Golden Time (TV)

[Buffalobiian]

Horrible typo on my part.. but you made enough sense of it anyway. I think they're doing alright at the moment anyway, considering Banri and Kouko's relationship. Kouko's not ready to really consider Banri as a proper candidate yet. Banri got the confession off his chest, but I don't think he's after a solid answer at the moment either. Both would rather continue their friends-yet-secretly-admiring relationship, so I don't consider it particularly cruel. If it went on for many more months without Yana-san in the loop then I'd have agreed.

[Kraco]

Both would rather continue their friends-yet-secretly-admiring relationship, so I don't consider it particularly cruel.

I guess it's up to Banri to decide what to make out of it and in what light to consider it. Since he likes her, I guess just being able to be near him is enough for him, for a while, especially since he's sensitive enough to realise things aren't easy for Kouko either, after her make-believe lifelong affair with Mitsuo ended. However, since Kouko had dedicated her life to a one-sided love, you'd think she realised Banri's position and that it can't continue forever. It has to end one way or another and in the meantime the more friendly she is toward him, the more he will suffer.