Tbh the Shino-kun skit was super sweet, it's interesting to think about how different everything would be if the genders were different.
Hm, sadly, I don't think Nozomi would have been allowed to care for Shino if she were male. I mean, Nozomi's motives are already seen with some suspicion from her friend and mother, imagine the prejudice if it were a man trying to care for his late spouse's sister/ brother.