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Preach! Yukino doesn't owe Arata jackshit romantically and those who think he does need to use their common sense. You can be touchy-feely with your friends even if you're both guy. We don't even know if Yukino is into guys or even aware of his own sexuality.
Yesssss if even arata doesn't carry any ill feelings for yukino rejecting him why should we be angry at yukino I don't understand. I mean at least he rejected arata in a straightforward way. I've had people just stop talking to me at all immediately after telling them my feelings
Why do people hate yukino, yeah I felt bad for the boy when he got rejected but like it’s not yukino’s fault he likes the boy a lot but not romantically Q.Q plus we only see the story in arata’s POV and he himself say he might have read too much into things because of his feelings. It’s not a sin to be touchy-feely with your friends and in yukino’s défense, personally I have kissed a girl once when a bit drunk because of the “party vibe” so I get how that can happen (and I’m aromantic lol)
I actually really like how arata still treasure their friendship and yukino as a person without ill feelings despite the rejection and how gentle yukino was about it. They’re gonna very wholesome as a couple later (Tho they already are as friends)