Welp I wasn't sure if this was to be read like a manga (I initially thought it was but some scenes really don't work).
At least I got clarification at the end that I was reading this in the wrong direction.
I agree. The premise doesn't really work as well when the protagonist is misunderstanding that the one he likes likes the clearly less popular/more awkward guy.
The innocent mind was very present in the first chapter (and I loved it lol).
Thanks for the heads up though. I felt that they weren't being consistent with suggesting this being bait (or not bait).
...will they have an explanation for this one too?
Or for some reason the 'adult going after a (maybe) minor' in the first chapter was bait, and in this chapter the implication.