I have held back no water in its season

Apropos of discussion with Dan…

You know, I’ll be curious to see how Ouran handles Tamaki. Because from the shape of things so far, Haruhi’s femininity isn’t going to be the pivotal issue; what is getting focused on, instead, is her lack of amai. That is what looks likely to be the story’s target of change.

Tamaki is resoundingly amai, in every sense of the word. Astonishingly so. Childishly so. That’s what makes him the center of the group, the pure-hearted emotional center if not exactly the leader. Will this change, or will he remain as he is?

If there is to be romantic closure between him and Haruhi, it seems necessary that he change, as well as her. But I could very much see this story being open-ended, romantically speaking–making a point of that, in fact.