Ho Yay / PandoraHearts

PandoraHearts has enough instances of Ho Yay to get it its own page. Arguably, most of it comes from Gilbert's very heavily implied romantic interest in his master, Oz.

Warning! Some spoilers on this page are marked, but even more are not. Until this is fixed, please read at your own risk.

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Examples

Gilbert and Oz

• Oz and Gil have a close relationship, and Gil seems to enjoy finding excuses to touch Oz and unbutton his shirt. In addition, Gil's devotion to Oz can seem somewhat... obsessive at times. Although there may be a reason for it and theories that make Oz and Gil's relationship debatable over whether or not it's really love, it's unlikely to discourage the shipping. At all.
  • No matter what the root cause, it's obvious from his behaviour that he cares a lot about Oz, which can be interpreted in a Ho Yay manner. So... it's still Ho Yay. Despite this obligation toward his master's safety, Gil's feelings towards his master are genuine, and run deep. Gil deeply cares about Oz, and always strives to be there when Oz needs him.
  • Gil makes it clear that, whatever his own feelings, Oz will always come first, no matter what. He once said himself in chapter 60 that if Oz had to keep his feelings hidden away, then so did he. "Oz... my master... hasn't shed a tear. I can't cry yet."
  • Plus you don't train for ten years to rescue someone, throwing your own life away in the process, unless you care for them a lot.
  • Gilbert devotes his life to protecting Oz, and actually refers to him as "his most precious person." Their interactions frequently make Alice jealous, sometimes resulting in tug-o-war matches between Gil and Alice over Oz.

  • In this scene Gilbert reacts with shock when he finds out that Alice and Oz have already kissed and in this scene (anime-only) has a moment where he hugs Oz close to him and sparkles against a pink background.
  • Here's a rather cute Gilbert/Oz scene.
  • There's one scene back when Gil and Oz were younger when Gil (who was not in his right mind but still...) held Oz close to him, whispered into his ear and then licked it.
  • Episode 5 of the anime features Oz trying to save a young girl and Gil putting his arm around him holding him back and saving him. And when Oz gets free Gil chases after him and puts his arm around him again keeping him from going after the girl.
  • The last part of episode 6 is just extremely slashy in terms of Gil/Oz.
  • Episode 10 of the anime features Gil acting concerned about Oz when he goes berserk and calms him down. He holds him close to him in his arms most of the time too.
  • There's more touching between the two in episode 15 and Gil acts concerned when Oz goes into a Love Makes You Crazy state and slaps him back to his senses. He acts really upset over having slapped Oz and both stare into each others eyes and Gil gets close enough to Oz's face to kiss him. Gil also seemed to want to make all of Oz's pain go away. He then grabs him and catches him when he faints cradling him in his arms gently. And hugs him close when he wakes up. And when holding him when Oz says he doesn't want Alice to disappear Gil grabs Oz's hand that's clasping the front of his jacket in his and holds it tenderly while they gaze into each other's eyes. They hold hands for a while until the floor breaks open. And Gil saves Oz when they fall through the floor. And when Gil and Oz get separated they're shown screaming one another's names and reaching out for one another.
  • Episode 23: Gil places his coat on Oz when they flashback to his coming of age ceremony and share a heartwarming moment together as they remember.
  • Chapter 1: Oz teases Gil a lot and says he wants Gil to help him at the ceremony not as his servant but as his friend.
  • Chapter 3: Gil cradling an unconscious Oz in his arms after he comes out of the Abyss.
  • Chapter 4: Gil sitting by Oz's bedside and tending to his injuries after he fainted from coming out of the Abyss and Oz grabbing Gil's sleeve. He even covered Oz with his jacket. And also holds him in his arms again later on too. Also, him putting his favorite hat that he never not wears on Oz.
  • Chapter 6: Oz protecting a young Gil from a falling vase and saying he swears to protect Gil as his master. Oz also says about Gil while smiling "I think of him as my greatest friend, more so than anybody else!"
  • Chapter 7: Young Gil saying that no matter what happens he wants to stay by Oz's side. And Oz dressing Gil's wound.
    • Also despite how Oz is sometimes a jerk towards him Gil still says he always wants to be Oz's servant. He also says he'll never betray Oz and he won't let him get hurt.
  • Chapter 8: Gil holding Oz in his arms.
  • Chapter 9: Gil is implied to have taken care of Oz after he fainted and is mad at Break for getting Oz attacked by the Baskervilles. And Gil being reminded about how he told Oz "I want to be your servant even now."
  • Chapter 10: Gil worries about Oz after Break told him something. And warns Alice not to mention the word "parents" in front of Oz implying that he worries about him. And he threatens Alice, warning her not to insult Oz.
  • Gil's constant Say My Name moments in regards to Oz.
  • Chapter 11: Gil chases after Oz and holds him close to him when he's injured/unconscious.
  • Chapter 12: Gil chases after Oz again when he sees he's gonna get shot and has another Say My Name moment and holds him in his arms.
  • Chapter 13: Young Gil is quick to change his mind and agree with Break's plan when he baits him by saying he'll be able to save Oz if he agrees. And he watches over Oz as he sleeps as well.
  • Chapter 15: Gil tries to prevent Oz from going after Alice because he says he can't let him just walk into danger. He says he'll go instead and tells him to wait where its safe. Oz goes anyway and Gil says even if he doesn't want him to go he'll still follow.
  • Chapter 17: Gil worries about Oz again.
  • In chapter 18 Oz shows that he cares about Gil too when he states as he's being attacked by a Cheshire cat that he doesn't care what happens to him as long as Gil is safe. Also, Gil acts very concerned about Oz when Jack sends him after Alice and yells at him "Why!? Why did you let Oz go alone!?"
  • In chapter nineteen Gil pointed his gun at Jack for sending Oz to look for Alice and rather fiercely demands that he takes him to see Oz.
  • In chapter 22 Gil catches Oz in his arms after he faints from being taken over by Jack. And when Oz wakes up he finds Gil sleeping with his head on the bed implying that he's been watching over him since he fainted.
  • In chapter 28 Gil shows up again and upon spotting Oz states "Oz!! Are you alright!!?" And threatens Elliot with "If you dare lay your hands on him (Oz), even if its you, I will never forgive you."
  • When Oz and Gil are getting in the carriage to go to Ada's school they are shown holding hands.
  • Gil reassuring Oz to Be Yourself before they go to meet Rufus Barma.
  • When they are in the same panel together and having a heartwarming moment you can bet there will be much usage of Love Bubbles.
  • In chapter 33 Gil threatens Vincent with "If it were to involve my master (Oz), even if you are my little brother, I will never forgive you!"
  • Chapter 34 has Gil leaning close to a sitting Oz to inspect the seal on his chest while putting one hand on his leg and the other on his side.
  • Gil tried to kill Alice in chapter thirty-five since Alice was "snatching away his beloved master". And Gil also freaks out in chapter 35 when Oz seemingly acts emo. Also, Oz says to Gil: "I'm your master. Even if you trip and fall, I'll be by your side to support you!"
    • In chapter 36 Gil warns Elliot not to wave his sword around when he's near Oz because he's afraid he'll hurt him.
    • In chapter 37 we get a nice cover page of Oz and Gil standing really close together.
    • When he's in Murder the Hypotenuse mode Gil is revealed to be not only jealous of Alice but Break's closeness to Oz as well.
  • In chapter 38 Gil thinks back on past moments spent with Oz and thinks "I want to stay by his (Oz's) side."
  • In chapter 39 Oz encounters Gil again and worries about him and Gil touches Oz's arm.
  • In chapter 40 Gil gets pissed off at Oz's father for disrespecting Oz, chases after him, points his gun at him, and warns him to stay away from Oz.
  • In chapter 41 when Gil sees blood on Oz's jacket he freaks out and worries about whether he's injured. He also tells him to put on his hood because he's worried he'll catch a cold.
  • In chapter 43 Oz worries about Gil and Gil smiles, places his hand on Oz's head thinking that even if he can't find an answer he still wishes to protect Oz. He feels that staying near Oz is enough for him.
  • In chapter 44 Gil tries to protect Oz from an insane woman.
  • Gil in chapter 45 acts grateful to Alice for her stopping Oz from killing Marie.
  • In chapter 47 Gil again worries about Oz's health and caresses his hair.
  • Retrace 48 was basically a non-stop Ho Yay fest. For starters there's the scene where Gil tells a cross-dressing Oz that he looks 'gorgeous'.
  • Gil gets pissed at Break for knocking down Oz. "Break!!!! What are you doing to Oz!?"
    • And both Alice and Gil respond to Isla fanboying over Jack/Oz by saying very jealousy "Hey you! Stay away from Oz!" and trying to pull Isla away from Oz.
    • And Gil gets pissed at Isla for putting Oz on the spot.
    • Gil also catches Oz in his arms again after he faints after being taken over by Jack.
  • In chapter 62 Oz greets Gil in the morning and the two share a smile. And Gil says Oz is cute and gently places his hand on his head. And freaks out when he learns that the hand of the seal on Oz's chest advanced, showing that he worries about him. And Oz correctly states that Gil is always fussing over ever little thing that happens to him. Oz also states that he was worried about Gil and that made Gil worry about him.
  • In chapter 63 Gil goes frantic with worry when Leo shows up thinking he might hurt Oz.
  • In chapter 64 Gil has another Say My Name moment in regards to Oz and holds him close to him after saving him. Also, Echo states that Alice saying Oz's name all the time sounds a lot like Gil since he also says Oz's name all the time.
  • In chapter 65 Gil says he wants to follow Oz even though he's busy with something.
  • In chapter 74 Gil stands in front of Oz to protect him and worriedly asks him if he's hurt. Oz grabs Gil's jacket again and holds him from behind while crying and apologizing.
  • In chapter 78, Gil realizes that as part of the ceremony to make him the next Glen, his contract with Raven included More than Mind Control that forced him to obey any order from Glen. In order to save Oz, he has Raven BURN OFF HIS LEFT ARM, effectively ending the contract. He follows this up with a Big Damn Heroes moment and a declaration of his resolve to be with Oz forever.
    • The volume after all of this happens, Oz tells Gilbert he has to go back to Glen because he's a Baskerville and he feels that anybody who stays with him ends up getting hurt. Oz continues this by exploiting his new knowledge that he is a Chain to try and express to Gilbert what a bad idea it would be to stay. Gilbert still refuses to leave Oz's side and ends up betraying Glen, stating that he has made a lot of things his in the past fifteen years and is not going to throw them away now. Fifteen years ago was when he met Oz.
    • Echo gives Oz a speech when he is imprisoned before Gilbert burns off his left arm, telling Oz he should still want to live and that he's more than just a Chain. This does little to lift his spirits even though she is his Implied Love Interest. However, after burning off his left arm and betraying Glen for Oz, Gilbert gives Oz a similar, much longer speech that reads off suspiciously like an Anguished Declaration of Love and, unlike Echo's speech, this speech completely snaps Oz out of his Heroic BSoD.
  • Following Gil losing his arm Oz decides to help him with his usual routine by tying his neck tie for him and Gil cheers up Oz by putting his hand through Oz's hair.
  • Gil hugging Oz when they reunite and Gil affectionately placing his hand on Oz's head.
  • In chapter 97, after fighting Glen!Leo and collapsing, Gilbert left Vincent(who is in a similar situation) and rushed to Oz's side.
  • In the finale, after [[spoiler: Oz separated the Core and Intention of the Abyss, killing himself in the process, Gilbert hugs him and cries that he wants to stay by his side forever. As Oz and Alice says their goodbyes, Gil declares that he will wait for him to be reborn to the world. And the last pages shows that he did wait for a hundred years for his and Alice's return.
• The extra chapters and side stories are chock full of subtext:
  • In the second omake Gilbert kneels before Oz, puts his hat over his heart, reaches out a hand to him like he's proposing to him and states "Just to be by your side is enough for me. I do not wish to part from you again. And for that reason, I will do whatever it takes. I will always accept who you are" and Oz reacts to this by looking embarrassed and blushing. Also, Young Gil states about Oz: "It makes me happy just to be with him although sometimes no I always get him into trouble and he has to go through..."
  • Not to mention the third omake where Gilbert is a teacher and (literally) runs into one of his new students, Oz, when he's late on the way to the school. It's literally just a mess of Hot for Student moments. Gilbert constantly blushes around Oz, not to mention how in this omake he sees sparkles around him. And those are only the basics...
  • Gilbert's character song, which is very obviously dedicated to Oz, reads suspiciously like a love song.
  • One of the guidebooks had a flap that shows what the characters think of the guidebook in question. Gilbert's thoughts?
  • In the fifth omake Gil gets a picture of Oz wearing a bathing suit and gazes at it while blushing and stuttering.
  • In the omake that came with the Mine of Mine guidebook (It was adapted into the sixth omake in the anime), Oz wants to try smoking like Gil because Smoking Is Cool but Gil is fiercely against it showing that he worries about Oz's health and falls over on top of him after taking back the cigarettes. Also, Oz cheers up Gil and calls him his "prized servant" and Gil responds to this by blushing. And in the sixth omake Oz and Young Gil are seen in one image sleeping in a Sleep Cute position on a bench. And they appear to be holding hands.
  • In the 9th omake, Gil's wish to the Intention of the Abyss is to be by Oz's side. Gil's also blushing when he says this.
  • In Heart of Knaves Oz teases Gil that he (Gil) wants to see cross-dress and tries to take his clothes off while ordering him to cross dress. Also, Gilbert says that he hate the idea of Oz having other valets since he's the only valet that Oz needed.
  • In an omake, Gil thinks "Only Oz...can leave scars on me..." while placing his hand over his heart with Love Bubbles in the background. Break teases him that he just had a perverted thought.
  • When Oz turns small in an omake Gil proclaims how cute Oz is and goes all Papa Bear on him, including sewing small enough clothes to fit him.
  • In the side story "Servants and Scissors" Gil wants to cut Oz's hair after Break commented that Oz's bangs have grown quite a bit with him fondly remembering that it was the reverse 10 years ago. Although he's so worried about messing up it took him an hour to just cut the bangs.
  • We also have the cover picture of Caucus Race, as featured in the ads.
  • Speaking of Caucus Race, in the first volume we are treated to a story where Gil has (another) marriage meeting, and his potential fiancee guesses correctly that his reluctance to get married is because of his devotion to his master. Vincent brings this up as well. Meanwhile, Oz, who is spying on this meeting, contemplates Gilbert getting married and isn't sure what to think of it.
    • In the same story, Gilbert declares “Sorry, but my flesh and blood belongs to Oz.” after the women tried to sacrifice him to her god. Even better, Oz heard it all and later asked Gil if he wants to marry, with the topic going to both of them growing old and staying close to one another regardless of age or being in a relationship.
  • In another Caucus Race story Oz shows up to nurse Alice back to health when she has a cold and he made oatmeal. He's also wearing an apron with a baby chick on it. Gil looks at him and thinks about how Oz looks "cute" and is also against Oz feeding Alice because its not something his master should be doing but rather its a servants job.
  • Gil carries Oz in Caucus Race when he's ill and looks after him a lot. He also disapproves of anyone but him feeding Oz and Oz thinks about how nice and cold Gil's big hands feel when he's taking care of him.
    • He also acts jealous when Break and Sharon do the Headbutt Thermometer to Oz and muses to himself how "cute" Oz looked in a chick covered apron and contemplating that he's jealous of Alice for having Oz's attention.
  • Also in the third caucus race story, Alice tells Sharon that Oz and Gil together are walking the large rose garden in the Rainsworth mansion with Sharon thinking that it is a normal occurrence whenever they visit.
• The drama cds is also dripping with HoYay with the two:
  • In the Volume 22 drama cd, Oz is enthusiastically fanboying Evil-B's story and Gil is thinking of reading it too, especially when Break teases him that they can share their feelings about the book to each other. And after that when Oz is talking about the 'prince' of the slums, Gil freaks out that Oz went to a bad place alone and demands to Oz that he should always accompany him.
  • In the Volume 16 drama cd, Gil visits the Rainsworths at Oz's order in order to find out about Ada's lover, Gils says that he's at ease that Vincent finally talks about somebody else other than "brother this" and "brother that", stunning the others with Reim thinking that Gilbert doesnt realize he's exaggeratingly goes "Oz this" and "Oz that".
    • Gil demands that Oz will go home to have his bite disinfected after Alice bites his hand.
  • In the drama cd "Welcome to Vessalius academy", Gil held Oz in his arms after the latter was attacked by a chain.
• In the last guidebook, Jun Mochizuki says that Gilbert stayed single the entire century after Oz and Alice died, claiming he "waited patiently for Oz the whole time." This can be taken multiple ways, but considering the fact that she just seems to imply Gilbert is romantically interested in Oz more and more as time goes on...
• In the second guidebook, the question is posed to several characters what they would wish for if they could have one wish and one wish only granted. Gilbert replies without hesitation that he would wish for Oz to be happy.
• An omake has Jun Mochizuki explaining Oz was originally supposed to be a girl named Til (cross-dressing as a boy) who fell in love with Gilbert, a retired killer. The end of the omake has Oz and Gilbert finding the sketch pages that explain this. Oz is dismayed, but Gilbert just makes this ambiguous comment:
  Gilbert: Don't worry: boy or girl, you will always be the same for me...

Vincent and Gilbert

• Gil's younger brother, Vincent, is extremely possessive of him. Extremely. Also, at the end of the omake here where Gil is a teacher and Oz a student we see a picture of Vincent hugging Gil from behind while releasing heart marks.
• chapter 13 features their reunion with young Vincent acting really joyful upon seeing Young Gil again, hugging him, holding him from behind and resting his chin on his shoulder.
• At the end of chapter 18 Vincent thinks about how cute Gil is. And Vincent even kills various members of the Nightray family simply for their dislike of Gil.
• In chapter 61, it was shown that he was going to use the Intention of the Abyss to cease his exisitence from the world, hoping for Gil to live a much happier life and for him to be in the sunshine forever. That is why he was teaming up with the Baskervilles hoping that when they are to capture the Will, that he is able to make a wish for her to grant. If he can't do this, he wants Leo to just kill him so that he will never hurt Gil, and Gil can lead a happy life.
• In chapter 33 Vincent tells Gil that whatever he does, he does it all for him and at one point puts his hand on Gil's face and puts his face close to his while saying that he'll always be by his side..
  • Retrace 65 features Vincent saying in response to Gilbert asking why he's working with the Baskerville's and why he's the headhunter: "I'm doing it all...for you. You know, brother...To me there's no one more important than you. I like you. I love you! That's why...I'd do anything to make you happy." Also, Gilbert taking a bullet for Vincent in chapter 65.
  • In the second omake Vincent shows up to give Gil his favorite cake. Gil asks how he knew what his favorite cake was and Vincent replies while blushing "I know everything about you. Because we are connected by an extremely deep bond. No matter how far apart we are, we will surely return to the same place. Because that is our fate!" Also, in the same omake he states about Gil "Oh, Gil belongs to me, so please don't touch him after nightfall."
  • Retrace 68 features a young Gil telling a young Vincent "Don't worry. No matter what happens I'll always be there to protect you."
  • Retrace 70 has Vincent worrying about Gil when he's injured.
  • Retrace 72 also has Vincent worrying about Gil again when he's hurt.
  • When Vincent dies he does so in Gilbert's arms.
  • In chapter 34 Vincent is coming on to Lotti and in the midst of doing so wonders what kind of expression Gil would have if he found out he's in league with the Baskervilles. He states he would love whatever expression Gil would display.
  • When Vincent is on a date with Ada he thinks about how annoying she is and wonders how Gil would react if he would taint her. He thinks about how he wants to see his angry expression and informs Ada that he's jealous of Elliot for having Gil's attention.
  • Vincent wanting to give flowers to Gil when he was young and when they're older he jokes about giving him flowers again.
• In Caucus Race Gilbert receives a marriage proposal from Dahlia Garland and Vincent has Echo spy on Dahlia, as he views Dahlia as a threat to his brother.
  • Vincent talking down to the Great Mother for her attempt to sully "his" Gil and shooting at her.

Break and Reim

• Even Break and Reim have their occasional moments. It's most apparent around Chapters 30-31 and Chapters 42-43. And in chapter 23 when Break introduces Reim to Oz he links arms with Reim, rests his head on his shoulder and calls him a "very important friend" with a heart in his speech bubble.
  • There's also Reim's tendency to act like a Tsundere around Break.
  • There's also chapter 34 where Break playfully teases Reim with "You don't have to be so formal, even if it's in front of Miss Sharon!"
  • It's now becoming even more apparent in the recent arc (chapters 50 - 52), with Break threatening to kill or harm Lotti if anything had happened to Reim.
    • Not to mention he pretty much went batshit crazy when he thought Reim had died.
  • And in chapter 62 Break asks Sharon how Reim is doing, indicating that he worries about him.
  • When Break falls unconscious after using his power and before remembering his past he falls into Reim's arms.
  • Reim's tendency to act Tsundere around Break.
  • After Break wakes up following being attacked by the Baskervilles he and Reim bond again.
  • Break hugging Reim and Sharon close to him when about to die while leaning his head on Reim's shoulder in chapter 92.
  • Reim desperately tries to prevent Lilly from mutilating Break's corpse.
  • Reim also considers Break to be a "very important friend".

Elliot and Leo

• Elliot and Leo also have this too, especially hinted in recent chapters.
  • In chapter 25 Leo clings to Elliot briefly here. And Elliot appears to protect Leo from Lotti's thrown knife. And appears to shield him again in chapter 26. And in chapter 38 tells him to step back so that he can protect him from a crazy Oz.
  • In chapter 39 Leo expresses concern for Elliot when he has bad visions.
  • After Elliot has his visions he wakes up to find Leo was watching over him and had loosened his collar by unbuttoning a few buttons to help him relax.
  • In chapter 45 Leo gets close to Elliot and straightens his tie for him.
  • When they're at the tea party we see Leo clinging onto Elliot's arm at one point.
  • In chapter 49 Elliot is shown worrying about Leo.
  • In chapter 50 Elliot thinks its a shame that Leo hides his face behind his hair because "his eyes are such a beautiful color".
  • And in chapter 50 Elliot and Leo get into a fight and Elliot has a flashback where he remembers when he chose Leo to be his servant. "I think my servant should be someone as irritating as you. You are what I've always been looking for. Someone I can speak to openly. My friend and equal." He then gives a warm smile and offers his hand to Leo.
    • Also, Leo tells Oz about Elliot: "I hold Elliot in very high esteem. We are completely different but that's part of the reason why he's so important to me." And then Leo expresses something of a Yandere side when he threateningly tells Oz, "If Elliot has an enemy, no matter who he may be, I'll kill him! Even, for example, if it is you [Oz] or even myself."
  • And in chapter 57 Elliot seemingly kills his mother because she was trying to kill Leo. And Leo really wants to apologize to Elliot, and vice versa.
    • Chapter 61: Elliot's last words were "I'm sorry, Leo."
    • Chapter 63: "Elliot was always noble-minded and unyielding. That is probably why... someone like me, who was your exact opposite accepted your offer, to be by your side." Heartbreaking, considering that Elliot's already dead by that time. Also, Leo flashbacks to the time he spent with Elliot and states that even though they often argued Elliot would always return to him and Leo began to increasingly enjoy their interactions. And during the flashbacks Leo wakes up from a bad dream to see Elliot by his bedside implying that he watched over him.
  • Leo by far appears to take Elliot's death the hardest, blaming himself entirely for Elliot's death and losing his sanity in the days that follow.
  • In Retrace 103, when Leo is summoning Jabberwock to help slow down The End of the World as We Know It, he asks Elliot to lend him strength.
• And on Elliot's side, he attacked a monster to attempt to save Leo. And then there's the fact that his headhunter trigger was someone acting harshly towards Leo. True, this was largely due to humpty dumpty's influence, but Elliot himself's facial reactions to his brothers talking about killing Leo too were devastated.

Elliot and Oz

• There's also a little between Elliot and Oz, although it seemed more prevalent in previous chapters.
  • Elliot and Oz have a textbook Meet Cute: their eyes meet after they reach for the same book at the library, they get to talking about how much they love the book, and Elliot acting like a stereotypical Tsundere character. (One non-fujoshi who wasn't familiar with the series, upon seeing the relevant pages out of context, asked if it was an actual Boys' Love comic.) Elliot subsequently rescues Oz while talking about how he's sworn to protect everyone important to him, and even breaks him out of a Heroic BSoD. Then it turns out they come from Feuding Families, and Elliot tries to deny that Oz could be the person he's supposed to hate, just because he doesn't want to dislike Oz. Then things like this◊ happen and it's really hard to write it off as Shipping Goggles.
  • In chapter 26 Elliot appears to get pissed off when he sees Lotti attack Oz and tries to attack her. And gives Oz an awesome "The Reason You Suck" Speech after slamming him into a wall and getting close to his face. And smiles at him. And tells him he'll never let him die.
  • In chapter 35 Elliot and Oz meet again and the text at the end says "Meeting again in an unexpected place, is this fate!?"
  • In chapter 36 Oz smiles at Elliot while appearing to blush and asks if he's worried about him. Elliot denies it. Also, Oz tells Elliot while smiling hugely "I'm very happy to meet you again, Elliot!" In response Elliot looks shocked and Leo says ""It seems that he likes you." And Oz calls Elliot a gentle person which Elliot again denies. And in chapter 38 Oz says Elliot really is gentle and must care about Gil which Elliot again denies.
  • In chapter 40 Oz's father appears and expresses his contempt for Oz and Elliot gets pissed off.
  • In chapter 42 Oz rather nervously tells Elliot that he just wants to be friends with him.
  • In chapter 62 Oz states he feels really sad after Elliot's death. Gil does too.
• One translation of the guidebook has the following: "Oz’s way of life had a large impact on Elliot. Though all they did in the beginning was bicker, Oz spoke [to Elliot] about the true feelings that he could not even say to Gil. And learns to cherish yourself and the way you relate to people……"

Other

• And then there's Jack and Glen Baskerville, tragic "best friends".
  • And then there's the whole thing with Jack and Gil. For example, in chapter 38 Jack calls Gil his "small cute little servant". And in episode 14 when Gil points his gun at Jack, Jack gently places his hand on Gil's arm and his other hand on Gil's face.
    • And even with Jack and Vincent.
    • Jack and Vincent aren't really foes. Vincent seems to idolize Jack (probably from the fact Jack gave him and Gil a home after finding them on the streets).
    • Jack calling both Gil and Vincent "cute".
  • Jack and Glen had been best friends even when the latter was still Oswald. Even the Glen at the time, Revis, could see the Ho Yay between the two!
  • Jack was often scared of Oswald early on. The former, on the other hand, expressed interest in knowing more about the latter.
  • In chapter 70 Jack states that Oswald is a dear friend to him.
• And Break seems to engage in some playful flirting with Oz and have No Sense of Personal Space around him at times. And in one scene in the anime he states he's worried about Oz after he fainted and in chapter 4 tells him that he looks good in his usual outfit. And in chapter 5 he leans in close to Oz to whisper something in his ear. And in chapter 9 when he gently lifts Oz's face up with his hand. Also, this cover page from chapter 47.
  • When Break wakes up after falling unconscious due to remembering his past Oz is shown watching over him and getting ready to place a cloth on his head.
  • Oz has occasionally thought about Break and worried about him despite saying that Break pisses him off. In return, Break sometimes goes out of his way to cheer Oz up and worries about him too.
  • Alice is shown getting jealous of Break and Oz's relationship and imagines Oz being fed something by Break complete with sparkles and heart marks. Due to Vincent's influence Gil also is jealous of Break and considered murdering him.
  • Also in chapter 72 Break worries about where Oz is.
  • He also says in chapter 27 while sparkling "Wait for me Oz! I'm coming to save you!" And in chapter 28 he remarks about Oz "He seems cuter already."
  • Oz and Break's tendency to act tsundere around each other.
  • When Alice does her "we're friends" spiel Oz wraps his arms around Break's arm complete with sparkles.
  • They have another moment complete with Love Bubbles before deciding to go after Leo/Glen.
  • Break saves Oz from a chain at one point in the later chapters and can hear his voice when they're in separate dimensions. He grabs Oz by the hand to pull him into the same dimension and holds his hand while getting close when saying Oz and company have to go after Vincent and Glen before dying. Oz also worries about Break when he sees him covered in blood and Break says it's a shame he can't see because he can't make out Oz's face.
  • Oz comments in Knave Of Hearts with his heart going doki doki that he finds himself to be slightly attracted to a cross dressing Break.
  • In Caucus Race Break does the Headbutt Thermometer with Sharon to Oz and says he wants to feed Oz when he's ill.
    • Break seems to like teasing Gil a lot too like in chapter 13 where he tries to lift him in a Bridal Carry and when he grabs his face saying he'll be Break's other eye. Also, in chapter 20 Break rather excitedly greets Gil and chases after him saying that even if Gil fears him he'll continue to like him even more. (said with a heart mark) Break constantly bullies and belittles Gilbert, often making fun of him and his failures. Break makes it his business to antagonise Gil, and has been doing so ever since the two met, the day after Oz was dragged into Abyss. Break has little to no respect for Gil, and often joins in when Alice is insulting him - he has even started using Alice's nickname for Gil, "seaweed head" on several occasions. Despite all this, Gil seems to have a lot of respect for Break, and although the pair never appear to get along, it can be assumed that Gil does actually care quite a lot about the Hatter. When Break collapses in Sablier, Gil carries him to safety, although Break isn't exactly grateful, and warns him that nobody needs to know about him having to be rescued. Also, in the sixth omake Break cheers up Gil complete with bubbles and pink sparkly background after putting his hand on his shoulder. And in episode 24 Gil holds an injured Break in his arms. Or in chapter 33 Gil worries about letting information about Break slip to Vincent because he doesn't want to get Break in trouble.
• There's some between Reim and Oz as well, particularly how he was once tasked to rescue Oz and sometimes acts overly awkward and nervous around him. Also, in chapter 34 he worriedly asks Oz if he's injured. In chapter 93 he informs the Baskervilles that he wants to help Oz and is determined to do everything in his power to do so.
• There is a little between Elliot and Gil, but it was also more obvious in previous chapters.
• Elliot gets this with Claude (or Ernest) in chapter 45 when he touches Elliot's hair and face.
• There seems to be a few moments between Vincent and Break at times. For example, in chapter 23 Vincent tells Break "I like you the most."
  • An official guidebook had Break in both of Vincent's "Likes" and "Dislikes" list. Which is quite interesting...
• As for the girls, Alice and Sharon seem the most obvious like how in the fifth omake its assumed that Sharon calls Alice "cute" after seeing her in a bikini or when they intertwine fingers when Sharon insists on Alice calling her "big sister" or when Sharon does the Security Cling to Alice, along with a few hints of Lotti and Lily.
  • Sharon in general has a tendency to fawn over Alice and call her "cute".
  • And there's also Lotti, Ada, and the poison.
  • In the 9th omake there's a picture of Lotti groping a blushing Ada's breasts.
  • And Echo and Alice, like in the fourth omake where Alice falls asleep on Echo's shoulder.
    • Or how in chapter 74 Echo catches and holds Alice in her arms and both react in a Tsundere manner.
  • A guidebook places Lotti in the list of things Zwei is not good at.
  • Echo saves Ada from a chain and declares she won't allow her alternate personality Noise to kill Ada.
• In chapter 48 Oz, dressed in a maid's outfit, manages to make a male servant blush.
  • And Isla Yura is revealed to be a major Jack Vessalius fanboy. He practically Squees, blushes and releases heart marks. "Don't worry Oz-sama. The one I'm interested in is not you but the man hidden inside of you: Jack Vessalius!"
• "It means, we're friends!"
• The Isla Yura arc has been full of Elliot/Leo and Gil/Oz (sub)text, but the end of Retrace LIX is an Elliot/Oz Ho Yay fest.
• Retrace 61 is a Ho Yay fest, it has the mandatory Elliot/Leo and Vincent/Gil, but then it also has large amounts of Vincent/Leo and Vincent/Elliot, with the former pairing now consisting of Vincent serving Leo and calling him "My Lord, Leo Baskerville."
• Elliot's admiration of Break as stated in the character guide.
• Oz adores Oscar and says in chapter 14 while releasing heart marks that he's become more and more handsome. Oscar also hugs Oz and Gil close to him and at the end of the chapter Oscar is replaced by Break in the scene where he hugs Oz and Gil.
• Chapter 17: Vincent and Reim here. Also, in that same chapter a half-asleep Vincent hugs Reim thinking its his beloved brother Gil while releasing heart marks and with a heart in his speech bubble.
• Even Jack and Oz have some like in chapter 11, where he hugs Oz close to him from behind and chapter 18, where he appears and, again, holds Oz close to him from behind. And in chapter 57 warns Isla Yura not to utter Oz's name with his filthy mouth. And he also hugs Oz and whispers in his ear in chapter 65. Or in chapter 70 here where he pushes Oz to the ground and leans over him and here when he approaches Oz from behind and touches him. Or here in chapter 72 when he rather tenderly hugs Oz from behind and touches him with his hands. Alice then appears to kick Jack away from Oz, jealous that he was touching Oz without her permission. In an even later chapter he pulls Oz's head back to caress his throat and chin.
  • In general Jack just tends to get very touchy feely around Oz.
• In addition to his possessiveness over Gil it also appears that Vincent also cared about Elliot Nightray as he was the only one who didn't shun Gilbert and him and they were able to live a happy life where Gil was able to smile.
  • "I really liked you. It was only thanks to you that... Gil managed to live in that house without forgetting how to smile." (Vincent talking to dying Elliot)
• Vincent has taken to calling his new master Leo as so, lately. And in Retrace 64, the former held the latter, who was collapsing from the strain Jabberwock was putting on his body.
  • Retrace 61 features these two moments between Vincent and Leo. Also, Vincent thinks Leo's eyes are such a beautiful color and cuts his hair for him and caresses his face with his hand. And in chapter 63 Leo refers to Vincent without honorifics.
  • Leo holds Glen back (who's controlling Leo's body) from trying to kill Vincent screaming he didn't give Vincent permission to die.
  • In the side omake "Servants And Scissors" Vincent goes all Too Kinky to Torture on Leo when the latter hurts him and seems to generate ust with him while playing the piano with him. Leo responds in a Tsundere manner and says he might consider letting Vincent play with him if he learns how to play better. Vincent teases him and says something along the lines of "You must love me very much."
• Oz and Leo have this too, such as in chapter 62 when Leo says he's come for Oz and chapter 63 where Oz says Leo looks really great after his Important Haircut and losing the glasses. Also, Oz to Leo in chapter 65 about not wanting them to be enemies: "I'm glad that we met! No matter how hard it was...and how sad...I never wished that...I'd never met you!" Or in chapter 70 Oz tells Jack he won't let him harm Leo because Leo is his friend. Leo also gets moments with Oz when he has Oz chase him and when Oz escapes he states that their game of tag is not over yet before finding him later with a huge smile on his face.
• In chapter 73 a young Gil says to Glen that he likes Jack but he also likes Glen better.
• In chapter 74 Gil and Leo get this finally when Leo touches Gil on the shoulder and says "No matter how much time has passed. I'm still...you're one and only master."
• Reim and Gil are compared and Gil lists all the things Reim is better at than him including saying he looks good in uniform.
• There are four strips which feature Elliot gushing over the male Chesire Cat and dropping the happy when Cat Girl Ada shows up.

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