honestly th only reason i don't see krusielle working is bc kris doesn't seem to really have feelings for noelle anymore and noelle seems to be using kris as a vessel (lol) for her trauma and treating them more of a token of her past memories than a person. like in general i think kriselle is a Bad Idea. the route where you force them together is the one where they both make a suicide attempt. yk? i don't think its impossible but i think its a piece a large part of the fandom is ignoring.
my genuine take is that kris did Not have a childhood crush on noelle (and noelle may have thought she had one but it was something slightly different/a longing for closeness). they liked each other and got along but were never Best Friends bc there just wasnt enough time before everything went to hell. but the thing is as they reconnect they also, in real ways, start to be able to connect for real for the first time. noelle has a better sense of her feelings and what she wants, she understands a little better what was and what wasnt going on w kris esp as things progress. kris is more clearly able to see noelle's weird sides that they can get along w and realize that she didnt mind their jokes and pranks and in fact wants to get in on them. so a healthy normal route kriselle thing isnt old feelings rekindled or a return to nostalgia; it's them connecting for real for the first time and making something new together. this is in contrast to weird route kriselle where you Do entirely rely on noelle's distorted images of kris and smother that tiny spark before it can go anywhere
