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It annoyed me so much, if people read the author's notes they would know the author had already stated hikaru did not like yoshiki and was indeed straight

If you re-read the old chapters, you'll see plenty of acts of love from the real Hikaru, but obviously, things couldn't progress any further—even Yoshiki was stuck at that point, with his hidden feelings. I mean, it's normal for an author to change direction or how characters are portrayed, especially when it comes to the original Hikaru, who is essentially a memory; we rarely saw his POV, so he was mostly just the version of him that existed in Yoshiki's mind. (By the way, I'm not trying to argue or be disrespectful—I just enjoy discussing different points of view.)

It was clear from the beginning Hikaru cared deeply for Yoshiki as a friend but NOT romantically. In fact he died because he got distracted by a tree that looked like a woman's curves. He was shown as straight right from the very beginning. You can care deeply for a friend with no romantic feelings involved.

And yet, in his final moments, he thought of Yoshiki; that’s why I say it wasn’t a superficial love—there’s nothing wrong with saying the original Hikaru loved Yoshiki. After all, even with the monster Hikaru, they don't want to put a label on their love because it’s hard for them to explain. I just want to recall how Hikaru’s father told him as a child that if he loved someone, he had to marry that girl immediately to protect her—and Hikaru thought of Yoshiki. Obviously, they couldn't get married since they were boys, but the point is that whenever he thought about love, he thought of Yoshiki. I'm not making it up; these are things that are in the manga. There’s also the flashback where Hikaru touches Yoshiki’s leg, cheek, and bangs, calling him pretty; he wasn't afraid to be affectionate when they were alone in his room. Plus, the girl Hikaru was interested in looks just like femme Yoshiki. And well, even in that final conversation, it seems like Yoshiki is speaking to his own thoughts—to the idea he had of og Hikaru—and forgiving himself, which is fine. I respect his relationship with the monster Hikaru, but I reiterate: Hikaru could easily have gone through the same thing as Yoshiki regarding internalized homophobia, or simply never had the time to figure out those feelings because he died lol u.u Maybe that's why he's a mysterious character; I suppose the author wanted to clarify the monster's route finally

it was obvious

Hikaru never loved Yoshiki and was never attracted to him in that way. The "evidence" you cite is simply a misinterpretation of what was happening. Yoshiki obviously saw these things as attraction, but Hikaru didn't. The author made it clear that this wasn't a love story. Neither the og Hikaru nor the monster one love Yoshiki as anything other than a friend, and that's fine. I don't get why you can't accept that.

You can love your friends. There are many kinds of love, and the Hikaru monster and Yoshiki explicitly told each other they love one another; just because it isn't romantic or sexual doesn't mean they're merely friends—it's literally something incredibly special that transcends everything. Besides, I find it ironic that people want to slap strict labels on them however they please, given that this is a manga that literally explores sexuality. If my evidence is just an interpretation, then you could say Yoshiki's idea of the original Hikaru is one too, meaning he could never truly know the original's feelings, since that conversation was with his own mental image of him. There's no need to get defensive, though, because the beauty of this manga lies in the different interpretations people can have. I'm not going to "accept" anything, because I didn't say anything wrong.

And it doesn't have to be a shoujo or BL(a love story) for these things to be portrayed—I don't know what you were trying to say there. Sure, it has the horror and mystery tags, but love exists amidst all that—friendship, sadness, and so on.

Can we just not??? That was a dream sequence, so it's in Yoshiki's POV. We don't know the real details in Hikaru's POV.

I thought so too but apparently not considering the huge amount of people that REFUSE to even consider the fact that Hikaru was straight

what "hikaru" feels for yoshiki is hard to explain. "hikaru" is a monster. he does not experience emotions like humans do. he originally thought he could not have or experience human emotions, only pretend, protray the emotions hikaru had, but throughout the manga "hikaru" does experience emotions but they aren't quite human, since he is a monster and will never truly understand what it is like to have or experience human emotions, or be a human. "hikaru" states this. "hikaru" "loves" and cares for yoshki in his own special way. it's not romantic, it's not platonic, it's something special and unique. I think yoshiki feels the same. he doesn't feel romantic or platonic feelings towards "hikaru", but he "loves" and cares for "hikaru" in his own special way. he always had cared for "hikaru" but now he can admit this now. and feel happy to do so.

lol they’re delusional. many times, we as readers have seen hikaru hint at his crush on saitou; this chapter even confirms it, if anything..

Hikaru the human clearly says multiple times he worried about Yoshiki as a friend because Yoshiki found life difficult and stressful. Hikaru was the only person Yoshiki had any attachment towards and when he knew he was dying Hikaru thought of all the people he was leaving behind and Yoshiki was the one he was most worried about. That simply means he was a good friend and a kind person. Does not mean he thought of Yoshiki romantically. In fact it is made clear that he was entirely straight. Also there is the parallel with their fathers' story. It looked like Yoshiki's father likely had romantic feelings towards Hiraku's father whereas Hikaru's father never did. He fell in love with Hikaru's mother and married her. It's the same case here.
The monster Hikaru's feelings for Yoshiki is likely closer to romantic love or something even deeper. It is the kind of love where it cannot imagine going on without Yoshiki.

Love can be affection and not be romantic btw!!!