Momento · 1mo
This may have already been answered in the fic itself and I just missed or forgot it, but is the Midori Shin reunites with in the wedding planner au the same one he was friends with for years? I vaguely remember Shin mentioning something about his hands feeling "human", which should be impossible. I was pretty conflicted between him somehow surviving the banquet and him being the doll Keiji found on floor 5. The ambiguity adds to the grim tone and Shin's fractured, conflicted and unreliable narration in the fic, which is a nice touch. Regardless, that guy's the exact same persistent, insufferable cockroach as always and I hate him for it (if you're asking why I didn't just re-read to double check, that fic emotionally scarred me so I'm asking here instead XD).
Also I never got to fight you over Shin custody. After the Doctor/Patient fic, let it be known I'm filling the documents.
yes, they’re the same! although his touch/other characteristics are described as human-like by shin, it should still feel ambiguous to the reader since his narration is everything but reliable (especially due to trauma and his memories of the old hiyori, or the unconscious hopeful feeling that he never really changed — even though it's basically impossible and shin has to remind himself of that). tl;dr, it's entirely up to the reader to imagine whether or not shin's perceptions are accurate — personally, i imagine shin would be slightly delusional/in denial at first and gradually accept reality, that is, acknowledging the fact this hiyori's not the same one he knew because his old friend was fabricated by illusions. his fiancé (and husband later on) is midori, someone who manages to make him feel even worse than his old friend did, and someone who lacks the warmth he used to have. he finds himself forever attached to him regardless
(oh we don't talk about the doctor/patient fic)
