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[phoenix-downer]

hey there! I wanted to let you know this is ao3/tumblr user aquafolia. I finally took the plunge and made a KH blog! so hello again!!! I hope you’ll forgive how long this ask is.

So I just beat kh2 (Xigbar gave me WAY too much trouble!) and for some reason, the second visit to Halloweentown has really struck a chord with me. I noticed that at the end of the visit when they’re discussing the significance of the Doctor’s experiment stealing Christmas presents, even Sora gets it wrong at first: He says ‘no Jack, it’s not about the boxes or ribbons, its about what’s inside the box.’ So even Sora, Mr. "Connecting Hearts is My Power", thinks it's the physical gift a person is giving that matters. It’s Sally who sets him straight and says no, it’s the act of giving that makes presents special, the fact that a gift is a tangible way of giving your heart, basically saying to someone, “I want you to be happy.” That sentiment was so profound to me.

But what really struck me then was, as Sora is watching Sally and Jack dance, he suddenly says, ‘maybe I never gave her a real present after all.’ Because in the context of the conversation we just saw, he’s no longer talking about whether he’s given Kairi nice gifts. He’s contemplating if he ever gave her a gift in the spirit of how Sally says gifts are meant to be given.

Now, Sora has been doing a LOT of growing up, and fast. He’s been away from home, went to sleep and woke up a year older, he's been fighting for his life and the world. He’s lost friends and made new ones. He’s also maturing in his relationships, and in particular, in his feelings toward Kairi. And I think in this scene, it’s just fascinating to watch Sora evaluate his relationship with Kairi and his feelings for her, and suddenly become so introspective and even insecure. Luckily, he's got Donald and Goofy there to reassure him.

In this moment I really think he’s asking himself, ‘Did I do enough? Did I ever really make her happy? Was I enough for her? Did I give her a gift to make HER happy? When I gave her gifts, was her happiness in my heart?’ It gives a really interesting glimpse into Sora’s psyche, and how much growth he's experiencing. It nods to the fact that the romantic progression of their relationship is still budding and insecure, still in its early stages. But I think it also shows such depth and growth in Sora's feelings for Kairi, despite (or perhaps, because of) their separation. I see this as a sign of him developing a deeper devotion to her. She's not just someone who makes him feel good in a crush way, but she's becoming a person in his eyes, someone he wants to honor and cherish. The community loves the dancing daydream in Halloweentown--and I adore it too!-- and I think it’s made even more meaningful when contextualized by the dialogue that comes before it.

I would love your thoughts on this scene! Anyway sorry for sending such a long post, but gosh, Sokai makes me gush! I'm so happy I've discovered the wonderful KH community. thanks!!

Hello again! And no worries about the length, I've enjoyed reading your thoughts!

Congrats on finishing KH2! And I'm glad you brought up the second Halloween Town visit, that's one of my favorite SoKai moments for all the reasons you described. I love how you went into how it reveals more about Sora's psyche and his growing/maturing feelings for Kairi because it absolutely does. She's more than just a crush and certainly not just a prize to be won; he's thinking about what she wants, about what will make her happy, and her happiness brings him joy, too.

(Imagining her giggling and smiling and happy makes him so happy he giggles too, and I'll never be over that tbh).

His dialogue and reactions in this scene shows real growth and maturity and empathy on his end. Especially compared to how at the beginning of KH1 he was practically fighting Riku for the chance to share the paopu with her instead of talking to her about how she felt.

And the Halloween Town scene is just profound in and of itself for the reasons you stated; it talks about the nature of gift-giving and what it truly means to want the best for someone else. Sally's dialogue is so great because it goes into all of that more. And then, of course, comes the part about how the greatest gift you can give someone is yourself.

Sora and Kairi have been separated a lot throughout the series, and it makes the time they do get to spend together that much more precious. And Sora exemplifies his understanding of what he learned from this moment by spending time with her, especially later on in the series (I don't know how carefully you're avoiding spoilers so I won't say more beyond that).

And then I wanted to add a few more thoughts about this scene. One of the other reasons I love it is for how bittersweet it is. Sora hasn't seen Kairi in an entire year, and for a fifteen-year-old, that's a long time! The older we get, the quicker the years seem to go by, and the less a single year seems to matter in the big picture. But Sora's still a teenager, and he's missed out on an entire year with Kairi. An entire year's worth of events like birthdays, summer vacation, Christmas. And if they're about to finish junior high school and schooling on Destiny Islands is analogous to Japanese school years, then he's possibly missed graduation too. All important milestones he could've spent with the girl he loves. He doesn't even know what she currently looks like, and this scene really drives that home because she's in her KH1 form still, but he has his KH2 appearance:

(At least those smiles soften the bittersweetness, right?) So yeah, this scene is sweet and beautiful and touching, but it also has a little melancholy to it as well because while we, the audience, know what Kairi looks like now, Sora does not, and it just really captures how it feels to grow up. How the people you once knew you're not sure you know anymore, how you don't even feel like you fully know yourself anymore because you've changed so much.

But in a way that makes this moment really sweet too; Sora knows he's changed, but he still sees Kairi the way he remembers her and wants to hug her (based off of his blushing reaction to seeing Will and Elizabeth hug) and dance with her. He's giggly and blushy and embarrassed about his fantasies, but he is having them, which ties into that motif of how he's growing up. While his feelings for Kairi have been there since KH1, they're growing and maturing the way he's growing and maturing.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I really enjoyed reading them and responding to them! And welcome to the KH community, I’ll always be happy to gush over SoKai! 

[oveliagirlhaditright]

So, the awesome user @aquafolia came up with this one. So all the credit goes there:) But here are some more parallels:) (A.K.A. Sora being super angry for Kairi’s sake. Like, a lot angrier than we’ve ever seen him be.)

(You probably can’t tell, but he’s run forward between the last two images to get even closer to Xemnas.)

Also, you might not be able to tell with the images, but Sora slices his Keyblade through the air in the first scene.

[anchored]

Bas relief of Atropos, one of the three Moirae, Greek goddesses of fate and destiny, cutting the thread of life.

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[terpsikeraunos]

Hi, I love your blog and was just wondering if you could recommend me some similar classics blogs!

thanks! a lot of the blogs i follow aren’t specifically about classics, but here are some that usually are (and are more focused than my own content tbh):

@aquafolia, @quousque, @armafeminamque, @prospicit, @monochromemary, @ancient-soul, @magistrameyer, @pythionice, @aelle, @classically-queer, @somepoorsod, @clodiuspulcher, @abrollo, @earlhamclassics, @sigaloenta, @hephaistionisawesome, @masvccio, @rolling-pinecone, @per-silvas-eamus, @hellenecstatic, @arktoskallisto, @jupitersbarkeeper, @mollyoftheday, @nunc-iam-illa-non-vult, @thoodleoo, @dianapanemamat, @musings-of-a-philhellene, @o-fortunate-adulescens, @catullan, @flores-et-dracones, @hodie-scolastica, @archaicwonder, @maenadmemes, @ancientromebuildings, @mythologer, @lionofchaeronea, @c-aesarion, @incorrectclassics, @classicsmatters, @singingofdudesarms, @classicalcivilisation, @uirgiliana, @stickfiguregods, @interretialia, @didoofcarthage, @celzmccelz, @romegreeceart, @ancientpeoples, @whatshouldwecallhomer

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l was tagged by @aquafolia (Thank you!)

RULES: Tag nine people you would like to get to know better.

How old are you? 24, 25 in February

What’s your current job? I do sort-of-freelance marketing for money and I volunteer at a museum one morning a week. I’m trying to go to grad school but we’ll see how that goes.

What are you talented at? Writing, cross stitching and knitting (as a beginner), singing, reading fast, talking to strangers and making people feel comfortable.

What’s your aesthetic? I like big, bold colors. Clothing-wise I used to wear a lot of 50s-ish clothing but recently I lost some weight so some of those looks don’t work as well on me anymore. I do like romantic and rich colors things, but NYC has me wearing a lot of black clothing, skinny jeans and booties.

My dad’s interior design aesthetic, which is often coastal New England focused, has really influenced me. I love unfinished wooden edges and textures. I also love Islamic patterns and designs, especially persian rugs and blue and white tiles.

Do you collect anything? Romance novels? But not old ones. Just my favorite authors.

What’s a topic you always talk about? Diversity in the ancient world, female scholars who history has forgotten, British mini series that I love, why romance novels are feminist, why museums are important, female comedians, etc

What’s a pet peeve of yours? When people get mad for asking questions that seem dumb or obvious. I do marketing for finance firms, which is obviously pretty litigious, and I often have to confirm information. I HATE when people get snippy with me for reaching out to confirm information. I AM DOING MY JOB. SORRY YOU THINK YOUR TIME IS TOO VALUABLE FOR ME.

Good advice to give? If something doesn’t go the way we want it to go, it can feel like the world is going to end. But it doesn’t. The sun keeps rising. You figure something else out. I often have to remind myself that this IS my real life. You can’t keep waiting for something to fall into place. You have to look around you and recognize that you are living, even if the situation is not what you want it to be.

Three songs you would recommend? "Sweet sweet Music” from Bob’s Burgers, “Kanye Rant” by Bo Burnham, “Beautiful” from the musical Sunday in the Park with George. (I mainly listen to podcasts, not songs...)

I tag​ @chickwhodigs ​ @per-silvas-eamus @ablative-of-whatevers-convenient @jam-and-blossoms @sweetbabyjesusonatrain @nonnobissolum @gardenvariety @conniejosephine @prospicit

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i was tagged by @percyphone thank you so much!!

RULES: Tag nine people you would like to get to know better.

How old are you? 19 (turning 20 in less than ten days yikes)

What’s your current job? full-time student, part-time latin tutor. i’m not sure what i’m doing this summer yet but i have a seasonal job in customer service at a local summer stock theater. 

What are you talented at? writing, my languages (i’d like to think), making mixtapes and playlists, doing impressions of the president of my college (a recently discovered talent)

What’s your aesthetic? i have two conflicting aesthetics right now tbh. one is classics, flowers, graveyards, musty libraries and their wispy, fading ghosts. the other is neon, new wave synths, mismatched futch looks, ingenuity and unsolved mysteries. 

Do you collect anything? books on classical topics, mostly. other collections are unintentional and things i just tend to acquire, like statement socks and ceramic rabbits. 

What’s a topic you always talk about? classics, ghostbusters, being gay 

What’s a pet peeve of yours? noise

Good advice to give? long-term plans are good, but doing what feels right at the moment is paramount. be open to changes within yourself and be open with others about them. get a decent pocket knife; you will never struggle to open something or make an impromptu blood oath ever again. 

Three songs you would recommend? dead man’s party - oingo boingo; we are beautiful, we are doomed - los campesinos!; jolene - strawberry switchblade

i’ll tag @kaineus @mercutioux @pyrrhicbrutus @infelixdidos @vergxl @aquafolia @bailxrganas @malujesz @terpsikeraunos ! i’d love to learn about you all if you’d like to do this!

[phoenix-downer]

I could be reading WAY too much into this-- but I noticed that Kairi sheds a single shining tear in the moments before Sora vanishes (and my heart shatters). Then, in the kh3 secret ending when the camera is still focused on the ground in Shibuya, the first thing we see is a single shining water droplet falling from the sky into a puddle moments before Sora wakes up. I personally like to think that this droplet is Kairi's tear, a little, fleeting piece of Kairi that somehow managed to come with Sora.

I do too! I think the visual symbolism is intentional, especially because we see something similar happen in the KH3 opening.

A single tear falls from Kairi's cheek, much like at the end of KH3...

The tear forms ripples...

...and transforms into light...

...Sora sees the light...

...and reaches for it:

Now, what does it all mean? While it's a nice symbolic callback to KH1, I also think it might serve as foreshadowing about how Sora will be saved after KH3, if only because KH3 ends with a single tear falling down Kairi's cheek:

And then the Secret Ending opens with a single drop of rain falling near Sora like you said:

Just from what we've seen before, Nomura is a very visual writer and is very intentional with the symbolism throughout the games, especially in the openings.

Now, while this moment is portrayed with their KH1 selves, the KH3 opening also shows Sora protecting Kairi from Xehanort when they're in their KH2 forms, which foreshadowed what happened in KH3 and ReMind:

So I wouldn't focus too much on which form they're in, I think Nomura changes things up to be intentionally vague and keep people guessing. I could see Sora being saved in future KH games paralleling how he was saved in KH1 because Nomura likes to repeat certain themes and motifs throughout the series.

Thanks for the ask!

[phoenix-downer]

Sokai week has got me thinking, and one of my personal favorite moments is in KH3 when Terranort is about to kill Kairi, and Sora runs over and throws himself around her. It's so desperate, so simple-- He doesn't have time for a quip, or to pull out his Keyblade and heroically deflect the attack. Sora just has his body to shield her, and he's completely exposing his back to Terranort; it's like all he has time to think is, 'Take me instead.' It's just such a profound act of sacrifice and love.

Same, that moment in KH3 really got me too because of all the reasons you described. Sora's acting on pure instinct in that moment, and his instinct is to protect Kairi at all costs because she's so important to him. It was also a beautiful parallel to her shielding him in KH1 when he was a Heartless, and then how he also shielded her in KH2 when Ansem the Wise's device explodes. And then of course after sharing the paopu fruit with her in KH3, he takes his promise to protect her very seriously, as the end of KH3, ReMind, and Melody of Memory have all shown.

Thank you for the ask!