That's said we might not be far away from the end game. They progressively start to accept the death of the brother/husband which have been a huge deal since the start.
Shino knows pretty much everything she needs to say to Nozomi already, she just has to actually go and do it now . Just go for it Shino ! In the meantime, there's a ton of extra chapters coming so we'll get plenty of fluff and not so subtle yuri moments so there's that to look forward to !
OH MY GODDD! Thank God for not suddenly drop the accident bomb, cause then I don’t think my heart can take it. Therefore, I’m glad the author took this way out