i want to expand a bit on the hamikuo conflict that i wrote about here ... includes their eventual confession hehehe
so mikuo stops by hameed's workplace to apologize to him. hameed takes him into the stockroom so that their conversation isnt listened in on. mikuo apologizes for breaking their promise but tells him that it's important that he expresses his feelings that way and hameed also apologizes for lashing out at him but he says that he doesnt understand why mikuo had to bring back such a painful part of his adolescence for it
mikuo confesses that he never saw the band as a painful memory but as a positive one. he does feel guilty and apologize for being selfish and for thinking that hameed would think like him. hameed, pinning mikuo homoerotically to the wall, asks him if theres a reason why he find that memory beautiful. mikuo doesnt say that it's bc thats how he fell in love with hameed for the first time. instead, he says that he cant tell hameed. ofc hameed is like why not and mikuo's like i just cant and before hameed could press his further mikuo runs out, cursing at himself for being such a coward that he ends up hurting his best friend
hameed feels guilty too ofc, for feeling so hurt over smth that happened a long time ago but he acknowledges if he doesnt calm down, he'll hurt mikuo again. at least hameed comes home to their apartment. even if hameed barely says anything to mikuo, mikuo's just glad that hes back and safe and sound. but mikuo doesnt know what to do, so he resorts to calling his sister, miku
miku's like wow our manager did smth like that except none of us knew it was him except for like kaito bc hes gay and mikuo's like ??? also miku's like thats kinda fucked up dude we already said not to bring the band up and once again mikuo apologizes for not thinking it through but miku doesnt take it as hard as hameed did. miku gives him advice, saying that he should confess already instead of beating around the bush since doing that landed him in this mess anyway. mikuo's like nooo he probably hates me now even if he doesnt i cant it'll just ruin things and miku's like dude. you already did by performing that song you might as well just confess it cant get any worse. also our manager is literally dating kaito rn im telling you you have a chance LOL
in the end mikuo decides to folow miku's advice and asks hameed if they can talk. hameed, all calmed down and level-headed now, agrees and they have an open conversation on their balcony, looking over the beautiful tokyo nightlife. they both apologize again and finally forgive each other. then, noticing the moon in the sky, mikuo says it looks beautiful. just like hameed did when they visited the beach before. hameed agrees and then mikuo blurts out his actual confession: i've been in love with you ever since we started the band
hameed is speechless ofc but he reciprocates his feelings. he jokes abt being in love with mikuo for less years compared to mikuo but he still yearned for years to be with him; even if they can never be together, he'll always support him and follow him to the ends of the earth. hameed cups mikuo's face and they share their first kiss, framed by the moon
