i guess shio had to wrap it up in the nicest way they could, a happy ending for everyone and making niji play the "bad character" in a sense. i like how in the end they were able to say "that's disgusting" affectionately, compared to before where it was just such a heavy thing, it's still character growth, acceptance. the whole story to me is saying we all have our own perversions, stemming from bad experiences we've had or something else, and it's so easy to judge from the lens of society's standards. but we aren't all neat and clean cut and perfect like dolls. azuki and yakou finding an "ally" in each other helped turned these negative obsessive perversions into something that could be beautiful, a reframing of this strong energy to create or change, coming from the frustrations they've had from growing up. the story couldve been fleshed out more, but i think all things considered, the message of the story came through clear. at least to me.
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