Keihina

Keihina is the friendship between Keiji Shinogi and Hinako Mishuku from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
Hinako and Keiji are put together as partners for the Murderer Sub-game. Hinako was told by Midori that in order for her, one of the Dummies, to survive, she has to kill her partner. Initially, Hinako is very distrusting of everyone, including Keiji. She displays apathy in searching, but goes along with it since she has to obey Keiji, such as in the cemetery. When searching the police box, Hinako comments that even when Keiji's back is turned to her, it feels like he's watching her, like he's got eyes in the back of his head.

In the confrontation with Midori, Keiji and the other survivors try to tag Midori, but Hinako actively interferes and tries to stop them. After Keiji gets trapped in Midori's coffin, he later describes his feelings of everything being his fault, Hinako responds with notable silence. The group decides to figure out a way to save Keiji, and Hinako lays out that she won't help them. She further displays a lack of concern, saying if they really wanna save Keiji so badly, they can do what they want. Hinako later keeps Keiji company at his coffin while the others go to the security room, because her collar will explode if she gets too far from him. Despite saying earlier that she won't help, she does anyway, and begins to feel bad about just letting Keiji die.

Quotes
"Even when there's a room that won't open... Why are we searching a place like this? Well... Keiji's my boss, so I guess I'll have to obey him."

- Hinako in the cemetery

"Keiji... Even when he's facing away, it feels like he's watching me. Maybe he's got eyes on the back of his head..."

- Hinako in the police box

"Hmph... It'd be to my benefit to let Keiji die. But I'd feel disgusting not repaying the favor..."

- Hinako about Keiji being cremated

Fanon
Keihina is a small friendship in the fandom, since Keiji and Hinako didn't meet until Chapter 3. Additionally, the two don't interact all that much, despite being partners, and Keiji is out of commission for a large portion of Chapter 3-1B. The friendship was mainly fueled by the fact that the two were paired together for the Murderer Sub-game. Some were disappointed that Keiji and Hinako didn't get to interact more, similarly to Kurushin, Alianzu, and Anzureko. Some also wish that Keiji and Hinako could have had some sort of reunion before Hinako was drilled.

When Keiji first meets Hinako, he responds with "Middle-schooler or so? Must be rough." Some theorize that Keiji was able to tell, or got a hunch about Hinako, that something wasn't right about her. In turn, some also think that Hinako knew that Keiji knew something about her. Hinako's subtle development in going from being indifferent about Keiji, to growing to express care about him, is thought to be really sweet, especially considering Hinako's nature. Some think that this change in Hinako is under-acknowledged.

Fans can also see some similarities between Keiji and Hinako, with both having tired and dead eyes, and hiding a lot about themselves. A goofy similarity is that some think both their hair colours are eye-searing, but aside from that, it's also possible Hinako dyed her hair like Keiji did. Sometimes Hinako is seen as Keiji's daughter, due to their difference in age, height, and having similar vibes.

Fandom
FAN FICTION