I was able to trace over the reference for this so that’s why Hiroses face looks so much better… anyways this is like my 3rd digital drawing of them and chances are there’s gonna be more.
Also I’m a sucker for flirty Hirose so uh… *sweats and runs away*
Just a quick random sketch I did. Hiroses expression was so hard for some reason 😭 anyways, I love the idea that Hirose would flirt with Nakamura just to watch him squirm and get flustered, just me?
Also Tamura, I feel like Reiko would ADORE Kaidou and his fantasy with the dark reunion. Pls tell me someone else gets what I’m saying…
This is really crappy I made it in like 30 min my apologies…
Idk I kinda like the idea of Hirose being head over heels in love with Nakamura and just being better at hiding it. I also just like the thought of Hirose being the more ‘dominant’ one between them with how he’s actually able to keep his cool. Like let’s be fr, if Hirose tried flirting with Nakamura, it doesn’t matter how bad the flirting is, Nakamura would be FREAKING OUT.
I did both so people can pick which one they want but it’d be nice if someone wanted to do the other half!! ✌️
Before I say anything, the way I explain things tend to come off passive-aggressive, I don’t mean this in a rude way.
First off, they’re 15. It’s very possible that Hirose is unsure about his sexuality or possibly hasn’t even thought about it. Not all teens are like Nakamura where they know exactly what they are. (It probably also took Nakamura a bit of time to understand his sexuality—it’s different for everyone.)
I definitely don’t think he’s straight, not by a long shot. But I also don’t think he’s bisexual like a lot of people say. I’d assume he’s either gay or questioning (or just hasn’t entertained the idea.)
The only relationship he had was with a girl, which it didn’t last long seeing as it was very one sided. He only dated her because she asks him out and he’s a people pleaser.
Hirose also mentioned that he wasn’t really into sexual/dirty jokes like some of his other friends are. Although you could counter that he did bring up the topic of crushes, there are many reasons why he would’ve. For example (only an example) if he was thinking about whether he liked Nakamura and he was curious his Nakamura already had a crush. There’s also the possibility that he was trying to make small talk (considering the situation they were in) in high school crushes are a natural topic.
Personally I think he’s gay and possibly in love with Nakamura whether he realizes it yet or not. He’s 15 and still just getting into relationships. It’s likely he’s unsure of his feelings and doesn’t really know what it’s like to feel ‘love’ towards someone. He’s clearly more comfortable with males, and seeing how he thinks Nakamuras really nice, easy to talk to, etc, (also with how Nakamura pulled him out of his people pleaser moments) it’s possible he’ll realize feelings for Nakamura.
Another thing someone mentioned to me on TikTok is that he seems pansexual. Personally I feel like he’d tell people he’s straight or pansexual because he doesn’t know what he is and it’s the most simple option he can give to someone asking.
Another thing is that it’s a bl anime/manga. And that general category usually has a certain trope or wtv that it follows. Meaning that according to the genre, Hirose is likely to fall in love with Nakamura.
One last thing because I tend to have the issue in other fandoms, I’m not trying to make Hiroses entire character his sexuality or who he’s in love with. This is just a reoccurring topic that I’ve seen within this fandom and I wanted to share my opinion.
Anyways. I’m really excited for the next episode tmrw and I really hope Hirose does fall in love with Nakamura. Thanks for reading