Hey! I'm closeted ace, (got told by the only person i came out to that "i'm too young to know") and this was quite a nice experience. I was having a bit of a nasty day because I was struggling with my editing work, and this sweet game put me in a much happier mood, therefore making it easier to do my work calmly.
And... well, I appreciate the great maturity you've shown with your writing here. You've shown the valuable message that it's possible to have a boy-girl friendship that's entirely platonic, and the narrative doesn't force a romance path on you. And that last part means a lot to me. Because my romantic orientation has been... in a weird flux state right now, and I don't want to label it just yet. And because, often, visual novels rush to frame any emotional closeness as romantic.
I appreciate it. I really, really appreciate this game <3 It's a real diamond in this sea of Visual Novels.