I was so late to catch up on this manga but holy GAY! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE READ BY FAR.
Maekawa is one of the most complex yuri manga character I have encountered up until this point. And I'm still not done being completely fascinated by this character. The cynicism, the darkness, the somewhat abusive behavior... all a product of her broken childhood. That band with the father that abandoned her. What such a thing can do to a person... and then theres Shimizu who is all of us lol.
And then theres how this one just clicks so well with one of my favorite tropes where the cold-hesrted character slowly starts to melt when in a continued relationship with the character that tries so hard to get through to them. This story is amazing. This couple is great.
And another thing. I do think Maekawa realizes that she 'wants' Shimizu. However I think she doesnt realize to what extent and why since I suppose she has never felt that feeling of being in love ever before in her life. On top of that she has no idea how to accept that Shimizu genuinely loves and cares about her which is why it's so hard for her to let her in.
I think that with the jealousy subplot some dams will finally start breaking and it will lead to a full realization of romantic feelings and the acceptance of this plus a reconciliation and hopefully the sweetest kiss imaginable