Recap / How I Met Your Mother (And How I Met Your Father) Love Arc Chapter Nine: Hope’s Peak Thanksgiving! Makoto Invites Kyoko?

Love Arc Chapter Nine: Hope’s Peak Thanksgiving! Makoto Invites Kyoko?

Original Release: July 1, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), July 2, 2020 (AO3)

Summary

On the evening of Hope's Peak Academy's Thanksgiving feast, Makoto begs his mother to let him invite Kyoko over for Christmas. Will Hana agree to the unexpected request? And will Kyoko agree to go at all?

Tropes

• Ain't Too Proud to Beg: When Makoto asks his mom for permission to bring Kyoko home with him to meet her and the rest of the Naegis for Christmas Vacation and says that he loves her, Hana asks if he's sure about his feelings for Kyoko. This causes Makoto to reaffirm his feelings for Kyoko and to plead for Hana to let him bring Kyoko to meet them.
  Makoto: I’m sure. I’m in love with her, Mom! She means everything to me! Whenever I’m with her, she makes me smile. Whenever I start to feel insecure and depressed, she makes me feel like I’m worth something again! Whenever I hold her hand, sparks just fly, and whenever we snuggle on my bed while watching a movie…I just get this warm and fuzzy feeling and part of me cries out when I have to let go!
  Hana: Makoto...
  Makoto: It’s not like I’m asking for your blessing to propose to her or anything…I just…I want you guys to meet her and see just how amazing she is! I want her to meet you and Dad and Komaru, and I want her to be welcomed like she’s part of the Naegi family! Please, Mommy?
• Call-Back:
  • When Mondo mentions his thanks for the loyalty of his gang, Makoto and Kyoko think to themselves how said gang assaulted them.
  • When Hiro says he's thankful for not being dead, Kyoko and Mukuro think to themselves and he would be dead if Makoto hadn't forgiven him for what he did.
• Oh, Crap!: Kyoko has this reaction while thinking about how she'll spend her Christmas Vacation with Makoto and his family. Though it's not said in the chapter, it's implied that the reaction is mainly out of fear of her grandfather's reaction to her having a boyfriend.
• Thanksgiving Episode: Despite Thanksgiving being an American holiday instead of a Japanese holiday, Hope's Peak holds a Thanksgiving feast in order for the students to bond with one another.