The user is relating to the feeling of todokanai . They are searching for a way to rewrite the narrative—a "better" outcome where the speaker does reach the distant you.
A: For acting, yes. For internal logic, no. The manga is the definitive source for the "better" experience. tooi kimi ni boku wa todokanai better
As one fan wrote: “This story doesn’t give you a happy ending. It gives you a hopeful beginning—which is much harder to write, and much more true.” The user is relating to the feeling of todokanai