There’s such a fixation on queer shows/movies requiring a kiss for it to be officially gay otherwise it’s bait. And that’s such a limited mindset of digesting media idk. The couple in Your Name doesn’t kiss either yet no one doubts that film being romantic and I think kaguya/iroha yearned harder. If you made it hetero no one will question it being romantic but queer couples always have to prove their queerness in a romantic manner or else it’s not valid.
I noticed this when tshd anime was coming out but I think it’s very prevalent with wlw content. And I think it’s because there’s this assumption that female friendships are more loving & affectionate. So hard evidence like a kiss is “needed” for it be yuri. Them saying I love you, I want to marry you, I want to be with you isn’t enough. You can tell which yaoi & yuri enjoyers were not in the trenches in the early 2000s and the 2010s.
