thank you for this detailed comment!! i'm glad you enjoyed :))
re ending 2, my take on the reason why mary becomes so "evil" is because her panic at harming hazel beforehand is similar to if a wolf harmed its prey, where she's scared that hazel would leave her but still wants her. once she becomes settled in the fact that hazel won't (can't) leave her, her true colors/wants show. she's tired from everyone leaving her and she's always always hungry, and here comes a perfect little hazel that claims she'll never leave mary
not much comment on what might've happened in ending 3 had the potion worked! but fun fact, we did consider hazel turning male and the two could live without villagers' suspicions, but that wouldn't really be yuri sooo
and yesss great catch on red riding hood & the wolf :D