People like An are exceptions because of their inherent personalities. Their exceptionality is on the surface. Meanwhile, because of Mizuki’s classmates, Ena has been posited on the surface level as being part of the norm, and will have to work hard to prove her exceptionality.

So then: this isn’t her reaction to being called a boy in front of Ena. This is the face of someone who came half-expecting to lose a person incredibly dear to her, only to find—in her eyes—that person already lost.

And yet, when she came onto the rooftop, she saw Ena standing with the very people who make up the painful, draining norm of her life. Her already fragile mental state completely shattered.

I think she reached the point of making a decision to come out to Ena because she came to think, or at least hope, that Ena would be one of those exceptions.

Now, fundamentally, the norm in Mizuki’s life is rejection, bulling, and overall negative treatment by everyone who knows the truth about her, with people who do accept her such as An being rare exceptions.

I think she was able to make the final step to commit to coming out to everyone because she was able to have a fun time with them, and thus in her mind at worst this day would be bittersweet.

Part of her knew they would be accepting, and yet the voices of people in the past constantly ate at her.

Ultimately, she half thought that the festival was going to be the final day she was friends with Ena, Kanade, & Mafuyu.

Thread with my take on mizu5 and predictions for ena5!!!

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