Ah, one of the three best Maki pairings. Gotta love it.
The other two are HonoMaki and MakiPana.
I know you're not a fan of tsun-tsun pairings, but I do have a soft spot for NicoMaki since that was my first exposure to LL shipping.
Well beyond that, my main, preferred continuity is the anime. And there, they don't have any chemistry, and rarely any point of contact, at all. I can totally see it based on the manga, where both of their personalities, histories and relationships are different.