Looks like Toga is reaching for a pocket, pick out the phone and save some digits

Looks like she's disciplining Ina for magic in the halls, later on and unrelated to kromei makeouts

siccing a kouhai on someone like an antisocial chihuahua

With her friends and THE FACILITY in mind, this could be the first time Sakura has ever had a stranger ring the intercom, at least when she would be answering it. I am now thinking about the other side of the gap, Saaya comes off more mature and world-weary than most at 23. Chiharu might be the only character who seems her age.

The new fiance dude seems a lightweight, already looks passed out at the bar.

is it more awkward to meet your coworker at a brothel, or meet the brothel at your coworker?

They still live, sleep, bathe, eat together. Subaru says "sorry for taking Akane away" to her little brother. History would call them good friends and roommates.

I think enough of it comes across as Subaru learning her new femininity through Akane that it avoids feeling like the changes are just gender magic. The dynamic shift of things expected of Subaru as the boyfriend to Akane acting on her greater experience of being a woman is neat and helps the framing of them navigating a new relationship dynamic stay in focus. Flawed but earnest.

is that napoleon without his horse

The chapters haven't been strictly linear in time, and the passage of time between most chapters is unclear. So we have minimum ages rather than current.

Shocked Sakura looks like a cat experiencing every emotion at once.

Bigger Sakura theory, the superior yuri version of Bigger Luke.

The proportions and haze make it feel like a memory, though I'm sure it's a shower scene