Nana — Episode 5

Nobu, Yasu, and the rest of the Blast boys... they are counting on me. I am their frontwoman. If I abandon them for a comfortable life as a housewife in Tokyo, I’m killing the only part of myself that feels truly alive. I won't do it. I can't.

I look at the matching lock around his neck, the key sitting heavy against my own chest. It was supposed to bind us together forever. But as I watch the snow fall outside the window, I realize that love can sometimes be the most beautiful cage we build for ourselves. NANA Episode 5

Ren has his pride, his talent, and his ticket to the big leagues. I have to find mine on my own terms. I will go to Tokyo one day, but I won't go as his luggage. I will go when I can stand on that same stage as his equal, looking him dead in the eye with a microphone in my hand. Nobu, Yasu, and the rest of the Blast boys

What are you aiming for (angsty, romantic, or analytical)? If I abandon them for a comfortable life