I'm 23
Confirmed smol baby child.
I mean I also don't know about that one, Im an engineer, I have a wife, I have a house, I pay taxes, I'd say my life is as put together as any adults, but welp guess you just need to be old to count as an adult, I'm not salty or anything just saying age is not exactly an indicator of maturity.
Anyways, all I'm trying to say is that by 17 part of your core personality is already formed, sure you change a quite a bit in your years in college (if you even go there) or get a job or whatever, till you're like 25 maybe? but I'd say no one goes through a radical change by that point unless some extraordinary circumstances happen, no matter what Adachi is still gonna be an introvert and Shima is gonna continue to like sleeping.
Sure they're both changing quite a bit in their own way now with Adachi finally having someone she loves/depends on for the first time in her life and just barely getting to know what it means to keep a relationship so maybe she will change the most, but her weirdo persona is not going away, Shima has stated several times that she wants to change and be a more ... Outgoing person I guess? And someone that can be kinder and more understanding, also finding a meaningful relationship herself as she has stated she's scared of being alone but with her it's more of a personal and conscious decision while Adachi is just developing her people skills for the first time, but I'd have to agree with Shima in that maybe it's too late already and there will not be a big magical change in her, they're both mostly gonna stay who they are now I'd guess.
lol trust us when we say this, and you'll chuckle at yourself for thinking this way once you're 30+, you (and them) are indeed still just kids. having a job/being married/buying a house is no indication whatsoever on maturity. look at those child youtubers like unspeakable. they are "adults" but i have never seen a bigger man child than him and all the other youtubers like him. yet he has a "job," a house, and the other youtuber like him, preston, is married with same thing, and they are DEFINITELY still children.
it is not to belittle you, because you sound quite well together, but yes you are still quite young.
edit: and this is speaking from my own experience. i have always been much more mature for my age, but being almost 34, i can really see a difference between now and the 17 yr old me. and i'm sure in another 10 years i'll see a diff from the me now and the future me.
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