The core of Mashiro’s character arc lies in her contrast with Sorata Kanda. Sorata is an "ordinary" person striving to be extraordinary, constantly battered by rejection and failure. Mashiro, conversely, is naturally extraordinary, succeeding effortlessly in fields she applies herself to (first oil painting, then manga).
Sorata set down his coffee. He turned to face her fully, his expression serious in a way Mashiro rarely saw. shiina mashiro
Her confession is not "I love you." It is: "I want to live with Sorata forever. I want to wear his shirts. I want to wash his back. I want to make him meals." The core of Mashiro’s character arc lies in
Sorata laughed. "Of course. The only living thing that understands you." Sorata set down his coffee
Mashiro leaned her head against his shoulder. Yuki purred between them. And for the first time in three months, Shiina Mashiro felt the quiet, terrifying, wonderful thrill of having something to say.
