It would have been really cool if masaki was just there in adult form to protect sensei like he said while still being a kid BUT JUST AS THAT like no kiss no sex no dirty stuff JUST EMOTIONAL SUPPORT and then they reunite and have this cute uncle-nephew kinda relationship.
Or! Alternatively if you want them to hook up, have masaki get in the accident when he is already of age, like the car accident happened when he was like 20 or something, but he still remembers that sensei that checked his teeth when he was a kid and how sad he was so he decided to go to him or something, the rest would still be the same.
Omg so many ways to make it wholesome and they decided to take the "actually a child" route huh
i love it how in most asian countries there's this whole thing about the names you call other people, like it almost always goes with a sufix for respect, and when you're close you use their given name or other sufix and it just adds a new level of intimacy between couples.
I feel so weird cause in my country you just call everyone their first name from the get go and nicknames are almost like a norm lol
i read it as snipples (snail nipples)