rereading this after years and it still feels wild. the ending was so open that it hurts. kou really did changed shirou's fate and i don't have to worry about him left alone (since he got his parents now) but the memories lingers and he must live with the fragments of kou, i'm afraid the history will repeat itself. and finally, the biggest mystery was what's the closure kou has given to kikujirou? did he make it back safely and talk to him, or did he die but this time with the clarity that his body was found? and even if he managed to live, it's impossible for him and shirou to be together no matter what.
rereading this after years and it still feels wild. the ending was so open that it hurts. kou really did changed shirou's fate and i don't have to worry about him left alone (since he got his parents now) but the memories lingers and he must live with the fragments of kou, i'm afraid the history will repeat itself.
and finally, the biggest mystery was what's the closure kou has given to kikujirou? did he make it back safely and talk to him, or did he die but this time with the clarity that his body was found? and even if he managed to live, it's impossible for him and shirou to be together no matter what.
ah i'm so sad for both of them.