Normal manga: We want to be together, but our parents/society/personal situations won't let us.
This manga: The entire multiverse is on wingman duty, but we've still got doubts.
Honestly, though, this chapter was very cute, and despite the oceanic amounts of salt generated by the preceding one, you can tell that the author does intend to move the plot forward instead of just trapping our leads in relationship limbo. It's just that these two have cultivated such a weird, pseudo-blackmail codependency dynamic that now that they're actually normal friends, it's difficult for them to figure out how to carry all the gayness over. Complete realization shouldn't take more than 3-4 more chapters at this pace, though I hope I'm not jinxing things by saying this.