Mai is going to cover the costs and keep Saki in her home like a pet.

Bait and switch for a yuri tragedy in the best possible way.

ending ruined it with her still being alive honestly.

this is really giving me kitakawa vibes lol

As for me, I think this was great and really nailed it.

But that might just be because I know very, very well what it’s about.

It's good the way it is but I feel it would be even better if was longer.

gg

If it weren't for the final 2 pages, I would have suspected that Saki was never real in the first place, being the self-destructive part of Mai instead who tries to drag her into suicide.

The last two pages seem like they were added just to end on a positive note. Just before Mai sounded like she was addressing someone who died, and then it turns out Saki's been in the hospital for three months? Talk about a cop out...

It definitely is, but at the same time, I've read too many stories where the other girl dies. The less of that,the better for me

I really like that this ends with the suicide having failed. It manages to be more hopeful without reneging on there being serious consequences for it (hell, Saki does NOT seem pleased with her situation - the ending is optimistic but I'd struggle to call it "happy" in that context). Plus those two are juuuuuuuuust the right level of toxic for each other with how it wrapped up. XP

Edit: theres just something really compelling about the loss of autonomy there, I think is what I'm getting at. Her big show of self-determination ended up with her stuck in a hospital after she tried making that decision for someone else. I think thats really sweet in an ugly, ironic kinda way.

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