Responses
I see it as him saying “I want to be the number one special person to you” since Tetsu never let anyone ride on the back of his bike cause he was all about treating his members equally. Tora’s kinda saying that the seat behind Tetsu is specifically reserved for him only I don’t think he would feel as complete riding on his own
Yeah. I can understand the author's sentiment on this matter, but while the importance of the back seat is obvious in the flash-backs I think that they somewhat failed to convey the same feeling towards the end.
I like this story, and I think the idea that Tora wants to ride on the back of Tetsu’s bike is cute, as it relates to their past; how Tora loves riding on the back of Tetsu’s bike is sweet when they’re kids, but in my opinion (please don’t bash me for having one) I think it would’ve been more of a development if Tora insisted in having his own bike. I say this because if Tora said “I don’t want to be behind you, but I want to be next to you,” as if he was saying, I want to be your equal. For behind you, I see it as someone’s trying to support the other, which I get. In this case, I think Tora can still be independent and support Tetsu, and I think the bike represents independence and one bike represents coedependence. I’m probably wrong, but that’s just my opinion. Great story though!!