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Gonna blab, so hope I make sense!: "I wonder how he would act if he's gonna have to choose between Takiishi and Sakura? 🤔" Hm..I kinda wanna say it's even. When I look back on it, Endo's got some underlying depths to his devotion. Ex. rmbr kid Endo looked hella smug when he blocked Takiishi's punch despite saying "Let's do whatever you want." I was almost worried for lil Takiishi there. I was surprised when he glared at Sakura for the mistaken comment about the tattoo association but I'm starting to think if it's similar to the above example then..dude just has this area of devotion that's definitely not totally sunshine. Would he glare at Takiishi the same way? I dunno but it's not impossible Endo would do something we didn't think a "loyal follower" would do especially if Sakura were at stake. He's still an asshole though lol.

If Endo came to the roof by himself he woulda seemed like a no.1 Takiishi stan but since he's with Sakura, there's those signs of his divided attention we gotta take into account too. If Endo had come with say, Tsubakino the others, (Sakura not included) he wouldn't have held back badmouthing Ume/Furin at all. Everyone woulda been up in arms wanting to kick his ass (same). But here, he actually watches Sakura's expression and saw the fear the poor boy had when he went on about a destructive scenario he could've made happen. Plus he seemed to feel bad for Sakura watching Ume with the narration "he seems so distant."

It's been said that Endo dislikes people and it shows in how he doesn't feel remorse.for what he did with the plan. Also when he fought Tsubakino and co he called them all "maggots" to crush under his feet. Before fully falling in love with Sakura, rmbr how he called our boy a "little punk" and Sakura got angry at that or when their fight was about to begin Endo called him an "Idiot, that can't read between the lines." Now it seems like he's trying to avoid name calling Sakura much. Meaning, Sakura had enough of an impact to modify how Endo behaves, the same guy who just doesn't care about others. He didn't totally get rid of his terrible personality but it's telling in itself, if Endo actually is trying to accommodate to not upset Sakura. OH YEAH! I forgot this bit, literally when they stepped foot on the rooftop, Endo's first words were "Sorry, SAKURA I'm sure you're pissed but I feel fulfilled." So Sakura does still have some sway over him even if its in the bg for now. Tldr; I'm sorry for the essay dskhndk but I hope sensei hits me straight where it hurts good.

DON'T SAY SORRY, THIS IS AMAZING. I love reading EndSk analysis!!! I totally agree with you, Sakura definitely has some power over Endo — maybe not as strong as Takiishi's YET, but hey, they have a lot of time to change that.

I really love Endo's personality, so I don't want him to change. Though if it's caused by Sakura... then maybe it's okay... I really need some fics where Sakura just tries to make Endo behave!!! Like in MommySaku hcs, or just in general. It'd be nice to see the boy who once acted cynical to be the one to fix — or at least try to — Endo's cynicism. Quite poetic, isn't it?

Thanks for this essay of yours!!!

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