Responses
Because laria keep saying and thinking that they're like siblings (she also told him that they are "friends" to him) he thought that if he says that he liked her, their relationship will crumble and their closeness will change. That's why he kept his distance, right? Even laria felt it but couldn't open it since she also thought that the ml doesn't like her romantically and only attached to her like a sibling
Why did he say he wouldn't like her ?