-... Part of her wonders if it'd be easier for them both if they did part ways. Neither would have to spend their days carrying any kind of awkward emotional labors for the other. Sakura wouldn't have to worry about crossing any boundaries that would send the wrong signals. May didn't have to worry about pushing things too far in a direction that validated her own feelings.

But the truth was...-

I do. Because beyond what I feel, you're still the most important person to me here... And whether it's as my best friend or as my lover, I don't... really want to be in a world where you're not a constant part of my life.

That... must sound really childish, right? Or... idk, the word. Co-dependent, maybe? Like, I know it's impossible to go back to how simple things were before, but it was never that simple, was it? Mostly... I just can't imagine how I'd live without you.