Ok, but like, what? I’m sure you light novel readers with your future knowledge said we were still only like half way to the dating just a few chapters ago, so what the fuck was this?! Hugging him from behind like that and telling him to look at her more, literally holding his hand up to her cheek and looking at him with that expression?!
I mean, seriously, I’m used to dense protagonists at this point, both in the weebshit and real life, but I don’t think even my autistic ass would be able to experience all of that and not think ‘Oh, this person is actually just straight up in love with me.’