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i really hope you're right ┗( T﹏T )┛
it’s definitely gonna be a journey, and nasu might become the main guy for some chapters but that’s definitely not gonna last. look at all their merch and fanarts, it’s centered around kaya. it’d be weird if he author suddenly changed the ml, more likely so since kaya is very popular in japan
but i think nasu has a good chance of becoming endgame… if u read through the manga critically, ran’s heart often sways towards nasu, wanting to see him. the fact that they r secret online friends seals the deal for me personally.
in general, i think this manga treats psuedo-incest with more depth than other shoujo manga. Hear Me Out. the nuclear family is a structure that many people use to take advantage of young kids, especially orphans in the foster care system. kaya’s understanding of “family” is twisted, and he perpetuates the cycle of abuse by pressuring ran to abandon everyone else but him. ofc i don’t see him as a full-on abuser… he’s a young kid who has never really had a decent role model in his life. but the fact remains that he is very controlling. i don’t ship them, i just feel very broken-hearted towards them b/c it just feels like two naive kids desperately trying to keep each other happy and okay.
anyways i think that’s why ran/nasu will has a good chance. ran tolerates kaya’s affections because of she has a soft spot for him, but she yearns for nasu. and narratively, it’d show more character growth for ran to stand up for herself and accept her crush on nasu, despite breaking her promise to kaya. it’d be more interesting for kaya too, to learn a healthier meaning of “family.”
in conclusion: if ran/kaya end up being endgame i’m going to end it all.