Can’t they have therapy for Christmas/their birthday ? No need anything fancy, it would be the best gift at this point :( I love them but they are seriously full of scars, they truly need help to finally feel safe and complete without having to hurt anyone, or without having to throw themselves into that kind of desperate love. The way they love looks so painful
That's totally understandable. However, this story is so full of angst, and there's no one around them to even suggest to them the idea of counseling, so that development is unlikely. What is more likely is a timeskip showing that after X years, they've finally matured and are now more comfortable with themselves and with each other. But even that is not very likely, and it would conclude the story right there, since there would be no conflict left for them to resolve.
So sad... I want to hug them...(/TДT)/