>>17848737Here's an explanation, at least for me.
Back before the move, even though I didn't particularly like Mori, I still accepted Takamori because Kiara did. It seemed to make her happy, and it is clear that her friendship with Mori was keeping her grounded. Over time, I pivoted to "obviously they're friends in real life, but Kiara's romantic crush is cute."
After Super Bunny Man I switched to Ametori. Kiara seemed like she was having more fun flirting with Ame than she ever did flirting with Mori. This was back when Kiara was shadowbanned and Ame was also very sweet and reassuring to Kiara during this time.
Nowadays I think I prefer Takotori to Ametori, partially because once Takamori was on the decline, Ina got more bold about flirting back with Kiara and they started collabing almost as often as Takamori did.