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I think so too; it's what infatuation is. You're in love with the idea of someone, the fantasy of them that you've created, but once you realize they're someone different those feelings either go away (proving it was just infatuation) or grow deeper (turning into something more like love.)

It's like when you have a crush; those feelings feel strong, you may think you're in love, but you can't truly say you love that person until you actually know who they are. Not unless you love based off looks I guess lol.

Oh there's been some, but not near as much as Zeki. It's always a brief mention whereas Zeki stuff gets drawn out. I think the only one like that for Yume was when Kaname told Yuuki about his past. I've also heard that Zeki has the most volume cliffhangers and double page spreads in the manga itself, but I haven't checked to confirm myself lol.

And then there's just obvious stuff: Yuuki starts the manga "in love" with Kaname but the more she sees of his "real" self or the darker sides of him, the more their relationship regresses, the less she likes what she's seeing. With Zero, though, the more she uncovered about his life and his personality, the closer they became and the more her feelings grew. I mean, chapter one Yuuki said she didn't understand Zero because he wouldn't let her in. That eventually progresses to her saying in 79 that she "knows Zero so well."

With Kaname, the more she uncovers about him, the less she understands. For ten years Kaname visited her and was a part of her life; she awakens and regains five years worth of memories of him as her brother. On top of that, they live together in close quarters for a year. And even after literally experiencing his memories in his blood, she still says she doesn't understand him.

There's also the comparison of the Zeki bites vs the Yume ones. Yume bites have only been for feeding or for plot purposes, like Yuuki seeing the "monster" in Kaname's blood the first time she feeds, or seeing him collapsed on the ground with the broken mirror. Zeki bites are drawn out and focus on the emotion: Yuuki asking Zero what her blood tastes like, thinking how she should be afraid but she's not, thinking about how she can't look away from his eyes, Zero's blood having a calming effect on her, etc. Their bites actually have an intimate connection. And Yuuki wasn't exactly stopping to smell the roses when she went to the Kuran Mansion for the first time since leaving it either. She goes through it quickly and tells Zero later that it's okay because there's not only good memories there. The only thing she reflected on was how Aidou-dono used to be in charge of the cleaning. I mean, that's supposed to be her "home" with her "fiancee" and she can't reflect on the times they were together? o_O With Yuuki, there's so much focus on Zero and so little on Kaname. There's substance in Zeki.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D I unfortunately had to cut a bit out of my post since it exceeded the character limit for Mangafox, but I originally had something about how there's a difference between stopping Kaname and saving him. Yuuki's decision to turn Kaname human isn't because she's trying to keep him alive, as some fans are romanticizing it as - it's because of what Zero said to her in the very same chapter. And that's how it will be nearly impossible to stop Kaname unless he wants to be stopped. In other words, until he's accomplished his goal, they can't do anything.

I don't think the spell would work on Kaname even if Yuuki was somehow successful, considering he's her ancestor and he's got lots of power from devouring purebloods. But for arguments sake, let's say she is successful. She's literally turning Kaname into easy prey. The hunter's might leave him alone once he's human, but you can guarantee that the vampires won't. Yuuki is just rendering his powers useless the only way she knows how. She was erasing Zero's memories of her, meaning if the truth behind her actions was that she loves Kaname and she's trying to save him from himself, she could have easily told him that even if it was painful. He wouldn't remember. Instead, she just said this is the only way to stop Kaname. Considering she agreed with Zero's words about how they can't stop him unless Kaname wants to be stopped, I think her intentions couldn't be more obvious. Killing herself to make Kaname powerless is like leading him to the slaughterhouse. That's how desperate she is, that she'd even consider that.

So I disagree with anyone who thinks her wanting to turn Kaname into a human over staying to be with Zero means she loves Kaname more. It's about duty and stopping there from being any more victims, not her happiness. She's attempting to be selfless, though she's also being selfish at the same time. :P

One of my friends pointed out the Romeo and Juliet thing to me with the last chapter's balcony scenes, so I refreshed my memory on the play to do that section of the post xD It really is very similar. And I agree, the chocolate thing was huge. I didn't elaborate on it in the post, but it's also interesting that Zero is the one who gave Kaname Yuuki's chocolate - and Zero is also the one who told Yuuki to be with Kaname because he shared the same lifespan as her. Yuuki gave Zero her chocolate herself, and (in my opinion at least) he's the one she wants to be with/has chosen.

I think a lot of fans believe that Kaname's death has been so overly foreshadowed that it's too obvious and can't happen. Others think it'll happen, but Yuuki will also die, thus the "tragic ending," because they'll die together. Or something. The thing is, Shizuka said that to Kaname just because he devoured her life. And he's been devouring so much more since then - so what kind of fate can he expect to have now? Honestly, he's too powerful to be left alone, and he's too powerful to be turnedinto a human. Firstly, there'd still be other purebloods, and all they'd have to do is turn him back into a vampire like he did with Yuuki. And we have no idea if he'd still have that power boost or not. Secondly, if Yuuki was going insane as a human, Kaname certainly would. He's screwed no matter what ending he has.

I got part of my thoughts up about this chapter but nothing too LT-centric yet, I'm working on a bigger post for another forum I go to so I might just share that one instead once it's finished.

Oh, I don't mean romantic Yume scenes! D: I just mean Yume scenes in general, a lot of panels dedicated to Yuuki and Kaname. Though I don't think Kaname cares much about what Yuuki does with Zero anymore, he did show up at a convenient time with Yuuki finally identifying her feelings for Zero clearly. For Yuuki's character to not suffer any more damage, and the plot as well, she really needs to define what her feelings for Kaname are now and if they're greater or less than her feelings for Zero. Personally, I feel her feelings for Zero are greater, since she admitted in 87 that she knows what it's like to be sated and we know she wasn't sated by Kaname.

Honestly though I'm torn between thinking this chapter will wrap up one side of the LT, and thinking that Kaname just won't give Yuuki that chance because of whatever he showed up to do. So there could be "Yume scenes" (i.e. Kaname and Yuuki talking, or flashbacks) or it could just jump straight into the action. I'm fairly certain that any romantic Yume scenes are done now - the little we've had in the past few chapters were pretty weak as it is and mostly from Kaname's side. I mean, even the flashback Yuuki had when she cut her hair was weak. A tiny little panel of Kaname touching and smelling a strand of her hair, and neither of their expressions shown. Considering the symbolism of a girl cutting her hair, and considering her word choice (thrown the weights/burden away) that was pretty bad.

Aww you're welcome, glad I could help :P This month was definitely a chapter for us <3 I had to reread the series after that, just to get the full emotional payoff from 87 xD It was such an emotional chapter, and so much happened development-wise for Zeki. I'm really hoping this means the LT is coming to a close and Yuuki will focus on the issue at hand (i.e. Kaname killing purebloods) AND resolving her issues with whichever male she chooses.

I love how lighthearted Zero was in this month's chapter! And this scene kind of paralleled the Yume dance from arc one, when they were out on the balcony as well, but I think we definitely got the better scene of the two ;P