At first, Yuri is fine with one but after learning that Natsuki's friends are not real friends, she accepts all the cupcakes. Natsuki bakes a lot of Green Tea cupcakes for Yuri. The two begin to work their problems out. In their main side story, Natsuki catches Yuri at a construction stairway which is empty and quiet and begins to come there more often. Yuri decides to swallow her anxiety and write a letter to Natsuki explaining her feelings with the help of Monika, to which Natsuki would read the next day. Natsuki and Yuri then speak with Sayori and Monika respectively and separately that they hate how they treat the other and feel bad about it, even if the other makes them mad. Monika tries to fix the situation but only makes things worse. Like Yuri getting offended by Natsuki calling Yuri's books 'boring' and Yuri calling Natsuki's manga, as well as indirectly Natsuki herself, 'immature'. Then when Sayori tried spending time with Natsuki, oblivious to Natsuki's discomfort with all the smothering, after waving at Natsuki who was hanging out with her friends and running away, Yuri tries to explain to Sayori that Natsuki may just have a life outside of the club different to theirs'.Įventually, Yuri and Natsuki began to talk to each other more, but it would very easily turn into an argument. When Natsuki first joined the Literature Club, Yuri sided with Monika on the idea that Natsuki is the problem, not her. It is revealed that at first, Yuri and Natsuki didn't get along very well and mostly ignored each other. In DDLC+, their relationship got explored further in the side stories. Knowing the characters, these details can be read that the girls traded valentines with one another. Additionally, the valentine Yuri holds is short, with a small pink cat in one corner, while Natsuki's valentine is multiple pages, all with a considerable amount of writing. Game artist Satchely's Valentine's Day artwork (2019) featured Natsuki and Yuri together, while Monika and Sayori were separated. They plan to go to the bookstore together after school. This shows that Natsuki does indeed care about Yuri.ĭuring Act 4, after Monika resets everything, Natsuki and Yuri seem to be closer than ever - Yuri talks about reading a manga and Natsuki wanting to read a horror novel, so they can both understand the type of literature the other enjoys. In Act 2, it's revealed that despite all the arguments and gaps in interests, Natsuki wants to befriend Yuri and get closer to her when she writes a letter to the protagonist - explaining she's worried about Yuri's recent, worrying behavior. Natsuki's letter to the protagonist about Yuri's behaviour in Act 2. They also seem to argue often, eventually prompting Natsuki to write a poem about her friendship with Yuri called "Amy Likes Spiders", in which a girl is ridiculed for her harmless hobby, a clear analogy to Natsuki's love of mangas and comics it’s told from what can be assumed to be Yuri’s PoV (Point of View). Later on, it’s revealed that Yuri had always liked Natsuki's poetry but due to her social awkwardness, she could never find the right words to compliment it - leading Natsuki to assume it was an insult.
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A main source of their fights is that Yuri never knows what to say to Natsuki, especially about her poetry, which, more often than not, leads to Natsuki taking it the worst way possible and causing a fight to boil over. In Act 1, Natsuki and Yuri are introduced as "rivals," in a way, as they bicker quite a lot about menial things, probably due to the large gap in their personalities, although they are friends beneath it all.