i forgot to upload (sorry my tumblr is kinda dead and i only update when i remember to log in LOL) this is my gift to @yazzdonut for the @yakuzasecretsanta!!!
so much to say about this whole scene—the fact that its raining just like it was when dojima attacked yumi, framing the scene as a ‘redo’ of that night; all the ‘rebirth’ symbolism; the DIALOGUE and the VOICE ACTING. but just. this is arguably nishikis lowest moment. two seconds ago he was about to kill himself, then this jerk comes in and starts randomly spouting off about how much better kiryu is. and even then. even here, the moment where nishiki decides to essentially become a new person, a second after he’s baptized himself in blood, he STILL doesn’t think ill of kiryu or of what kiryu did. he thinks ill of HIMSELF. even when the whole WORLD is pushing nishiki to hate kiryu, nishiki still thinks HE wronged KIRYU.
nishiki is very far from perfect and i love him to bits.
