Answered Question: Favorite Madly In Love Chiaki Moment

haiiii! could you tell me your most favorite chiaki moment that made you go “he’s so madly in love nothings gonna stop him” but before gourmet .!! thankyouuuy

Sent and answered in June 2025. tweet link of the answer

i love how midochia isn’t even mentioned here and i still know it’s about it… so true!

even when not counting gourmet, there’s still way too many favorite scenes… so i tried to instead think about a scene that has kept me afloat when it comes to chiaki’s feelings towards midori. something that has been stuck on my mind for years, like what the Hell did he mean by this.

in which case, it’d be a classic one from climax:

Midori: Basketball courts are small anyway, so it’s really crowded and suffocating with this many people around…

Chiaki: What’s that? You’re in pain, Takamine!? Alright then, let me perform the lifesaving technique I learned from Kanata! I’ll give you oxygen through mouth-to-mouth…☆

Midori: Gaahh!? Get your face away from me, you weirdo! I’ll seriously call the police…!

THIS INSANE SCENE HAS BEEN STUCK IN MY MIND FOR YEARSSSS the fact it happens in the same chapters where it’s established subaru’s jealous of midori for having chiaki all for himself, and midori feeling like he "kept chiaki for himself" is like… uhm… i-is he okay? does he even know what he’s doing?

it’s been the core point of a lot of my old midochia ideas that involve chiaki being in love with midori but Not Realizing He Loves Him Like That. especially since i really enjoyed thinking about chiaki taking forever to realize it’s okay and completely normal/possible to be in love with another guy

now i love how it’s been so many years since climax and this line still ages so well in both "oh yeah, chiaki Is Definitely Obsessed With Midori" and "what the fuck did he even mean by this is he okay" ways like truly. the best chiaki flavors of all. imagine feeling so overwhelmed with loneliness and sadness from graduation that you try to find any random excuse to possibly kiss the junior you poured one whole year of love into. he’s crazy ❤️❤️