i got shivers while reading this chapter. we really reached the end, wow. i feel a little empty yet complete knowing i got to see the completion of this series. 12 years serialized, and i was here for ~7 years of that as a reader. hope ichikawa is happy with how this series ended. thanks ichikawa.
if a person said that regardless of gender, it depends how i feel towards them. only if you already like the person saying that, then it's endearing. otherwise, it sounds like desperation and clingyness.