human
Subaru:  —What’s important is not where you start, or what happens midway, but how it ends. Suddenly, a voice reverberated in the back of his mind. The distant voice, one that was very familiar to Subaru, was the voice of someone who was very close to him yet would never meet again. When they were parting, at the very, very end, in the name of homework, she had given Subaru a gentle present.
gpt
Subaru:  —Yeah, you’re right, Mom. However it started, whatever path one walked, who had the right to decide what was right or wrong until the very, very end?
human
Subaru:  “Emilia, no matter what memories you remember, nothing’s gonna change. I love you. I’ll always love you.”
gpt
Emilia:  “—! I can’t…believe you. Subaru, the version of me you say you love…m-might not be here anymore. You can’t…say something like…”
human
Subaru:  “I can. No matter what happens, you’re not going anywhere. I…love you.”
gpt
Emilia:  “…Those are…the words of a liar. Coming from someone…who can’t even make me believe him…”
human
Subaru:  “—Then…I’ll make you believe.” With trembling eyes and a trembling voice, Emilia rejected Subaru. Words weren’t getting through. His demeanor couldn’t convince her. But words weren’t the only way to convey feelings. That was why—
gpt
Subaru:  “Suba…”
human
Subaru:  “If you don’t like it, dodge.” They were at a distance close enough to breathe each other’s—no, there was not even a breath’s distance between the pair. Reaching his hand to Emilia’s shoulder, Subaru brought his face close to her. When Emilia saw Subaru approach, bewilderment rose into her eyes as her body went rigid. For one second, he waited. It was the only chance he gave her to throw him off.
gpt
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human
Emilia:  But Emilia closed her eyes. Whether this was surrender or the product of hesitation, Subaru knew not.
gpt
Emilia:  “—Mm.” Their respective breaths became one. Emilia’s breathing caught as Subaru knit his brows in pain. For the tiny sound that resounded was that of the pair’s teeth forcefully bumping against each other. The first thing they tasted was a faint, throbbing pain. However, the powerful heat that followed erased it even from the most remote corners of their heads. Her lips were so soft. It was a kiss where they simply touched. To Emilia, it was her first. To Subaru, it was the second time he had kissed her. It was not like the first time, which carried the cold taste of death. The second kiss…bore the hot taste of life.
human
Emilia:  “—Ah.”
gpt
Subaru:  “I love you.” When their lips mutually pulled apart, blood rushed to Emilia’s cheeks as Subaru unhesitatingly spoke those words.
human
Subaru:  “No matter how sorry you look, no matter how we argue like this, I’ll still love you the same way, Emilia. No matter what happens, that’ll never change. It’ll probably make me love you even more than before. —That’s why I’ll believe in you, forever. And if you have to ask why…