#guren ; one year without you, and your story will always have such a special place in my heart. ❤️‍🩹 (3/3) • I don't think I've ever properly expressed how much Guren Ichinose means to me. He's genuinely one of those characters I'll never get tired of talking about. There's just so much to him, so many different layers to his personality and so many things that make him such an interesting and compelling character. I've always loved how complex he is. He's stubborn, determined, sometimes incredibly frustrating and yet there's so much more to him than what meets the eye. He's someone who carries an unbelievable amount of responsibility and guilt on his shoulders while constantly trying to keep everything and everyone from falling apart. He makes mistakes, he makes questionable decisions and he's far from perfect, but that's exactly what makes him so interesting to me. He's a character with so many contradictions and I genuinely love discovering and understanding all those different sides of him. What I particularly love about Guren is how much he cares, even when he doesn't necessarily know how to show it. He has such a strong sense of responsibility towards the people he loves and he's willing to go to absolutely ridiculous lengths for them. Sometimes I wish he'd allow himself to be a little more selfish and think about his own happiness for once. He deserves that much. I know he was "selfish" in CA16, but in my opinion it wasn't selfishness. It was despair and his inability to accept that the others had died because of him. His relationship with Shinya is also something I'll always treasure. The history they share, the trust they've built over the years and the way they've remained such an important part of each other's lives mean so much to me. Seeing their friendship develop throughout the story, especially in Catastrophe at Sixteen, made me appreciate Guren even more. There's so much about him that becomes easier to understand when you get to see where he came from and everything he had to go through. And honestly, his story is just heartbreaking. He's lost so much and has been forced to make decisions no one should ever have to make. He has spent so much of his life trying to save the people around him, even when it meant sacrificing parts of himself in the process. I don't think he ever truly got the chance to live a life that was just his own. No endless responsibilities, no impossible expectations, no having to carry the weight of the world. Just a chance to be happy. And that's what I wish for him the most. I wish he could've had more time. More peaceful days, more genuine happiness and more moments where he didn't have to worry about what would happen next. He deserved so much more than everything life put him through. This little edit series wouldn't feel complete without dedicating a part to him as well. Shinya has always been my number one, but Guren is definitely one of my absolute favorites and someone who holds a very special place in my heart. He's such an important part of the story and of so many moments and relationships that I cherish. I genuinely cannot imagine Owari no Seraph without him because he IS Owari no Seraph for me. Guren, I hope you know that your story matters. Even with all your flaws, all your questionable decisions and all the things you've done, you're a character I'll always have so much affection for. I hope you get the ending you deserve wherever you are now. I hope you finally get to rest and find some kind of happiness after everything. thank you for being such an unforgettable part of this story and for giving me so many reasons to care about you. you'll always be one of my favorite boys ever. ❤️‍🩹 - I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED MY GURESHIN FIRST DEATH ANNIVERSARY EDITS AS MUCH AS I DID!! THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 🫂 #gurenichinose #gurenichinoseedit #shinyahiragi #seraphoftheend - @chiseku