this chapter made me realize that date has two similar meanings and how one has largely overtaken the other to the point that when I heard about the word I only thought about romantic dates not just casual dates anymore lmao
I'm 99.99% sure that this is a bait. Confessions in romcoms don't happen because one of them pressure the other into saying it. Heck, even in real life that does not work like that
i like how the series portrays that awkwardness between old friends (made worsened by the fact that they used to be very very close). Putting them front and center like that makes the series have a surprisingly slow pace (though I'm not complaining)