zayn left the band first and IT’S OKAY!!, then they took a break, all of them (except one) started their solo career in 2016, released singles/albums (IT’S OKAY too!!). harry waited until 2017 to release something, but for everyone he’s the worst person in the world .
i feel like hikaru's mom probably knows smth is up but still gives him her unconditional love and patience, knowing the real hikaru, he probably never took the opportunity to confide in her, but she offers it regardless
this scene and the overall story is so precious to me not only because it covers the nuances within aroace/mlm identity, but because it speaks to the large amount of neurodivergent folk within these communities as well.
(a very personal but hopefully insightful thread lol)
I LOVE how they both think of each other as their home and place of belonging, them both saying they want to protect their “home” when their said home is each other