I'm going to be getting my hair dyed today, and bleached for the first time so the dye actually takes - it's going to be about three hours

I'm very eager to answer questions to keep myself entertained during that XD;;

Shinji and Mitsuru!

aaah okay I need to avoid reload-specific spoilers because that really informs me about their dynamic

but trying to talk about it generally without that ... I think it's actually mirrored really well in their Dancing in Moonlight DLC partner dance

they have such high respect for each other, and they are so used to working well together - they're not in sync like he and Aki are (because nobody is) but they know each other well, predict each other's moves well, work together well. and yet

OHH I gotta go watch it

at the same time they've got this high personal barrier between each other. Shinjiro with his own past, Mitsuru with how responsible she feels

I'm dead certain she blames herself in part for Shinjiro running away - for not doing more for him after he did

and Shinjiro can't stand other people blaming themselves for his mistakes, he thinks

they also have a clinical inability to talk about feelings which makes it all worse

ANYWAY they need to have a real conversation and then smooch, the end.

bump if anyone else is curious~!