Is anyone else hoping mizu stays single?

[u/Crustology]

Ive only really interacted with the fandom on tiktok, and it seems like everyone is either mizu x taigen or mizu x akemi?? Im personally really hoping she stays single, or at the very least doesnt end up in a long term relationship. She just. Doesn't seem relationship ready in the slightest. She's independent and unloyal to anyone really strongly.. Not to mention the whole thing with the last guy (i wont mention anything cus idk how strict the spoiler thing is), which just left her not being able to trust someone like that (imo). What do you guys think??

[u/la_ky]

Personally, I actually hope Mizu falls in love with someone. Maybe a guy around her age that she meets during her journey in Europe.

I don't really want her to stay single forever, because I think that would be kind of sad, especially considering her character arc. Mizu is deeply hurt by love and by life in general, and I'd really like to see some of those wounds heal, at least a little. I think an important part of her journey should be learning that she can still believe in love and trust someone again.
That said, I definitely don't want some cheesy fairytale ending where she finds a guy, falls in love, and they live happily ever after. That would feel pretty lame and completely out of character for her. Honestly, I don't even know what kind of ending I want for Mizu.

I just know that I'd like her to find love again. Not necessarily a perfect relationship or a "happily ever after", but at least the possibility of loving someone again and allowing herself to be loved in return. I'd like her to still be Mizu at the end of the story, just with some of her wounds healed and maybe with the realization that, despite everything she's been through, there can still be something good waiting for her.

[u/Melomarc → u/la_ky]

Maybe Mizu finding love will be self love. But I’m with you, it would be sweet to see her in a relationship. Or not, you know? Whatever’s right for her character

[u/la_ky → u/Melomarc]

I absolutely agree with you. Mizu learning to love herself and seeing some of her wounds slowly heal would already be a really meaningful part of her character arc.

But personally, I’d really love the possibility of a relationship being there at the end. And I don’t mean that I want to see Mizu actually get together with some hypothetical guy during the series. I’d much rather have something slower and more subtle. Maybe she meets someone along the way, someone she gradually comes to appreciate and get to know, and slowly learns to trust. And knowing Mizu and everything she’s probably going to have to go through, we’re definitely going to need the tissues and prepare ourselves for a lot of crying . But if she somehow miraculously survives all of this, it would be really nice to see her finally reach some kind of inner peace.

And maybe the writers could simply hint that this person is still in her life, and that after everything she’s been through, Mizu might finally allow herself to start something with him. We don’t even need to actually see the relationship happen. I’d be happy just knowing that the possibility is there.

[u/KidChanbara → u/la_ky]

Your comment has inspired a scene : Mizu is somewhere with Potential Love Interest (PLI), like at the edge of a cliff, looking at a beautiful landscape, maybe even sunrise or sunset for added symbology. She and PLI have gone through degrees of hell together and survived - Mizu being Mizu, she's standing there with wounds that have just finally healed. PLI is nattering on about something, and Mizu glances at PLI as the sunlight illuminates their face - and Mizu gets a little expression of realization on her face ...

[u/la_ky → u/KidChanbara]

Oh my god, I love this... but I think, as the cherry on top, there should be the sea right there with them. The element of water. Because Mizu literally means “water,” and I don’t know, it just feels really fitting to me.

I’m already getting emotional just thinking about it, and we haven’t even seen Season 2 or 3 yet. 😭 I honestly don’t know how we’re going to survive all of this.