So like...the usual? This story regularly has cringe moments, because being the middle schooler you learn a lot of stuff right, wrong and center, and then make stupid decisions based on that. That's what makes it relatable/believable.I get the reason for the super public rejection but it's leading to a lot of weird cringey interactions. I hope they are able to wrap this little arc up and get back to Ichikawa and Yamada being all awkwardly cozy together.