Responses
Yeah, you’re right. The ending does leave a distasteful taste in the mouth, but at the same time, it is realistic, and perhaps that is the reason. Some people who have gone through so much want a way out, but in the end, they are drawn back to the source of their pain. This is because it is human nature in some way, or maybe it's just a way to cope. While some may say they don’t like it, deep down, they enjoy it, not because they are masochistic, but more because it gives them a sense of feeling something or provides a consistent emotional stability.
The ending left such a distasteful taste in my mouth, after everything haruki went through it’s very obvious he’s suffering so badly to the point he goes back to his abuser but that still doesn’t sit right with me, why does hikaru still get to smile? Be happy? Touch haruki? I can’t put into words on how much I despise hikaru.. other than that, interesting story, terrible ending