"We're not at that point yet" YET!! YET!! So much meaning in just three letters ooooh my god my heart is gonna BURST WIDE OPEN
And the rain stops and the sun comes out just as Hirano's feelings are also clearer... simple symbolism can be the most hard-hitting ooooohhhhh my god
I'm going to start crying. I'm going to EXPLODE. It's HAPPENING It's goddamn HAPPENING they're REACHING A CONSENSUS! THEY'RE FINDING SOMETHING IN COMMON!! HIRANO HAS BEEN AFFIRMED!!!
Hirano is one of the most realistic acespec characters I know and he hasn't even been explicitly confirmed so. All the signs are there though, if you're receptive to them, so imo something like a strict label isn't even needed here. And they're slowly working it out!! Ring things out, seeing...
Started as a comedic sexual harassment, turned into some genuine relationship development, and now it's a sports manga. We're really being served here!