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Have you written metas on the flowers Enji sent to Rei? I'd love to read it
No, I haven’t, but thanks for the question. It looks to me like it may be an Amaryllis or a Kamchatka lily and it’s quite interesting to look into the possible symbolism.
I don’t know if the colour in the anime is really canon, but I do think it fits Rei that the flower is blue.
I think the narrative purpose of the flower is to give us a different perspective of Enji’s and Rei’s early relationship; reminding us that what we know is through Shouto’s eyes, who may be an unreliable narrator in this respect.
I don’t think it’s meant to be a romantic advance from Enji, but a symbol of how his thinking of his family shifted.
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