Futaba! Her future partner in crime... fighting. And maybe actual crime? Look justice and the law don't always see eye to eye okay.
Anyway! When she first met Futaba she honed in on her because she seemed so shy and lonely and she just wanted to help, and if you help enough people work through their own problems then you can ignore your own, right? Right. This alone could have led to an affectionate, if uneven, friendship, with her assigning herself as Futaba's protector. However, she also has a great deal of respect for Futaba. While she doesn't understand everything she's done, Utena knows that she has more experience with this hero thing. And she's smart! So very, very smart. While Utena doesn't think she can do everything she needs to do to be an effective hero in this world, she trusts Futaba to help her achieve her new dreams. Together they'll be unstoppable!
Beyond the hero stuff, Utena just plain likes hanging out with her! She thinks she's fun to be around, and it provides a nice distraction from the heavier stuff going on in her mind. Plus, Futaba's also made an effort to be their for her, whether it's just casual birthday hangouts or trying to check up on her during the power plot back in December. While she may not be entirely honest about her deeper feelings, she still appreciates it.
But speaking of deeper feelings... she's developing one heck of a crush on her. However there's some bad news there. 1) She doesn't realize it yet, and rationalizes her feelings as something else. Just gals being pals, etc etc. 2) There's still that whole... big... mess going on with Akio and Anthy back in her canonpoint. She hasn't worked through that emotionally yet, which will make getting in a relationship with other people quite a challenge.
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Anyway! When she first met Futaba she honed in on her because she seemed so shy and lonely and she just wanted to help, and if you help enough people work through their own problems then you can ignore your own, right? Right. This alone could have led to an affectionate, if uneven, friendship, with her assigning herself as Futaba's protector. However, she also has a great deal of respect for Futaba. While she doesn't understand everything she's done, Utena knows that she has more experience with this hero thing. And she's smart! So very, very smart. While Utena doesn't think she can do everything she needs to do to be an effective hero in this world, she trusts Futaba to help her achieve her new dreams. Together they'll be unstoppable!
Beyond the hero stuff, Utena just plain likes hanging out with her! She thinks she's fun to be around, and it provides a nice distraction from the heavier stuff going on in her mind. Plus, Futaba's also made an effort to be their for her, whether it's just casual birthday hangouts or trying to check up on her during the power plot back in December. While she may not be entirely honest about her deeper feelings, she still appreciates it.
But speaking of deeper feelings... she's developing one heck of a crush on her. However there's some bad news there. 1) She doesn't realize it yet, and rationalizes her feelings as something else. Just gals being pals, etc etc. 2) There's still that whole... big... mess going on with Akio and Anthy back in her canonpoint. She hasn't worked through that emotionally yet, which will make getting in a relationship with other people quite a challenge.