That really should have just been all three of them getting together. Literally all the feelings were there, at least in the anime they are. I never read the manga so I don’t know if it’s different.
Gosh, this is cozy. My internet was being weird so this image loaded really slowly from top to bottom. When I noticed the lyrics I got super worried there was gonna be a super sad twist at the end.
@Swag Wagon, it does eventually get explained why Rhea is so interested in Byleth and wanting to keep her around. Also, funny story, Mercedes is actually older than Byleth.
This isn’t even fanart, it’s drawn by the artist herself! Makes me wonder if this is the sort of ending she wanted to write, but the editor/publisher/whatever vetoed it.