If you’ve even part of this then what I’m about to say is gonna sound crazy but this manga is such a missed opportunity.
I’ve read a lot of shoujo/josei manga and from the majority of them I would say that a childhood friend with unrequited love for many years has lower chances of being the ML. I really fucking wish that was the case here. If the story had went even something remotely along the lines of, FL starts dating the fucker, Haruto actually moves on and meets so one he likes, FL then realizes when it’s too late that she actually loved Haruto and they DO Not end up together. I almost always ship the main couple so if I’m saying I don’t want them together then that’s some crazy shit XD
But really dude Haruto deserves so much fucking better than that FL or that other bitch. Also we haven’t said it enough but fuck that other guy who basically ntr’d the FL he’s such a scumbag. The story is beyond fucked but I hope the author can at least saving it from being a 1/10 by making that guy suffer.