>>280597966
Lusting for someone doesn't seem to count as "romantic" in Fujimoto's eyes though.
It was an unbalanced relationship from the beginning, where Denji was basically begging for her attention like a child while Makima didn't see anything worth loving in him.
At most you could regard it as a teenage kid crushing on an older woman, nothing more.
The truth is Denji is just a very confused individual, and when given the opportunity, he elected for Makima to make decisions for him and "pamper" him, instead of doing anything sexual.