now this i have a lot of thoughts on actually. [cracks knuckles] [also i'm putting it under the cut because i'm shy]

i think patience is probably the word for them here... akito's super impatient and restless and just hates sitting still for too long without doing anything because then he has to Think, and Thinking is Bad. this reflects in his kisses, because he does not think about them. they're "see you later" or "goodnight" or "i missed you" kisses, little quick presses to the cheek... either that or he falls victim to the classic post-live endorphins, where he gets a little too caught up in how amazing touya is and the only way he can express that joy is pinning him to a wall backstage. But that too is "not thinking too much." fleeting but intense, a little rough around the edges, warm... quite akito-like

touya i think is on the complete opposite end in a way that makes akito explode lol. i remember reading this line in a fic once that was something like... being the subject of a musician's devotion is almost overwhelming (paraphrased) and now i think about that constantly in regards to him. like touya is intense in his own way but that's because his attention does not waver and he takes his time with absolutely everything. this guy loooooves savoring the moment and he looooooves learning more about all the different sides of akito and he wants to remember everything about everything and it definitely drives akito up the wall LMFAO because he is just happy enough with the simple fact that this is something he can do. he is allowed to hold akito's face in his hands and smile like an idiot and take in every detail of his face not to mention the actual kissing. because once touya's done beating around the bush he's kind of like a puppy that you have to eventually shove away from licking your face he just really likes kissing akito a whole lot. touya's pretty much the type to get very wrapped up in whatever he's feeling and kind of discards the rest of the world for a bit

i don't know man (got embarrassed typing this) there's of course room for nuance on either side but this is generally how i see it. a lot of it is from the akito "why do i want to be loved" touya "why do i want to love" (touya loves being able to openly show how much he adores akito + akito is getting used to accepting that unconditional love without immediately downplaying himself) and i think it speaks a lot to how they treat each other... kiss kiss fall in love forever hope this was good food for thought i will crawl into a hole now

this is mainly a niigo concept i believe & i think vbs are more general, but i can certainly give you my thoughts…

MEIKO spawns first iirc, and witnesses akian at RW. i think she’s born of kensan’s idea of “wanting to provide a place of respite for the younger generation,” what with running the cafe & her wl card… motherly/looking after the kids yknow.

len (and by extension rin) is born from akty’s partnership as shown in wl, but i think he+rin are the more general concept of Aibou, and kind of slot into whatever metaphor they need to get across; eg representing akitouya’s fight in main story, an’s hazy feelings toward kohane in bout… len i would associate more with akty (touya+len kizuna “a partner to care for” & aktylen cc team name “like his older brothers,” len often trying to imitate akty by learning soccer and drinking coffee black) while rin is more representative of ankh (bout again, anrin kizuna “i love this street,” smth to be said about rin being the vs for both vot and lutf as well) also just. gender shenanigans.

luka is about freedom and honest emotions, so she tends to show up when a vbs chara needs to loosen up on their emotions, if that makes sense… bms is a very good example of this (as well as sdsc and wtwg so i can’t class her to one specifically) like. very carefree…

kaito is an interesting case because he’s got some curious akito parallels going on (guys who weren’t taken seriously even though they really wanted to be due to people’s preconceived notions of them, something akito falls into With kaito specifically) and he is in like. 3/5 akito events. so there’s that. he’s similar to luka in that he’s very carefree, but i think he’s more about offering alternate perspectives, or showing things in a new light with some fun quirky food metaphor. maybe a walking occam’s razor. he’s sillay

miku… i have a hard time nailing her down but she’s really the one to give the charas the solid push they need? the confidence to keep pushing forward in the face of hardship, and to get over that finish line… something like that (onto nothing.) i kinda yapped aimlessly but it makes sense in my head + the roles they play in events where theyre present

but of course the easy answer is:
in world link kohane is with luka and meiko, an is with miku, akito is with rin and len, touya is with kaito.
their fes cards are kohane with miku, an with rin and len, akito with rin and len, and touya with miku… which…huh .

if you made me choose i would say kohane miku meiko, an rin, akito len kaito (yaoi man), touya luka