if miki wants things to change, she has to figure out how to change them herself. maho can‘t do that for her. all she can do is wait by her side and if things don’t change, they still have each other. what miki needed was not to patch things up, it was for someone to stay by her side. what does scolding do other than telling someone they are not ideal or desirable? she’s not a kid, she knows what needs to happen. she’s not unaware, she’s overwhelmed. she’s going through something and maho is the only one who is there to tell her she believes she can cross it. thats what it means to be a friend.