is he gay....or european?

i know the author is like this isn't gay but there is no heterosexual explanation for liz to be so avoidant on the gender of his most precious person (is it the king??? bro I need to know this is important information) author really out here like it's just guys being dudes, dudes being bros, bros being guys. Meanwhile, this is some of the gayest shit I've ever read. Like could it be platonic? Sure. But it sureee seems a bit more than that