And the way you're taking the word "Option" also implies that you want Ryuuji to play the field. Yeah he could start dating other girls but that isn't really his prerogative. Once he likes someone it's pretty damn hard to deter him, Minori practically had to crush his soul before he was willing to finally give up on her.
As for the first part, you're kinda pushing your own feelings on relationships onto the story here what with downplaying the body language and inner monologues hinting at him developing feelings for her. If what we were seeing was simply petty jealousy then we wouldn't have them as a couple now, would we?
Also, it's natural to think that friendship relationships don't work especially with the way they're portrayed on shows and media. That doesn't mean it's always wrong though, especially if an author's trying something a bit different. People do make the transition unscathed, I've seen it.
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