this is so good! The detached narrator, leaving things open for speculation, how Kiyoko is portrayed, and she's so strong and I love her and she really embodies the quote. And then Saeko, Saeko coming back to the ruins of her people after a long hard fought war and she's still smirking and she's still got her jokes and Kiyoko is happy for the first time in a long time and she doesn't care about the scandalized people. gosh I'm just so in love. thank you.