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I feel like Kaemaki(Kaede x Maki) wouldn't work and would be toxic no matter what AU it was in(At least in ones where Maki is still an assassin/they keep their personalities) And all you need to look at to prove that is canon, Maki has a strong dislikeness for Kaede. Which says a lot on it's own given that she has no strong opinions on anyone that early in the game, But Kaede is the only one that Maki cannot stand. Maki doesn't like her brand of optimism, She finds it annoying how Kaede refuses to acknowledge anything bad that's happening and just continues to push the narrative that everything is completely fine when too much is going on to try and get people's mind off of it Maki spends all of chapter one just being an asshole to her more than she is with the usual person because she doesn't like Kaede at all Now, Looking at Kaede's perspective, She died early and wanted everyone to like her, Which in her way; Meant actively ignoring boundaries to basically force everyone to be compatible with her(She does this a lot, And more primarily with Maki) Now, Yes, Kaede died before Maki's talent was revealed. But it's honestly ridiculous to think she would react any less than Miu had(Miu had been the one actively trying to convince the group to kill Maki) If Kaede found out she was an assassin, Kaede would very quickly have the same mindset as everyone(But Kaito), Which was to kill her before she could strike first Kaede would refuse to be in the same room as her, She'd even ignore anyone who told her Maki wasn't here to hurt anyone Kaede would hate Maki if she knew she was an assassin, And wouldn't bother to get close to her She'd most likely push others away from her because of her talent Kaede would be the same no matter what AU, No matter what relationship they had before it, As soon as she finds out; She'd cut all ties with Maki because of it It's just how her personality is