and now we have taichi getting Jealous of futaba bc touma gave her a compliment........... i think he's also mad bc earlier he was projecting his insecurities onto her but now shes going and trying to get touma's attention which taichi isnt brave enough to do
his frustration confused me my first read through but when you realize taichi has feelings for touma it becomes obvious- he thinks he has no chance so he hates that futaba, who he thinks of as similar to himself, tried to get touma's attention, bc he himself is too afraid to try
and HERE we have taichi getting jealous because touma spent time with futaba the year before, back when he and touma hadnt been hanging out bc of his own insecurities
boy i see that blush. also this is turning into a "proof that taichi likes touma" thread instead of a livetweet thread im sorry but also im not
i think that even though taichi thinks touma likes akiko and thought futaba would be rejected, he did legitimately want to help her anyway. though i do think deep down he felt if he succeeded in doing so despite that it might make him feel better about having no chance with touma
taichi avoiding futaba bc he doesnt want touma to think he likes her and the moment taichi actually starts liking her
i absolutely think at this point that hes not just talking about his newfound feelings for futaba, but his feelings for touma too, even though he's still in denial about those feelings being romantic
taichi blushing when touma called him by a nickname of his first name..... the bisexuality jumped out
so heres the biggest difference between taichi and futaba, so far he always gives up when the going gets tough because he never thinks hes good enough to succeed whereas futaba will push herself to her limits and beyond to please people
taichis jealous again but he seems more resigned in his jealousy this time, i think hes just once again giving up and assuming other people will be more important to touma than he is. he's also jealous of touma though for getting closer to futaba, he's afraid of being left behind
i think futaba is shown like this not just because taichi is startingnto like her, but because shes someone taichi wishes he could be more like. she inspires him to be a better person
[animal death cw] so i guess this is why taichi thinks so little of himself and holds himself back so often
TAICHI HIDING HIS BLUSH WHEN HE THANKS TOUMA FOR THE GIFT................ i cant believe yall thought this boy was a heterosexual
THIS WHOLE SEQUENCE AND THEN TAICHIS FLASHBACK TO PUTTING HIS HANDS ON TOUMAS CHEST.......... DARE I SAY IT?
i dont wanna post too much of this bc spoilers but this is CLEARLY taichi dealing with his repressed feelings and bisexuality i will never understand why people thought he was straight