#THEY LOVE EACH OTHERRRR. NOMURA REALLY GAVE US THISSSSSS

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Well, definitely riku's love for sora. I feel like kh3 was sora's game to understand an act of love and what kind of love that's involved with someone close to you. Plus I've read the sleeping realm theory and yeah

I haven’t read any theories in awhile (I can’t find them) but YEAH I love all of them.

And yeah. DDD is basically Riku talking about Sora the whole time. Like….

1. He is immediately thinking about finding Sora in Traverse Town. He’s so dedicated to it that he trusts a stranger (which from his attitude is probably what he never used to do) to help him MAYBE find Sora.

2. When he DOES see Sora in hologram form, he reaches out bc he wants to touch him, but he knows it’s not real so he pulls back. He wanted to touch him-

3. When they seal Traverse Town’s keyhole, Riku looks over at Sora while he does the same. They know the other is there without seeing them. They can feel it.

4. Riku in Pinocchio’s world, will eventually talk about Sora and how he’s “the best teacher I could ever have.” LIKE?? HE’S JUST LEARNING FROM SORA WITHOUT SORA EVEN DOING MUCH!!! HE JUST!! LOOKS UP TO HIM!!!

5. In Tron’s world, he talks about how he and Sora can take on anything.

6. In addition to what I said above, when Sam mentioned a portal, Riku got a little excited and I bet he thought he could find Sora through this portal. He didn’t want to go with Sam, a stranger, yet he did because once again he thought he could find Sora.

7. When Riku is talking to Quasimodo, he tells him to find friends who care for him no matter what and to listen to his heart, and then he walks away and says, “I wish I could take my own advice.” LIKE?? NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO SORA BUT LIKE….when you think about it it sorta is.

8. RIKU BECOMES A DREAM EATER FOR SORA!! WITHOUT REALIZING IT TOO!! IT JUST HAPPENS “out of instinct,” LIKE AAAAAH-

9. Literally, the whole plot is based around them looking for each other. Sure, they’re helping the worlds, but like said above, any mention of a portal or finding the other, both immediately perk up. Well, I can’t remember right now if Sora has, but we know Riku has like twice.

10. Riku tells Ansem (I think) that he WILL fight to be by Sora’s side and how nothing will stop him.

11. He literally says, “Are you whats trapping him in that nightmare? Because if you are….I’m what nightmares fear!” LIKE??? HE LITERALLY!! THREATENED A HEARTLESS FOR SORA WITH NO HESITATION

12. Dives into Soras heart to wake him up with, once again, no hesitation. He actually insists on doing it because he knows he has to. He wants Sora to feel him and HE wants to help him.

13. Riku isn’t one for touch, but everytime Sora touches him he lets it happen. Sora throws himself at Riku, and he doesn’t push him off. He’s surprised, obviously, but he accepts it when Sora hugs him again. He likes the contact. AND when Sora throws his arm around Riku, he doesn’t push him off or really tense up. It just makes him feel happy bc Sora is happy for him!

The whole game is just like….centered around the worlds and story while ALSO throwing in soriku. Just little hints and words that show that they’re both thinking of each other!! Really!!

Sora just being like, “He just needs time,” when Tron is not acting himself and attacking Sora, is literally! Such a parallel to Sora and Riku!! You can’t tell me Sora wasn’t thinking about Riku in this moment.

Sometime in Pinocchios world, someone mentions a teacher and Rikus like, “yeah. With that stupid grin he’s always wearing. He’s the best teacher I could ever have,” LIKE?? LITERALLY SAYING!!! HE LISTENS TO SORA AND LEARNS FROM HIM! And they BOTH listen to each other.

Sora follows Riku’s lead and Riku follows Sora. They’re following each other!! They’re connected!! They make a SONG TOGETHER!! AND THEY HAVE A KEYBLADE TOGETHER THAT I USED EVEN WHEN THEY ARENT TOGETHER BC THEIR CONNECTION IS THAT STRONG!!

Sorry for yelling but yes. DDD is just soriku content mixed in with everything else. But soriku is the main ingredient when we focus on the characters and the lessons they learn at the end of each world. They both think of the other at the end of each world and I LOVE it.

And I haven’t played KH 3 in awhile but yeah I agree. I believe it’s Sora’s starting point in understanding everything in himself. But it’s also a starting point to the doubt and the pain that’s kinda been resting there. I need it to be addressed in whatever KH game is next PLEASE NOMURA. And there’s no proofreading this my hands are just typing. Thanks for the ask love you💙.