May 2, 2020 · Eiji is definitely coded as the romantic interest since his character was originally female and BF is a shoujo. Either way they loved each other and the manga gives us that absolutely by Ash's decision to die knowing he was loved by Eiji and Eiji's life being completely turned upside down because of Ash's death.

Eiji has always had people who cared for him instead. I think that to Eiji Ash was who made him feel special. Everyone else agreed that Eiji is a very ordinary boy, but he is underrated, he is more clever than he seems. Ash was a genius who recognized Eiji as an equal.

Regarding their relationship being non-sexual, I saw a post by a Japanese-born person (according to my own understanding of JP culture) explaining why BF doesn't like to see Ash and Eiji's relationship as sexual. It's that the author, and traditional Japanese culture, isn't what liberal westerners would call "sex positive".

Sep 9, 2021 · Ash kissing Eiji’s neck while looking directly at us is a physical manifestation of Sing’s words in Garden of Light: Eiji is Ash’s, and through those actions, Ash himself tells us so. It’s also important that Ash is the one doing those things; he loves and longs for Eiji, and here, he actually has the agency (and presumably, freedom ...

Jan 27, 2021 · Let me point out one more thing. Yoshida had decided to let Ash die from the beginning. River's death upset Yoshida and made her hesitant to let him die for a while. She thought of an ending without Ash's death, but he hasn't gone to Japan or be with Eiji even in that case. In the end, She let Ash die, just as she had decided in the beginning.

May 13, 2021 · Ash and Eiji were facing serious threats to their well-being when they were together. They probably had a lot more on their minds besides sexual fulfillment. But it is fundamentally clear that there was deep care and affection between them.

Jun 14, 2020 · Eiji wasn’t a person who you’d typically find in Ash’s surroundings, and Ash could see it more so because Eiji’s presence was very jarring compared to what he’s used to. So i think more than anything, it started off as curiosity towards Eiji, just pure curiosity on what kind of person Eiji was to be there, which later on developed ...

Feb 17, 2023 · For Ash, it was likely in the mansion. Asking if Eiji was scared of him, expecting Eiji to hate him, yet getting nothing but sympathy. More than sympathy, even, when Eiji explained how losing Ash would make him go crazy with anxiety and grief. That seemed like a massive turning point for him in particular.

Sep 3, 2020 · So did Ash and Eiji shared romantic feelings for eachother or not. I keep seeing contradicting information everywhere I search. First there's the page in GoL where Sing says they might have shared romantic feelings and that they were basically soulmates.

Oct 7, 2022 · I'm currently writing a oneshot that covers the specific trauma Ash went through in the series, however I have written one that doesn't exactly line with the canon events of his trauma and initially starts as Ash comforting Eiji through writer's block, but it still fits the hurt/comfort tag.