Learning How To Cook - Blog Posts
I love how rin being good at cooking isnt just some kind of added extra to have rin be good at something or like a random comic relief
theres truly a meaningful reason behind it
we understand that even as a child rin already had a lot of strength so he often unintentionally scared or hurt people
this was due to rin’s demonic heritage. shiro wanted to do something about it, he worries what would happen if rin was unable to control his powers.
“wont you use your strengths for a gentler purpose?
that’s why shiro decided to teach rin how to cook. because it can help rin manage his powers while reinforcing in him the value of compassion.
in chapter 12, the reason why he finally decided to use his flames in trade of his secret was so that he could use his powers to protect his friends. “I also want to use my flames in an act of kindness.”
he had this instilled in him from a very young age. cooking wasnt just a random thing, it’s there for a reason. to teach him that his powers could have purpose to it when he uses it to do kindness for others
“because cooking is mental and physical. he needs to learn to control his strength...and to think about who he’s doing it for.”
all along, cooking had its beautiful purpose in rin’s life 😭❤️