talks to himself: Don't you dare make that joke, just because of that last sentence. It's certainly off-topic, but that's not even the main reason why everyone, including yourself, is gonna be mad at you.
Yes, I want this slow burn to eventually turn sexual too at some point. Just please dear god don't let it be at a molasses pace like Citrus or a Korean Drama.
I don't know, I wouldn't call this a slow burn mostly because it doesn't feel like there's any unnecessary drama or filler. Everything up until this one point has been about establishing a relationship and backstory. But now that all the non-romance plot has been taken care of, let's see how fast things develop from now on.