Mika is running away from a family he can't make proud, and Souji is running away from a family that is broken. Both are suffering from feelings of emptiness and loneliness and console one another throughout their school days into adulthood.
Their relationship is ambiguous and at first is just a way to offer comfort to one another, like comrades that have the same trauma.
As time moves on, Souji realizes that he no longer wishes to just be Mika's comfort, but also be someone he can actually see for him, as a person who loves him. He longs for an actual relationship with Mika, not just a fleeting space where they lick each other's wounds. This change is what Souji meant when they no longer wish for the same things that they did before.
Mika's father's death is a bit of a catalyst for him to realize that he has deeper feelings for Souji than just someone to comfort him. The person that caused him the most grief in his life is gone, but he still craves Souji's company. While Mika is still terribly afraid of his own feelings, this is the turning point.
After Mika and Souji's fight following Mika's mom contacting them and Souji telling her where they live, Mika comes to terms with the fact that he has, indeed, been running from his past and had just been using Souji. He also comes to fully accept that Souji means more to him than just an object that he can use to comfort himself; he decides to face his problems head on, and that's where they stand when they finally meet and seem to resolve their issues.
Mika is running away from a family he can't make proud, and Souji is running away from a family that is broken. Both are suffering from feelings of emptiness and loneliness and console one another throughout their school days into adulthood.
Their relationship is ambiguous and at first is just a way to offer comfort to one another, like comrades that have the same trauma.
As time moves on, Souji realizes that he no longer wishes to just be Mika's comfort, but also be someone he can actually see for him, as a person who loves him. He longs for an actual relationship with Mika, not just a fleeting space where they lick each other's wounds. This change is what Souji meant when they no longer wish for the same things that they did before.
Mika's father's death is a bit of a catalyst for him to realize that he has deeper feelings for Souji than just someone to comfort him. The person that caused him the most grief in his life is gone, but he still craves Souji's company. While Mika is still terribly afraid of his own feelings, this is the turning point.
After Mika and Souji's fight following Mika's mom contacting them and Souji telling her where they live, Mika comes to terms with the fact that he has, indeed, been running from his past and had just been using Souji. He also comes to fully accept that Souji means more to him than just an object that he can use to comfort himself; he decides to face his problems head on, and that's where they stand when they finally meet and seem to resolve their issues.