I feel like Subtext
would be a more appropriate tag since there’s nothing really explicitly romantic about their interactions
"I decided I wanted to take care of her for the rest of my life".
Not only is that said durin an interview so she most likely is exaggerating/playing it up for the camera, but she said that when referring to the girl as a middle schooler, and while I may not know her age other than that she’s older, saying that about a kid with romantic intentions is weird and personally, I don’t get romantic vibes with how it’s presented.
“I wanna take care of her” plays off as more of an “older sis caring her her younger sis” type of vibe instead of a lover,
And that whole scene played off as like a bit (most likely for the TV) and since it’s being recorded it doesn’t feel super genuine.
"If there's only one person you want to show your smile to, it's time to stop being an idol".
That’s not an inherently romantic thing to say; she spent part of the one shot talking bout the cons of being an idol, and how toxic the fans are; it’d make sense from a purely platonic POV that someone who's been your “guardian” (and inspiration) your whole idol career would be the only person who you’d wanna sing to after all the toxicity.
Like, I totally get how it can be interpreted as romantic, but since it’s not explicit, there’s room for doubt about it being yuri, which is why Subtext
is more fitting than Yuri
to me.
Yes. I also think that one of them should have shouted "SESBIAN LEX".
The whole “I raised that girl” thing was leaned in too much which really destroyed the yuri feels for me. An actual confession would’ve been nice, or a kiss.