Ya’ll what got me in today’s Furaba episode was the parallel between Tohru trying to ‘teach’ herself to smile and laugh for Kyo’s sake and her teaching herself to speak politely like her dad when she was young for Kyoko’s sake.
Young Tohru was SOO scared of losing her mom to her dad’s death, she pushed down all her feelings and changed her character ENTIRELY to keep her mom happy. But now, even though she tried SO HARD to change again, she couldn’t contain those feelings. Her hurt was shown to not only to Kyo, but to all her friends, despite her best efforts.
It really is a subtle, but perfect cherry on top to not only Tohru’s love for Kyo outgrowing her love for Kyoko, but in turn, Tohru’s character development, as she didn’t need to change or hide her feelings to receive love from her important people. She got it by being her true, honest self.
Like??? That alone had me CRYINGGG
