anon · 20h
exactly! harua has really strong EQ and ability to judge or "reading the room" so the fact that they reenacted the situation of wut happened 4 yrs ago during their campfire confessions in front of a bunch of staff/peers dissecting every.single.word. that they are saying to each other...no wonder he clammed up and appeared flippant and kept it light-hearted lol. also i can see the obv diff with last yr's &day stage where harua outright said: "Yu-kun, I like you," sincerely vs here shows that context matters and that audience was in front of supportive lunés, not a bunch of cameramen and filming staff who are literally 1 meter away staring at them :'D... i think we only really learn a lot more about harua and his closeness with the members when he does long-form weverse lives bcuz that's uninterrupted/without major edits. That's why i'm desperately waiting for another harumaki/shoppingz live because that's when you can REALLY see (esp since the last one was wut almost 2 yrs ago?) how he's grown and matured. also i wish more ppl could see how maki's eyes automatically lands on harua at every opportunity and quietly observes him on camera!! like that heavy stare is SOOOOO obvious to everyone so i feel like harua holds back even more to keep the balance lol
i’ve been discussing this with oomfs also, but i think there’s also an important cultural context, harua very much expresses his emotions in a very japanese way in a sense, and very differently from maki who has a more global perspective. it’s interesting to see and i totally agree that the context matters! i also would love a new makrung live 😭😭 like please we’re starving 😭😭 all the other teamies always hint about how close makrung are off camera though, so i know they’re still just as bonded as ever, but perhaps just a bit more secretive about it now. but like you said, eyes don’t lie, so we can still see how much they care for each other even if it’s not explicitly said. it’s so fun to hear your thoughts, thanks for sharing!
