#i added it back in but obvs itll be missing from a few reblogs rip

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

the more i rewatch the scene with sora and kairi exchanging paopu fruit in kh3, the more im baffled by how many fans cite it as the ultimate proof s/k is now canon

like

right off the bat sora wonders about riku

and then looks confused/concerned when kairi suggests the idea

its only after kairi clarifies that she just wants to be a part of his life ‘no matter what’ that he agrees

no matter what? what is the ‘no matter what’? if he finds someone else? 

to me it reads more like her wanting them to have some kind of relationship, regardless of the choices sora makes in the future. even if that relationship isnt romantic

her adding on ‘that’s all’ further indicates she notices soras concern, and wants him to know what she really meant by exchanging the fruits. which is that she just wanted them to remain in each others lives.

and of couse, the original japanese dialogue for this scene is even more blatantly platonic:

“This charm is to keep us from getting separated again.”

(its also been stated they recorded two versions of the scene: one where they exchange the fruit, and one where they dont. and didnt tell the VAs which they were gonna use. which seems weird if its suppose to be a pivotal scene IRT a s/k romance?)

like??? as a whole the scene feels not like the beginning of a sora and kairi romance, but as a cap on their relationship and wrapping it up, so to speak.

theyve finally recreated their childhood cave drawing, and now they can move on from it. its like. idk. a bookend. not a new start.

if anything, it almost feels like a red herring, to draw you away from the idea of soriku endgame

and of course, theres the fact they didnt share just one, like in the legend that has been stated multiple times:

note the use of ‘one’, ‘it’, and ‘a paopu’

plus, the combined keyblade?

it doesnt have the paopu charm until they combine the two halves

you know, like splitting a single fruit in half???? to share it?????? like the legend says???????? HELLO????????????

#kingdom hearts #soriku #kh meta #ali's kh meta #long post #image heavy post #ship what you want im just saying #getting real fucking tired of people ignoring actual blatant canon #in favor of heteronormativity #esp when that canon seems to be implying THE EXACT OPPOSITE #like jfc can yall not really comprehend more than surface level text of media #esp in a series like kh filled to the BRIM with subtext #ETA: AW DANG for some reason tumblr left out the other screencap of sora being confused #i added it back in but obvs itll be missing from a few reblogs rip