Vocaloid

- Miku

- KAIDO

- Len

- MEIKO

You may request any one thats not from this list and I will read about them to try and capture their personality the best I can. I have more but the tags wouldn't fit and its already 2am. Imma gts then make another one tomorrow(or- when I wake up)!<3

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lunaarmy · 9 months

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Somebody tell me Akito dies. Please!!! She is so awful the way she treated the zodiacs. On season 2 ep. 10 when she talks to Kyo. She is a sadistic monster!!!

#fruits basket #akito #kyo #yuki #kyo x tohru #tohru honda #kisa #rin #haru #zodiac stories #zodiac cat #cat #momiji sohma #kyo sohma #yuki sohma

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athena-theunicorn · 2 months

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Against All Gods🐈

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Tohru Honda woke up in a hospital bed. Kyo Sohma woke up in a desolate cottage. Akito Sohma woke up on a crumbling throne.

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What would have happened if Akito locked Kyo up, despite Tohru's best efforts? He did lose the bet, after all...

Chapter 8

“I’m so sorry.”

Tohru was stunned.

Why would that be the first thing he says to her? What is he sorry for? God, he shouldn’t be the one apologizing, for crying out loud! How long had he been holding it in, waiting to tell her?

Before she could stop herself, she bowed at the waist and said, “No, I’m sorry!”

She heard chuckling behind her. She looked up from under her bangs to see Kyo’s baffled expression, just barely there under all the sorrow.

“You haven’t changed,” he said.

Tohru stood again and gazed at him once more. Was his hair always that dull? She remembered it being the color of fire, and it was soft and fluffy, especially after he washed it. Now it looked limp and dimmed. His eyes looked almost hollow, although he tried to smile at her. She appreciated the sentiment.

They stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Was it real? Where they truly there, back to each other? What was left unsaid between them? What assumptions from months of being apart were true? There were tears in his eyes, but he was refusing to let them fall.

“I really want to hug you,” Tohru said softly, without thinking about it.

The smile Kyo gave her might’ve been real, the way it made her heart beat faster. He held his arms out after a moment of contemplation. He was willing quicker than Yuki had been, barely giving it a few moments of thought. Tohru took the few steps between them and wrapped her arms around him, relishing those few precious seconds before...

Poof!

An orange cat appeared in her arms a moment later, but she didn’t let go. He didn’t try to squirm and escape like he would have before. He let her hold him against his chest, stroking his back gently. His clothes fell to the floor. The other Sohmas looked in in wonder, baffled. If their affection was a secret before, it wasn’t anymore.

#fruits basket #fanfic #fanfiction #fruits basket fanfic #fruits basket 2019 #fruits basket fanfiction #tohru honda #kyo sohma #kyoru #kyo x tohru #akito sohma

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jaeshoney · 1 year

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I just finished Fruits Basket last night and the last episode was both fulfilling and unfulfilling because i’m happy they all are free but i wanted to see them all together again and maybe a in between of them graduating and being grandparents. And what happened to the rest of them?? I have so many questions. Also i never felt like Ykui and Tohru were going to be together for the simple fact that she has always love the cat zodiac. It was literally the first scene.

#fruits basket #zodiac #kyo x tohru #yuki sohma #hatori sohma #hatsuharu sohma #cat #rat #akito sohma #tohru sohma #tohru honda #i’m literally sobbing #why did it end

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lionsoap · 2 years

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i love how fruits basket features one of my favorite canon couples of all time and one of my least favorites

#fruits basket 2019 #fruba #fruits basket #furuba #tohru honda #kyo soma #kyo sohma #kyoru #akito sohma #shigure sohma #akigure #i hate akigure #kureno x arisa is a given in terms of awfulness

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zodiac-carnival-zine · 2 years

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We, The Zodiac Troupe, Thank You All For Support Throughout This Time & Can’t Wait To Hear Your Thoughts On The Amazing Work That’s Been Done Of This Wonderful Series 💖

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maria-eve-falcon · 2 years

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THEY REALLY WERE BOTH YOUNG WHEN THEY FIRTS SAW EACH OTHER

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all's well that ends well

#love story #tyhey really were both young when they saw each other #taylor swift #tohru x kyo #akito x shigure #Youtube #tw #ik akigure is a bit toxic but all's well that ends well

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wolfgiselle · 6 months

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Summary: What if Tohru Honda didn't survive her fall from the cliff?

Kyo, Yuki, Saki, Arisa, and the rest of Tohru's loved ones mourn together and figure out a way forward without her.

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Review: This is a great Fruits Basket fanfiction: The second I’ve read focusing on Tohru dying young and how everyone mourns and deals with that moving forward. Its greatness can be attributed to character writing. Focus isn’t given to a mere individual. This fic handles its ginormous cast of characters and shifting POVs without anyone getting lost in the shuffle. I could feel all their pain, and the many different relationships between the various cast members were well represented.

In particular, I love the handling of Yuki and Kyo’s relationship. I adore stories where they learn how to communicate with each other and put in the actual effort/try. There was so much potential for a relationship there (platonic - I’m not a Kyo/Yuki shipper), and I love seeing a friendship between the two come to pass.

This fic is truly special because, despite its sad nature, it’s not focused on the angst for the sake of being sad. It is sad. But that’s not the focus. The focus is learning to move on and build closer bonds with the people who are there with you.

Yuki and Machi’s relationship here was so cute! And Yuki and Kakeru��s friendship made up for my shipping woes of them not being a couple. Tohru’s two best friends got some deserved screen time and development I don’t often see. Kyo and Kazuma’s father/son relationship flourishes. Something about Tohru’s death brings all these people closer together when there was a great chance it could’ve instead torn them apart. Tohru wouldn’t have wanted that, though. She would’ve wanted everyone to be happy. You feel absolutely awful for Kyo because she died before ever getting to truly express his feelings or be with her. And now he’ll have to live with that regret and reminders of what could’ve been for the rest of his life.

This story deserves more love than it’s got and is getting. I definitely recommend it.

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