(sae oshi speaking) rin surpassing sae is non negotiable. i want them to come to a point where it’s not like things will be the same as when they were children (because it wont, time passes, people change) but they will still come to understand e/o’s choices and go their own ways healthily. which speaking in all honestly they’ll likely both play on Re Al together but the point still stands.

they should see the other as separate people with their own lives instead of being extensions of their own selves. for their more personal motivations, rin should find his own passion for soccer instead of playing for sae, and sae should come to peace with himself instead of chasing past demons.