I dunno guys while I found that last arc to be let's face it overlong and annoying I think its fake as shit to say that Yamada deserves better
Kase has been madly in love with Yamada from the jump and didn't even consider for a second that roomate was an option
She has only been able to see Yamada
I'd love to be in a relationship with someone who only ever considers loving me
Maybe the turmoil over that arc has to do with it timidly dipping one toe in the stupid, drama infested, love triangles that incubate so many yuri and shoujo series. It didn't feel like Kase San and that was a bummer for a while.
My complaint about the last arc is that the author prepared the perfect storm in literally the last three pages of "tea-cup and Kase-san", appealing to everything that is key in the social life of a japanese. I suspect that due to editor pressure, because it completely deviates from the norm of the rest of the series.
And despite everything, in "Fukami and Kase-san part 1" it is clear that Kase is preparing the ground to leave anyway if she loses the race, carrying an important social stigma.
But since it was literally impossible for Kase to lose the race it makes the arc even more pointless and frustrating.
Anyways, i'm more than glad with the ending. Yamada happier than ever in her first choice apartment with her bestfriend as a neighbour. And Kase having to deal with Mikawa XD