"Concert bands were a special place. The ratio of girls to boys was usually around nine to one, but strictly speaking, it was more lopsided than that. So it was not uncommon for girls to end up idolizing someone of their own gender. The objects of such infatuated gazes—gazes that were often much too fervid to be interpreted as simply envy—tended to either radiate pure femininity or possess a boyish stylishness. Unfortunately, the boys in concert bands were rarely seen as actual boys and were never the object of such idolization. Kumiko had decided that this was why boys in the band never seemed to have girlfriends, despite being surrounded by girls."
Y'know, you guys seem a lot less like friends... and more like girlfriends.
For me... it's like if you took the romance out of a romantic relationship. You share everything that romantic lovers do except the actual romantic love. In my case, we act in accordance with one another's desires. I'm lucky to have a sistership like that.
—Sumika Chibana, Yuri is My Job!
D'Vana, Samanthan, what a coincidence! These are famously the two closest platonic friends on my ship.
—Dr. Migleemo, Star Trek: Lower Decks
