i whole heartedly believe this is a double fake out where the mc and femc will end up togheter and the childhood friend and guy mangaka will also end up togheterWelp.. I guess the other guy mangaka is gonna be love interest too eventually :|
The childhood friend seems like a good character too, which sucks as this is gonna end in heartbreak for one of em.
I really thought this was gonna go Dangers in My Heart route with just the two protagonists flirting lol
I swear, I'm almost at the point where I'm not going to read any more romcoms until they get to chapter 25 and I can ask and find out if they have introduced a rival yet. So absolutely tired of this boring and predictable pattern that every single one seems to follow. Thing is, the ones that use this trope probably wouldn't be any better without it, because they probably already by that time have run out of fun and interesting ways to have the main couple interact without introducing manufactured drama with rivals, which is why they always resort to this lame tactic because they have nothing else to use to keep the story going.Dropped.