Status Updates From 暁のヨナ 9 [Akatsuki no Yona 9]

If something happens to my boy yun throughout the series I might die
Protect my kid pls

i thought hak coming around to teaching yona would play out much differently but WOW am i glad i was wrong bc this was so much juicier. hak clearly still has his own personal hang ups about it so he willfully gives up his agency by reminding yona that she commands him. he shoved himself back into the role of simple bodyguard so can more easily ignore his emotions and focus solely on duty instead

gija i ADORE you!!!!! he can be pushy and judgy at times but everyone knows that it’s because he wants the dragons to be their best. he really is the glue that keeps them together and i hope we do get to see him mentoring sinha more

sinha's little "i can be here...?" just ripped my heart out of my chest thanks for asking
"i'm allowed to exist? i'm allowed to have family and be understood and cared for by them? i'm allowed to keep living despite everything i've done? despite everything i've endured? i'm allowed to live?"

YES YONA YES YES YES THAT IS THE SOLUTION THATS WHAT I JUST FUCKING SAID
this breakthrough is so beautifully done as an allegory for trauma and abandonment issues. sinha needs to accept the pain he's been put through and the pain that he is in turn capable of inflicting on others, cause if he keeps hiding it all away it's only going to overwhelm him and twist him into the monster he's convinced he already is

this arc has put me through the wringer but i fear my last straw is pu-kyu nuzzling against sinha's fingers when he's paralyzed. that's it, that fucking moment right there. kusanagi when i find you