#UGH natsume comes to at the end of the episode with natori's jacket draped over him and sensei lying on natsume's stomach

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rip to hiiragi in the moon-splitting festival arc though. first she paints a protection charm on natsume's arm, standard stuff, but even though right before this he was in a huge hurry to get back to everyone else to make sure they're safe, he's like okay now let's do you. and takes the brush and paints the same charm on her arm. uhhhh. okay. this is fine. okay. then minutes later he throws himself in front of her to protect her from a ton of falling logs with his fragile human body. like not only is he actively making it harder for her to do her job, which is to protect him, by doing stupid heroic shit that puts him in danger, but he's doing said heroic shit to protect HER? like he thinks she's a PERSON??? the fuck is she supposed to do with this shit!

#i wrote some run-on tags the other day about how my favorite storytelling device in natsuyuu is the sensei reaction shots #and one of the things i ran out of room to say is that my SECOND favorite storytelling device in natsuyuu #is the hiiragi reaction shots #because a) it makes total sense that we would want to see her reaction to natsume treating her like a person but b) #SHE ALWAYS LOOKS THE SAME. SHE'S WEARING A MASK THAT COVERS HER ENTIRE FACE. #which means that we just have to infer her reaction. which is such a funny function for a reaction shot to serve! #'hey btw this character is having feelings. not telling you which ones.' #and FURTHERMORE c) not only does her facial expression never differ but said facial expression is one of a vacant-eyed smile #which in turn means that the reaction her mask makes it look like she's having is basically 'um. what. ha ha. the fuck?' #which! i think often is what her reaction actually is! so it circles back around to being accurate! hello!!! #absolutely genius character design. i am obsessed. #natsume's book of friends #natsume yuujinchou #hiiragi #my posts #f #i'm rewatching all the natori episodes because i love him but it's just reminding me how much i love hiiragi and sensei also 😩 #i have other stuff i should be doing today BUT i did successfully get a fill for another themed xword so i'm giving myself a lil break #UGH natsume comes to at the end of the episode with natori's jacket draped over him and sensei lying on natsume's stomach #on top of the jacket... #these characters will be the death of me is2g