This is a action genre tho not romance story, and no homophobic slang being use. YES they are officially couple but no sexual involved for dirty horny bitch like you to see and now can shut up and wipe your dirty ass for not reading the NOVEL
"official couple" lets laugh.
No amount of mental gymnastics or comments you all be saying will not change the fact that those two are literally confirm canon straight and friends and MOST IMPORTANTLY calling queerbait gayer than actual gay is homophobic
I disagree that it's queerbaiting. The novel focuses on action rather than romance, and many readers interpret the relationship differently. Also, people who say they're 'gayer than BL' are usually exaggerating their chemistry, not denying the value of actual LGBTQ+ representation
ngl, it's pretty queerphobic to be telling anons what they should and shouldn't think is queer rep.
especially since you don't know their sexual orientation.
for all you know, it's a gay guy who reads a shit ton of BL saying it because they relate to them a lot.
also:
"It waters down what makes queer stories special: being open and certain, not hiding behind ambiguity forever and queerbait straight"
is blatantly queerphobic and frankly pretty annoying to read.
you aren't the representative of all queer people, you don't really get to tell them what makes queer stories special. it varies from person to person based on their experience and outlook on their life.
Saying Hyunjae and Yoojin from S Classes That I Raised are “gayer or better than actual BL” is once again a bad take and homophobic Queerbait-y bromance just leans on ambiguity and soft vibes but never commits to queerness. Calling it “gayer” is nonsense, it treats gayness like just imagined tension instead of confirmed identity and real romance. It disrespects authors who write actual bl or non bl with actual canon (key word. Not implied) gay characters, acts like vague “maybe” energy beats real representation, and even makes people dismiss proper BL as “too obvious.” It waters down what makes queer stories special: being open and certain, not hiding behind ambiguity forever and queerbait straight