#idc that an ambiguous ending fits the theme of the story the most I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CAST

[chickemz]

Currently rereading skip to loafer and stumbled upon this comment of mitsumi’s:

This definitely feels like foreshadowing for the ending of this story 😭😭😭😭😭 it’s probably gonna end after they graduate highschool and we’re going to be left wondering about these beloved characters I might go insane I NEED TO SEND HOW THEIR LIFE TURNS OUT UNTIL THEIR DEATH BED NARRATIVE COHESION BE DAMNED!!

Anyways, on a more realistic note, I theorize that shima and mitsumi won’t officially date in the span of the current story. I certainly do think there will be an acknowledgement of feelings (especially when shima reaches his peak actualization the current story set him on) on both sides but I can only imagine that it would happen in their third year when they’re about to enter college (probably on separate paths as well) and I think they would both be mature enough to realize that a romantic relationship won’t work out between the two of them as of right now. Hell, maybe they’ll make a promise to try something if their life aligns in the future but I think this would be the most realistic outcome for this story. It falls into line with them loving and supporting each other unconditionally beyond a romantic sense and I wouldn’t be mad at this kind of ending for shima and mitsumi at all.