#i couldnt stop thinking about this.. shoutout to @/spliqi for making the og post that inspired these

[hesperidia]

We saw Akutagawa bite Atsushi at the airport, and he clearly drank his blood in chapter 110.

He's still a vampire when fukuchi is defeated, and the last we see is him appearing as a human (new fit and all) but we can't see the right side of his face. The official artwork from the studio shows he has black stripes in his face.

If somehow the tiger's blood shares the healing capabilities that Atsushi posess, drinking it could've brought him back to life when Bram retreats his skill. Or it could be that Akutagawa cannot revive and he gets to stay as a vampire, but the tiger's blood is what makes him be more human-like.

Either way he gets to match Atsushi now (i hope those 2 lines in his face are permanent) and i think that's lovely.