I think the ending being kind of ambiguous is really nice! It has this bittersweet sort of feel to it that you don't really get with hanahaki ideas very often if at all and it was an immensely beautiful read especially with the later pages being all Aizawa POV! I loved it from start to finish so thank you very much for sharing it with us!
Awww, that is what I was hopping! It makes me very happy to hear it came through 🖤
All of the story leading up to a POV shift had been the plan from the beginning, so we could understand what had been going through Shouta's head. We didn't get to see a few of the details of Aizawa's POV, either because I couldn't work them in organically, or because they would have made the story drag, or ruined the pacing, but I got to show the most vital parts of it and the emotion he was going through.
For example, something I couldn't really portray without spelling it out was that once Hizashi had confessed to Shouta in his delirium, Aizawa couldn't actually confront him about the flowers anymore, because it could have doomed him. Since the disease depends on the perspective of the person infected, if Aizawa had revealed what he knew and confessed anyway there would be a risk that Hizashi wouldn't have believed him, thinking he was doing it to save him, meaning he would be fucked and there wouldn't be much Shouta could have done at this point (similarly, if Hizashi got convinced Shouta loved him back he'd be healed regardless of whether or not it was true. Which thankfully is not the case in this story). So that's why every time Hizashi drifts off, or starts coughing, risking compromising his secret, Shouta distracts him and deflects.
Little lore dump you didn't ask for but I was looking for the opportunity to share xD Thank you so much for the sweet words, sincerely. I was incredibly worried about disappointing people with that end but it was the original vision and I stuck to it. Everyone has been very sweet and kind with it too, so it makes me happy.
Thank you once more for reading and enjoying! Have a wonderful day 🌸
