[eventually they get tired of fighting and just separate, which isn't ideal, but isn't... the worst case scenario here?]

I don't know. Perhaps this is the point where we simply... agree to disagree.

[his gaze is distant for a moment, and sad, but he quickly snaps back into being defensive]

...And that's fine. I have Saihara-kun and Will-san. That's more than I ever had before.