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Whatever "someone special" may mean to Kusunoki, she seems pretty determined to not delve into whatever she might feel for Keisuke at this point.
She states she doesn't see them drifting apart, but she also said it might be a good thing that they hang out less going forward as she gets better at making/interacting with friends.
That feels like her putting up a hand to Keisuke on trying to pursue this further, at least for the time being. And with Hebikawa's ignored late-night phone call, I imagine something must be going down on her end that will pull Keisuke's focus from Kusunoki for a bit, anyway.
And that might end up being a good thing for him. He's likely to start spiraling if he keeps letting himself be sidelined as he watches Kusunoki become more and more popular and a nexus of attention, now that he's denied himself two chances to actually say what he feels.
Hebikawa will likely provide a distraction, and maybe he can grow a bit more and learn to assert himself via interacting with Snake-chan and helping her with whatever she's got going on (especially if it's Dad Stuff; him figuring out how to talk to/stand up to an adult will definitely help in the confidence/assertiveness category).
Dunno what'll happen between Keisuke & Hebikawa in the next arc, but that could also potentially push Kusunoki's feelings back to the forefront. Especially if Hebikawa ends up making a play for Keisuke, either because her feelings toward him actually grow, or as another part of her ploy to "see Kusunoki's Dark Side". Kusunoki might either not know, or refuse to reflect on, what she feels for the ML, but I can't imagine she'd just let him be taken away from her entirely, which is what Hebikawa would absolutely try to do.
Lots of potential plot points coming up, so I guess we'll see in a month or thereabouts.
She states she doesn't see them drifting apart, but she also said it might be a good thing that they hang out less going forward as she gets better at making/interacting with friends.
That feels like her putting up a hand to Keisuke on trying to pursue this further, at least for the time being. And with Hebikawa's ignored late-night phone call, I imagine something must be going down on her end that will pull Keisuke's focus from Kusunoki for a bit, anyway.
And that might end up being a good thing for him. He's likely to start spiraling if he keeps letting himself be sidelined as he watches Kusunoki become more and more popular and a nexus of attention, now that he's denied himself two chances to actually say what he feels.
Hebikawa will likely provide a distraction, and maybe he can grow a bit more and learn to assert himself via interacting with Snake-chan and helping her with whatever she's got going on (especially if it's Dad Stuff; him figuring out how to talk to/stand up to an adult will definitely help in the confidence/assertiveness category).
Dunno what'll happen between Keisuke & Hebikawa in the next arc, but that could also potentially push Kusunoki's feelings back to the forefront. Especially if Hebikawa ends up making a play for Keisuke, either because her feelings toward him actually grow, or as another part of her ploy to "see Kusunoki's Dark Side". Kusunoki might either not know, or refuse to reflect on, what she feels for the ML, but I can't imagine she'd just let him be taken away from her entirely, which is what Hebikawa would absolutely try to do.
Lots of potential plot points coming up, so I guess we'll see in a month or thereabouts.
