Harutoki 5: Shun's Route

So Shyun is the first one that I decided to go for actively instead of taking whatever comes my way.  This is where I really wish I was fluent in japanese.  The main story unfolds here and everything is explained and I had no idea what they were talking about.  I know that there is a portal connecting both worlds and that Sou is on one side and Amami is on the other.  I'm still not sure of his intentions because he's a candidate and every time you defeat him Yuki is always sad about it. Can I just say how much I love Amami as a villain.  His voice is just so sensual and sinister.  It's amazing.
So it took me until one of the final confrontations in the modern world where they're standing next to each other to realize that Sou and Shyun were actual brothers that were adopted into her family.  While that whole group called each other brother and sister I didn't realize that the shota was actually a tag along.  I thought he was just one of the friends.  Now I understand why Shyun would get upset when I mentioned him.  I'm thinking they've got some kind of fate thing binding them to this situation and I'm really struggling to understand why Shyun had to sacrifice himself and why he didn't have to in the end.  Was it because Sou took his place?  I'm also missing a scene in between there, there must be an alternative ending. This route is the closure, fill up all the story holes route.  I'd say do this one first. You' have to wait a while to get it but it's actually easy.. (There are some reviews that say that this game is confusing and that you need a guide to play it but It's actually one of the easiest games I've ever played and I've never got lost enough to need a guide.)

So, Shyun as a love interest.  They were really pushing for him to be the first guy you go for.  First you have a deep childhood friendship bond.  You have him being overly protective first as an older brother figure and then feelings develop.  Some of the best ship teasing comes from these two.  One of my favorite parts is when you go to wake him up and as he's still asleep you start going through one of his books (maybe a medical textbook or a journal?) when he suddenly tells you to stop it.  Turns out that he's talking in his sleep and you get a really cute scene with him half awake.  I don't know why but when he gets a headache in one of the other routes strikes me as cute. (maybe I've developed another fetish. where do these keep coming from?) The part where you sprain your ankle is great.
And finally, before the final battle after you go back in time to change his fate, he confesses his love to you and there's a really sweet scene in your room afterwards. Harutoki is always really hush-hush about sexuality but this would have been the best place for some hanky panky.
So my main complaints are just with the voice actor.  A lot of the times he'd talk way too fast for me to understand and it was just too gruff for me but that's a personal preference.  There were parts where his tough facade would crumble and he'd start whispering and show SOME emotion.  Other than that the voice didn't fit him most of the time.  It was exhilarating when he yells at you though.  whoooo boy.
oh, but the whole time plaything this route all I could think of was this.  This is it, this is their whole relationship.