"love is a choice" as it is often said.Almost all but those two know they're in love now.
i mean that's usually how it goes. but nothing wrong with it staying platonic , it must be a headache to deal with actual relationships in the future if you do have childhood friends of the opposite sex and ppl getting insecure unless they act super flirty/touchy feelyAlmost all but those two know they're in love now.
Kouhei is extremely aware of his loveAlmost all but those two know they're in love now.
This is the usual thing where they both know that they themself are in love (she started the whole scheme because she already was), they just don't know if the other person is in love and don't want to risk ruining things by confessing. A romcom can go 300 chapters on that! Though I much prefer a shorter one with visible progress (like Tsumiki Ogami) and this one has visible progress by gawd.Kouhei is extremely aware of his love