Meeting Tohru was possibly one of the healthiest things to happen to him in his life, though he managed well enough for himself before her. At the time of their meeting, Momiji had never met anyone like her before. Arguably he hasn't still, if only because there's no one else quite like Tohru in the world. She was the kindest, most empathic person he had ever known, who held no bias against their cursed clan and saw each of them for the people they were. It was in her that he confided that because of his mother's actions, he had decided for himself that he would hold on to all of his memories, even the painful ones, even the ones he would rather forget because he was so sure that there would come a day where they would become his strength. Despite all appearances, it's these words that showed how strong of a person Momiji managed to become through the tragedies he was born into.
PERSONALITY: The best way to describe Momiji is probably to call him a persistent and determined optimist, someone who sees the best in people even despite all the terrible things he has gone through or witnessed over the course of his short life. He's bright and cheerful, sociable, and enjoys making friends. He's also incredibly empathic and sympathetic towards others, ever trying to see things from the opposite prospective. Even though his mother called him the cruelest things, casting blame on him for things that were never his fault, Momiji is still infinitely fond of her and talks about how hard it must have been for her when he was born. Though he would have every right to be jealous of his little sister and everything she has that might have been his if only not for the circumstances of his birth, he loves her as well as any brother and speaks glowingly of her. There is almost no hatred in the boy, and he does not bear grudges. He lives with the near certainty that people are fundamentally good, and that anything bad they may do they must be first driven to, in which case they are deserving of compassion.
There are very quirky aspects of Momiji as well, as a great deal of him has never quite grown up. At sixteen he can still easily pass off as a ten or twelve year old in his small stature and boyish looks. With how he acts he's able to pass off as younger still. He has a strong fondness of sweets and for girls clothing because he finds that they look good on him, far better than stiff boys clothes. His needs are simple, as are his demands for entertainment, and his serious moments are very much there but still few and far between. That is not to say the maturity of someone of and even well beyond his years is not within him, as he handles situations which call for it with great understanding. He also has all the good intentions in the world, always eager to help the people he cares about and to help them out, and there is a certain enthusiasm about him unrivaled by anyone else in his clan. He is known to on more than a few occasions give utter disregard for social norms and what is expected of him, such as hugging Tohru upon meeting her in spite of his curse.
However, in spite of his optimism and insightful empathy towards those who have hurt him, there are times when it's very apparent that he's not 'over' or immune to what his mother did to him. When he recalls his own circumstances in earnest rather than in passing, he grows somber and soft spoken, distant and grieved. When all is said and done, he's a boy who's mother essentially told him she wished he had never been born, and to expect it to not affect him at all would be naive. Almost all his life now, Momiji has only tried to do good by his mother, at one point voicing that he wondered if he managed to help her by going along with having her forget all about him, admitting that due to his beliefs that there's not a single memory which would be okay to forget, he didn't want his mother to forget him at all. "But, that would be selfish of me, so..." he added at the end. Even though it's a situation beyond hope, Momiji's desire to be a good child to his mother, who he feels to have failed for being born as he was, overwhelms his sense of self.
PERSONALITY: The best way to describe Momiji is probably to call him a persistent and determined optimist, someone who sees the best in people even despite all the terrible things he has gone through or witnessed over the course of his short life. He's bright and cheerful, sociable, and enjoys making friends. He's also incredibly empathic and sympathetic towards others, ever trying to see things from the opposite prospective. Even though his mother called him the cruelest things, casting blame on him for things that were never his fault, Momiji is still infinitely fond of her and talks about how hard it must have been for her when he was born. Though he would have every right to be jealous of his little sister and everything she has that might have been his if only not for the circumstances of his birth, he loves her as well as any brother and speaks glowingly of her. There is almost no hatred in the boy, and he does not bear grudges. He lives with the near certainty that people are fundamentally good, and that anything bad they may do they must be first driven to, in which case they are deserving of compassion.
There are very quirky aspects of Momiji as well, as a great deal of him has never quite grown up. At sixteen he can still easily pass off as a ten or twelve year old in his small stature and boyish looks. With how he acts he's able to pass off as younger still. He has a strong fondness of sweets and for girls clothing because he finds that they look good on him, far better than stiff boys clothes. His needs are simple, as are his demands for entertainment, and his serious moments are very much there but still few and far between. That is not to say the maturity of someone of and even well beyond his years is not within him, as he handles situations which call for it with great understanding. He also has all the good intentions in the world, always eager to help the people he cares about and to help them out, and there is a certain enthusiasm about him unrivaled by anyone else in his clan. He is known to on more than a few occasions give utter disregard for social norms and what is expected of him, such as hugging Tohru upon meeting her in spite of his curse.
However, in spite of his optimism and insightful empathy towards those who have hurt him, there are times when it's very apparent that he's not 'over' or immune to what his mother did to him. When he recalls his own circumstances in earnest rather than in passing, he grows somber and soft spoken, distant and grieved. When all is said and done, he's a boy who's mother essentially told him she wished he had never been born, and to expect it to not affect him at all would be naive. Almost all his life now, Momiji has only tried to do good by his mother, at one point voicing that he wondered if he managed to help her by going along with having her forget all about him, admitting that due to his beliefs that there's not a single memory which would be okay to forget, he didn't want his mother to forget him at all. "But, that would be selfish of me, so..." he added at the end. Even though it's a situation beyond hope, Momiji's desire to be a good child to his mother, who he feels to have failed for being born as he was, overwhelms his sense of self.
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