Banana Fish

⋆˚࿔ “my words might not mean anything now, but just remember one thing. even if the world turns on you, i’ll always be on your side.” im such a sucker for deep, well-written love stories, platonic or romantic, and the connection between ash and eiji is def one of them. the way they understand and care for each other, often without any words is so genuine and intimate to me, in a way that’s surely not easy to achieve. they are each other’s safe space in this cruel, dangerous (but also very real) world… and ash is just so dear to me… like a son. watching all that he went through while still being able to care so deeply for others made me so attached to him (especially since he’s inspired by riv…). it’s definitely the main reason why banana fish broke my heart so badly. .✦ ݁˖ “they were… connected to each other, soul to soul.” idk if i’ll ever be able to rewatch it tbh but it was so worth watching (already bought vol. 1 of the manga tho. ig i like to suffer?).