Author said in the Christmas extra takenaka only admires and looks upto umino BL_QUEEN
i think that was what takenaka felt for rui? iirc the text said his feelings are different for umino and rui because he has kind of an admiration for rui bc rui “shines” to him. plus the thing during the graduation which also implies a relationship between the two
I wonder where's the story of the side couple. It's not like it'll be an original one, but I bet it's super sweet and I'd love to read it.