@endoftheline It's fine. I would be just as interested regardless of whether or not you found Kouki's redemption story compelling. I don't feel any strong desire to have people agree with me. I'm just looking to engage more fully with stories that I enjoy. Novel perspectives are always appreciated.
That said, I'm genuinely surprised that I can't find a single other user willing to join team Kouki. I know that there are at least a few us because I've seen them on Reddit.
In fact, there's been a real dearth of Afterstory discussion in general. I guess most people limit themselves to what's been officially published. But I think discussing Kouki's stories would be a blast. It's really hard to talk about without it becoming a spoiler... but to broadly outline his situation...
spoiler