So this is about my favorite two partners in crime, Izaya and Namie regarding their relationship, since their both very interesting villains, a King and a Queen. A Joker and an Ace. both are good at what they does. he who loves humans and she who loves her brother, both are obsessed.
Izaya Orihara is rich, handsome, independent, strong, athletic, highly intelligent and is obsessed with all of humanity, he will do screw up as many lives as possible just to get the reaction that he wants from them. he is the mastermind behind many of the events that happened in the series and is Shizuo's rival for life. In short he is strong, intelligent and crazy.
Then Namie
Namie Yagiri is intelligent, independent, beautiful and knows how to defend herself when it all comes down to it. Being the former head of the Yagiri Pharmaceuticals, Namie is not only capable of managing an entire company on her own, but protect, stalk and spoil her little brother at the same time, all while hiding illegal experiments on humans and on Celty's Head. Namie is perhaps the first villain of Durarara along with Izaya.
Despite being an Izaya X Namie fan myself, their relationship might not be really what Izaya X Namie fans are hoping for. it might be more complicated than a mere girl loves boy type of relationship.
Although Izaya X Namie fans are of course always hoping for something like this.
We will always get something like this.
But this still begs the two question for me.
First, Does Izaya "love" Namie?
Though, he did say that he loves Namie the same way he loves his precious humans, we know, his definition of "love" is how a child loves his toys rather a good relationship kind of love. but I think he does "love" her more than others. Izaya to me, seems to enjoy Namie's company, teasing Namie all the time about her brother since he knows that she is absolutely obsessed with Seiji. Most fans said that this is to turn her away from Seiji, but I think this is to fuel her obsession with Seiji. Izaya might see Namie as someone who is obsessed with a human, not all of humanity like himself, but at least Namie is obsessed with a single human. Namie, without even noticing it herself is similar to Izaya.
They are both obsessed, and Izaya loves this, hence why he likes keeping Namie and respects her. He see's her as someone who is as close as a companion as he can get.
In a way Namie does fill an empty void within Izaya
Second is, Does Namie has any feelings for Izaya?
Love, probably not, sorry to say. but she does seem respect Izaya to a certain extent. she does consider Izaya's skill as an information broker since she went to him when his men and the police failed to find his brother.
She did also once called him "the king that she serves". so she does recognize him as her boss and superior. Despite Namie's bossy attitude, she does show some slight fear towards Izaya.
Namie also knows quite a lot about Izaya's personal life. She knows that Izaya is incredibly annoyed at his two sisters and that Izaya is lonely. She does use this against him when she can. Izaya later calls her "a force to be reckoned with", further gaining more respect from Izaya.
So maybe in the end a romantic Izaya and Namie relationship isn't really possible, as Izaya is to obsessed with his love with the rest of humanity and Namie to obsessed with her love for her brother. Izaya would not even love Namie in the off chance that Namie falls in love with him, since Namie is no longer interesting for him, she would be just a normal human for him. while Namie will never like Izaya due to her own pride and her own obsession with her brother. Perhaps the best thing that we can hope between them is respect and interest in each other's secrets and weaknesses. But certainly will most likely never have a romantic relationship as they are just too damn crazy.
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