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Sure, they have known each other around 2 years but during the first 3-4 volumes there really wasn't any clear hints that would have told us that Blake and Yang are more than just (best)friends, plus Blake had pretty clear romantic subplot with Sun until the start of volume 6, not to mention how Yang spent volumes 4 and 5 being angry at Blake.

Volume 6 made it seem like past two volumes never happened. There was no mistrust or cracks in their friendship, just Yang forgiving Blake in the first scene, Blake misunderstanding what Yang needs and then we jump straight to flirting, sexual tension and hand holding that were never part of their interactions before this.

So yeah, BB was rushed. It would be almost same if they decided to make Ruby and Jaune a couple in next volume. Sure, there are couple scenes between them that could be read as romantic in certain light, but nothing really that makes you really think Ruby has crush on Jaune or other way around.