🇸🇦🇾🇳🍡@Sayngelic
I'm telling ya'll I'm not even BL's biggest shooter, but I feel like this is one of those media literacy tests as far as Marriagetoxin
I will go into detail on the framing of the entire series and why it very straightforwardly (imo) portrays itself as a Boy's Love series using ZeroSpoilers
In the first episode, Gero proposes to Kinosaki. That's just the foot we literally start off on. He's physically attracted to him just outright.
In addition, the series basically gets you comfortable with the idea of lesbian/gay themes with his sister to start off with. Which is a very direct filter for anyone that doesn't want to engage in that content. She also conveys the idea that marrying who you love is more important than carrying on with dated traditions.
Gero and Kinosaki are always shown as partners. Looking deeply into each other's eyes with trust and real affection for each other. Even blushing on occasion.
Now, the idea that he needs an heir to protect his sister, which is why he has to marry a woman, is kind of not exactly true. If the system stays as it is, with the great families in charge, then yes. But it's not and it won't be.
Creating the ultimate bloodline was beaten, in this current arc, by a man that just loved his wife. She gave him motivation to overcome the perfect bloodline and he's not even a master. This arc shows the collapsing of an entire Great House by true love.
This also isn't spoilers because it's kind of predictable but his influence on each house will have this same kind of effect.
We also see that Gero never wanted to lead his great house. It didn't make him happy, which is what his sister and friend ultimately want for him.
So the idea that it can't be a BL because he needs an heir is false, and shown as the exact opposite with the series' framing and themes.