>>6652>spoilersYes they actually did address this, and that he was in love with the guy who was following him around. But to that guy, as an outsider, he saw it as blondie liking Yuki and nothing else and I kinda get why. It does come off as a crush with all the idolizing. Not to flex but I'm a hobbyist singer and really into music so I totally get that feeling about admiring someone for their talent so much you end up accidentally falling in love with them and having a huge crush on them regardless of any flaws they may have, including being ugly, just because they're so talented like that and it's extremely hot. Blondie bowl cut seemed to have that basically. But maybe that wasn't the intention of the author.
And yes, Ritsuka is so underrated and I kinda dislike how upon hearing Yuki's unfinished song/demo he was like "now I get what Mafuyu saw in him", like he got an inferiority complex over it and is trying to continue Yuki's legacy, assuming that's what's gonna make Mafuyu happy, instead of just a new start to move on from the past.