Big agree! Everything is great but that action was so disappointing to me, like... they could have easily made it that the other dude was like "Oh, hang on, why do I care so much about this guy?" and have him eventually realise that he likes the other guy? And/or the other dude could have eventually confessed to him? For me personally, it's just too disappointing to ignore, hence I stopped reading it.
Wh... Why didn't he just say they are his friends? This storyline is so forced, which is a shame since the art is good