Yuukoku No Moriarty - Blog Posts

I've been wondering what is going on with William's hand since forever. Why is he holding it like that and staring at it? Drama for the sake of drama? Never a good answer, even for William.

Then it hit me.

He's remembering, and he's remembering this - not just the sickly child Louis was in general, but this specific moment. The memory of bonding so dear to both of them.

When Louis talks about how important William is to him, he talks about this moment when he felt cherished. It's this memory that keeps him afloat thorough loss and uncertainty.

When William talks about his ego speaking, he's referring to this moment when he felt needed. It's this feeling he's desperate to preserve.

We got this scene from both Louis' and William's POV, and we are not supposed to notice until third, fifth, or tenth reread.

But also,

They put William's weird gesture in chapter 10, knowing it would look like unnecessary dramatics up until chapter 55.

This is the subtlety of Yuumori parallels and testament to its planning.