Talk:Hinami Fueguchi/@comment-10733658-20160424172841

So just a detail to point out.

Hinami wearing Ayato's jacket is significant, as a lot of romantic gestures in Japanese culture are very subtle ones. Unlike Western society, Japanese society is far more restrained about displays of affection especially in public. It's considered inappropriate, so you will rarely see those kinds of things in Japanese media.

Instead, they have a lot of subtle stuff that is considered a romantic gesture or appropriate display of affection. When done by peers (ie: boy and a girl of the same age group), it is considered to be indication of romantic feelings or interest. Sharing an umbrella together, or the "Love Umbrella" that Miza draws in the Vol. 6 omakes. Or the whole idea of an "indirect kiss", where your lips touching the same thing another person's lips touched is almost like kissing that person.

A boy offering a girl his jacket, and her accepting it is considered an indication of romance. It's called "kare-shatsu" (lit: "boyfriend's shirt"), and similar to the Western idea of sharing an article of clothing. Though, like I said, Japanese culture is considerably more subdued about open displays so accepting a boy's offered jacket is a big deal.

Basically, if a boy offers a girl his age his jacket or offers to share his umbrella with her (instead of simply giving it to her to use alone), and she accepts the offer....that's indication of mutual romantic interest. Both are things that lovers do, and you're not supposed to do if you're just friends.