At the end, this is a story about two people who really love each other and want to be together forever but are insecure about having a future togeter, while at the same time being unable to share their feelings/worries with their partner.
Yeah, I agree with your post. I do think Kita also wants to have something more than the physical relationship, her actions after sex definitely hint at that, but she seems afraid to approach the topic directly, and Bocchi doesn't really get the signals Kita is trying to send her.
I think that's a good interpretation of the story as well. Which the point still stands, they need to communicate before whatever they have is reduced to regrets. Plus one way or another there's definitely a feeling of unease here, where I hope they work things out and can find a way to be happier together.
I find it interesting how works like this can take on deeper layers of meaning, even if the author didn’t intend them. As readers, we often find ways to interpret the work and search for our own answers. That said, from what I’ve read, Orihi Chihiro’s writing always seems to carry a naturally gloomy atmosphere. There’s something about their style, a kind of quietness, that creates that feeling. So even if the author didn’t deliberately intend it, the tone emerges naturally through their writing.
The style of writing and art definitely helps get us into Bocchi's mindset, which is quite dreary here, but I think there's still a tinge of familiarity in it that hints that maybe things get better. But they're both still high schoolers, and one has to wonder if they have the emotional maturity to face this issue head-on and confront one another, or if it's something they let slip by and fail to properly address.
It's an ending that makes you yearn for more, which maybe helps you understand the characters perspectives all the more
