Suzuka - Vol. 9 Ch. 77 - First Name

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The more I see of Hattori, the more I think he has no idea how proper relationships go. He's just used to his way of dating, which isn't actually that serious- he's the type to just get close enough to have some fun and move on. If he ran into the kind of friction that Yamato and Suzuka have, he'd probably back off and find someone else, but these two actually want to be with each other despite their arguing- I feel like that's more significant than anything he's probably experienced.

It's also the fact that their relationship has been a mostly natural progression, outside of Honoka's interference. They're together because they realize they've wanted this, from growing closer gradually over time until neither could ignore it. For this reason, it doesn't really feel like much has changed, because not much has changed- it's just them acknowledging how they already feel. This, as well, is not something Hattori has experience with, because his dating style is so shallow and swift, like a flash of lighting that looks brilliant, but fades quickly and is merely surface appearance. He goes for generalized approaches that work in majority cases, but ultimately have little substance. In my opinion, if he continues like this, he'll have a rather unfulfilling lovelife compared to Yamato and Suzuka, who are going to grow more intimate with time.

But Yamato's clueless and oblivious about anyone else, as usual. The way he broached the subject of first-name basis with Miki Hashiba was clueless and insensitive to her feelings, so of course she pinched the hell out of his face for playing with her heart like that. It's similar to how he wasn't even really seeing Honoka for herself, despite being in a relationship with her.

Anyway, he's too worried about how others see them, too. If it wasn't for him feeling like they need to look more like a couple to Hattori (who I already covered seems clueless about legit relationships, anyway), this whole episode wouldn't have even happened. But we got confirmation she doesn't mind if he calls her Suzuka, even if he didn't seem to actually hear it.
 

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