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imo his memory of the wounded fox was rlly just an added thing. but it was never stated nor even implied that inaho was in love w the fox he saved, or that he loved subaru bc he thought subaru was the fox he saved. he explained that he’d been glad to be the bride of the kitsune bc he felt thankful (from his brother) not bc of his memory of saving one of them.
it definitely came from a feeling of gratitude at first, before he truly fell in love with subaru.
i feel like his feelings for subaru are just.... there?? for no reason?? he's happy to marry him bc he has always wanted to fulfill that duty, and he "fell in love" with subaru while thinking he was the wounded fox..... i wonder if knowing that it was actually ougi at the beginning of the story would have made him fall in love with the brother instead