We need to talk about individual relationships within the Toman Founders More?? Like they were ALL friends. They each had their own dynamic.
Draken and Mitsuya as Toman’s Designated Responsible Married Couple™, but they go completely batshit the second they’re left alone together.
Mikey leans up against Pah-chin and falls asleep, and Pah-chin sits there for hours too scared to move and wake him up.
Baji keeps trying to subtly provoke Mitsuya into fighting him, Mitsuya responds by roasting the fuck out if him without looking up.
Kazutora calls up Draken in the middle of the night when he isn’t feeling well, and they go for a ride because he knows Draken will listen and won’t judge.
Mikey and Baji go back to their childhood playground at night when there’s no kids. They climb the monkey bars and almost knock each-other off a hundred times.
Pah-chin and Mitsuya both get secretly super invested in a crappy romance manga and keep lagging behind the other so they can silently fanboy over the last chapter.
Draken and Baji tinker with Baji’s old bike together, both of them reminisce about Shinichiro and when Baji has a breakdown, Draken sits with him and lets him cry it out.
Kazutora and Mitsuya rifle through old fashion magazines, Kazutora gawks at the models as Mitsuya explains the designs to him. Eventually Kazutora becomes genuinely invested in the fashion.
Draken bumps into Pah-chin when he’s walking his dog and tags along, they don’t talk much but by the time they split up they’re both grinning.
Mikey lets Mitsuya do his hair and nails while he’s half-dozing off after lunch, and always gets super excited when he comes to and sees whatever new look he’s been given.
Kazutora and Pah-chin keep butting heads because their types in girls are total opposites and somehow it always spins into a massive argument.
Draken goes over to Mikey’s place so much that he’s an honorary part of the family, Mikey’s grandpa will usually pre-emptively put out a plate for him at breakfast knowing he’ll show up.
Baji and Pah-chin keep sparring because Pah-chin is the only one to take him up on the offer. The others make bets. Baji usually wins.
Fuck man. They’re friends. They’re all buddies. A group of friends isn’t a couple loose relationships strung together. I love thinking of how they all interact.
I wonder if pah-chin is already dating his future wife at this point in the story. Because they reconnected around the same time Pah met Mikey and she seemed to really like him then. It would make sense if they started to date some time between him getting out of juvie and now.
