The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
Oh come on, we have plenty of manga here showing that girls being friends for decades can easily take a romantic turn once one confesses to the other.
Of course I haven't read every one-shot yuri manga out there. But I seriously do want to know if there was a couple like that somewhere in any yuri series.
Long-term unrequited love affair that prolong to nearly decade has always need a clear obstacle whether because (a) one of them was not single, (b) they were teenager so mistook it as 'just a phase, (c) haven't met again for a long while, (d) know each other, but never close or has a romantic opportunity. I will add an (e) a power gap that prevents them from acknowledging each other of being romantic partner.
There is a need of something to prevent them to come together, for their status-quo last for a decade. However none of that exist between Kou and Rin. If there is no obstacle for Kou and Rin to cross, then logically their current relationship is already at their peak form.
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
It's really an extreme form of the tsundere x dunce dynamic(or perhaps its logical conclusion) if you think about: Kou will never notice Rin's feelings, but Rin is too shy to confess. With the devotion she shows and Kou clearly thinking of her as her closest friend, it's not the most surprising that she's stayed regardless.
Even if we assume the whole "Kou is too dense to realise" is true (and not that she already realised Rin's affection and can't return it). But it will also means the 8-years status quo will not change for another decade or so. And it's possible for them to i) stay single till they die, ii) Rin get over her feeling and find someone else, or iii) Kou met and hooked up with someone else instead.
A new talented employee who she unconsciously find herself attract to perhaps... (...just saying...)
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